Günter Dinhobl (Hrsg.): Sonderband 7. Eisenbahn/Kultur – Railway/Culture (2004)

I. Für eine Kulturgeschichte der Eisenbahn / Towards a cultural history of railways - Heidelinde Lindorfer: Train Ride With Closed Eyes

A woman’s smile as she’s talking.

Jobless metal handles strike each other to kill time. Outclatter litter bin lid slammed shut countless times, a children’s guitar’s out-of-key tune.

Coins jingle.

Conductor announced by rattling machine, his step, his aftershave.

„Fahrkarten vorweisen bitte!“

Change of tracks: wheels play a melody.

My spine bounces up and down like a spring.

A red light flashes through closed eyelids, the comer of a piece of paper touches my forearm.

Frequency of noise falls as we slow down. „Endstation Wien Nord. Alles aussteigen. “