There is no person more important in the railroad yard than the Switch Master, who ekes out a life patiently day after day next to the gears and levers which drive the commerce of the world around them. A horse named Swell carries the Switch Master’s house aloft in a whirlwind of exotic packages and dangling strings, on the way towards broader horizons. Packed to excess, they nonetheless carry this swelling burden with aplomb and head held high.