Definitions for "Hell on Wheels"
The phrase "Hell on Wheels" was originally used to describe the itinerant collection of flimsily assembled gambling houses, dance halls, saloons, and brothels that followed the army of Union Pacific railroad workers westward as they constructed the American transcontinental railroad in the 1860s. The followers were called "hangers-on" according to Samuel Bowles.
"Hell on Wheels" is a song recorded by singer/actress Cher and was written by its producer Bob Esty and co-writer Michele Aller.
Hell on Wheels is a documentary film about a group of tattooed rock and roll chicks who struggle to resurrect the sport of roller derby. The women find themselves locked in a workers-versus-management clash and a rift forms in the ranks, ripping the league in two. The two leagues overcome all obstacles to revel in undreamed of success, inspiring dozens of other leagues to start up across the US and launching a roller derby revival.