Bright Rails
| Song Title | Bright Rails (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Libby Larsen |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Author(s): | Willa Cather |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman; LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Allusion: Eric Hermannson's Soul; Anticipation; Bright; Coming Home; Escaping; Home; Homecomings; Humming; Metaphor: Trains as Running Water; Missouri; Nostalgia; Personification: Rails; Rails; Rejoicing; Remembering; Restlessness; Rivers; Running; Singing; Sleeping; Spinning; Trains; Water; Wheels; Youth |
| First Line | How smoothly the train runs beyond the Missouri; (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1998 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://songofamerica.net/song/bright-rails/ |
| Larger Work | Margaret Songs: Three Songs from Willa Cather (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkCDyEbx7Ls |
| Range: | Gb4 - Ab5 (Search) |
| Original Key | C Major (Search) |
| Notes | Based on a short story by Willa Cather called "Eric Hermannson's Soul" (Search) |
| Contributor | Meg Lynch (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | University of Connecticut (Search) |