1931 The Grand Punk Railroad: Local/Prologue V: Before Boarding

Synopsis
Isaac Dian, Miria Harvent, Jacuzzi Splot, and Nice Holystone watch Ladd Russo and the White Suits and the Black Suits board the Flying Pussyfoot. Ladd takes note of Natalie and Mary Beriam boarding first class, and decides that they will be his group's first targets. He also spots a man in gray who looks like some sort of magician.

Goose, meanwhile, spies a woman in coveralls by the couplings and is instantly suspicious. The Young Conductor meets Chané Laforet and is struck by her beauty.

Cultural References

 * The Untouchables
 * Mozart
 * Paul Dukas
 * Beethoven

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Isaac Dian
 * Miria Harvent
 * Goose Perkins and the Lemures ("Chicago Paysage Philharmonic")
 * Jacuzzi Splot
 * Donny
 * Czeslaw Meyer (unnamed)
 * Nice Holystone
 * Ladd Russo
 * The Gray Magician
 * The Woman in Coveralls
 * The Young Conductor
 * Chané Laforet