Name: Riding the Rails with Geoffrey Baer
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-04-13

Riding The Rails With Geoffrey Baer (2026)

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

April 13, 2026

Studio

WTTW/Chicago

Official Site

https://www.wttw.com/about/pressroom/2026/03/05/riding-rails-geoffrey-baer-monday-april-13-700-pm-wt

Information

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

April 13, 2026

MPAA Rating

Duration

050 minute(s)

Production Budget

Studio

WTTW/Chicago

Official Site

https://www.wttw.com/about/pressroom/2026/03/05/riding-rails-geoffrey-baer-monday-april-13-700-pm-wt

Cast and Crew

Screenwriter

Geoffrey Baer, Dan Andries, Tim Ferrin

Starring

Geoffrey Baer

Synopsis

For generations, seemingly all paths led through Chicago as trains carrying passengers, livestock, and freight crisscrossed the country. In a new WTTW special and companion website, Riding the Rails, lifelong train enthusiast Geoffrey Baer hops aboard all kinds of trains to tell the story of this essential mode of transport and how it shaped our city. Along the way, he uncovers clues all around us to railroads of the past, recalls the colorful characters who built them and the unsung workers who toiled on them, and reveals why our current rail system is just as vital to Chicago’s existence today.