Favorite Railroad Song?

Not sure how many songs there are about trains and railroads, but my two favorites would have to by City of New Orleans, by Willie Nelson, and Here Comes the Santa Fe, by the country and western groups, Riders in the Sky.Any others out there?

Chris Bogley
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There must be at least a thousand country songs about railroads. some that come to mind immediately;
1. Wabash Cannonball
2. John Henry
3. Orange Blossom Special
4. Wreck of the old 97
5. Life's Railway to Heaven
6. Nine Pound Hammer
7. Folsom Prison Blues
8. Working on the RailroadSome other songs:
1. Locomotive Breath, by Jethro Tull
2. Atchison, Topeka & the Santa Fe by Judy Garland
3. Clang, Clang, Clang went the Trolley
4. Rock Island LineDan

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I'll add another one, "She Caught the Katy" - from the movie Blues Brothers. I'll have a look at the rest of the CD collection and see what I can come up with.Projects
- 421 class Public Transport Commission of New South Wales diesel electircs:
Fuel & Air tanks - 93%
No. 2 end - 88% (Pilot details and number boards/headlights need to be added)
No. 1 end - 05% (Headlight & handrails are on)
Sides - 30% (frame work is up, about 1/4 of panels on)
Overall - 14.8%
- 422 class New South Wales Government Railways diesel electircs:
On the drawing boards for a project after the 421's.
Overall - Not official

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The numbers indicate what's the best one for me 1. Casey Jones (sung by J. Cash)
2. Rock Island Line (sung by J. Cash)
3. Orange Blossom Special (sung by J. Cash)
4. Life is like a mountain Railroad (sung by Seldome Scene)
5. Daddy was a railroad man (sung by Seldom Scene)
6. Chattanooga Choo Choo (sung by Glenn miller)
7. Let the train blow the whistle (sung by J. Cash)
8. Take the A-train (sung by Glenn Miller)
9. Right track, wrong train (sung by Confederate Railroad)
10. Engine 143 (sung by The Carter Family)
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Well that's my list Casey Jones is the best one.
Along with these, there are tons of Bluegrass music that I listen to./Jonatan

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Actually, "Take the A-Train" was done by Duke Ellington. Glen Miller's other train song was "Tuxedo Junction".

Duncan

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Eeeh, wasn't "City of New Orleans" originally written and performed by Arlo Guthrie?

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>Eeeh, wasn't "City of New Orleans" originally written and
>performed by Arlo Guthrie?No. It was written by a fellow from Chicago (now dead) named Steve Goodman. It was Guthrie's performance that really made it famous though. I have recordings of several different Bluegrass groups doing it.
Brad Meyer

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Aaah, OK..
I've got two recordings of it myself, one with Johnny Cash and one with Arlo Guthrie - I must say I prefer the one with Arlo Guthrie..

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I like several of Norman Blake's R&R songs. Especially "Southern Railroad Blues" and "Lincoln's Funeral Train". (Speaking of which, there would be a trainset I'd really like to see -- same same for FDR's)Brad Meyer

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I'm almost embarrassed to say..."Choo Choo Charlie", the little diddly from the Good & Plenty candy commercials of the 1960's, has been stuck in my head since the first I heard it. Cheers!
Marc - 3DTrains
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My favorite Railroad song........... "Train Train by Blackfoot" Happy Rails Patrick

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Here are a few of my favorites:Long Train Runnin'- Doobies
God Bless the Santa Fe - Lee Greenwood
Casey Jones - Grateful Dead
Locomotive Breath - Jethro TullJordan

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Gordon Lightfoot "Canadian Railroad Trilogy"
HAC

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Metallica - Freight Train (No Leaf Clover)

Brian E. Bundridge
Seattle, Wa

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Hey all
I think the title was "A Man & A Train" it was the opening theme song for The Emperor Of The North I think it was done by Marty Robbins

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1. Wabash Cannonball 2. Rock Island Line 3. Orange Blossom Special

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I second the motion for "Train, Train" by Blackfoot and I'll add "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne--it isn't necessarily a train song, but the guitar riffs sure go a long way towards conjuring up the right images in my head.....
Another one is "Driver 8" by R.E.M.--great video too, nothing but Chessie System footage.Mr. F

"There's no 'I' in 'Team'.....there's no 'U' either....."

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"The Indian Pacific" by Slim Dusty,Australia's #1 Country and Western star.

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Did anyone mention the "Thomas the Tank Engine" theme song? By far the greatest one out there. The Late John Denver sung a load of "railroad" songs.
CountryLink (New South Wales long distance passenger carrier) used "Last Train to Knoxville" as a theme song at one time.Projects
- 421 class Public Transport Commission of New South Wales diesel electircs:
Fuel & Air tanks - 93%
No. 2 end - 88% (Pilot details and number boards/headlights need to be added)
No. 1 end - 05% (Headlight & handrails are on)
Sides - 30% (frame work is up, about 1/4 of panels on)
Overall - 14.8%
- 422 class New South Wales Government Railways diesel electircs:
On the drawing boards for a project after the 421's.
Overall - Not official

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Driver 8 by R.E.M. from 1985. I've used the video footage to plan and implement some areas on my model railroadThe Ragged they come and the ragged they kill
Down in the Cool air I can see
Superbeast; Rob ZombieI dragged your big-assed dirty robbed car out of that ditch

I Took Your Name: R.E.M.

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Okay, kind of late here, but..."Wreck of the ol' 97" Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

Mike F

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