Behind the Scenes: The Characters

In the book “Rocky Mountain Railroad Odyssey” you will meet a variety of characters. The story revolves around Erik, a journalist from Germany, who travels through the US. Along the way he meets many people on the trains: Two women from Chicago who travel by train because one of them is afraid of flying. Or a man who knows exactly the history of the railway over Donner Pass in California. But also a couple from New York and the Netherlands who found happiness in the Rocky Mountains. These are the people Erik meets on the trains between Vancouver and San Diego, between Seattle and Minneapolis.

Not all of them are up to good: at Lake Tahoe he comes into contact with the casino mafia, who will come forward again later. But above all, he meets two people who become central to the love story in the course of the book: There is the fun-loving Candice, who comes from a small town in Montana. And there is the profound Amelia, who comes from Edmonton in Canada. They are to become the most important people in Erik’s life.

Some of the characters I have actually met on my travels: pleasant ones, like the couple from Aspen in Colorado. But also unpleasant ones, like the men Erik almost gets into a fight with in Salt Lake City. And Amelia and Candice also really exist – even if their names are different in real life and they don’t live in Montana and Alberta, but in other cities in North America. But their story is inspired by reality, as is the whole book. So stay tuned for the new release.