Riding the Rails (1997) is a Documentary film that follows riding the Rails offers a visionary perspective on the presumed romanticism of the road and cautionary legacy of the Great Depression. The filmmakers relay the experiences and painful recollections of these now-elderly survivors of the rails. Forced to travel more by economic necessity than the spirit of adventure, the film's subjects dispel romantic myths of a hobo existence and its corresponding veneer of freedom. Riding the Rails recounts the hoboes' trade secrets for survival and accounts of dank miseries, loneliness, imprisonment, death, and dispossession. Sixty years later, the filmmakers transport their subjects back to the tracks, where the surging impact of sound and movement resuscitates memories of a shattered adolescence and devastating rite of passage. Currently, you can watch Riding the Rails on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, Amazon Video. Streaming availability may vary by country and platform over time. It has a user rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 11 votes. Fans of documentary movies may also want to explore similar titles below.