The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Why was relationship between railroads and amusement parks?
The third person Eddie meets in heaven
The third person Eddie meets in heaven
Ruby describes her husband's motivation to build Ruby Park in the first place: "...[Emile] made a deal with a railroad company, which was looking for a way to increase its riders on the weekend." Eddie is well aware of this fact, thinking about how most people think "amusement parks [are] constructed by elves, built with candy canes. In fact, they were simply business opportunities for railroad companies, who erected them at the final stops of routes, so commuters would have a reason to ride on weekends"
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