What's Your Favorite Train Song?

brianel027

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From: The ROMAN Empire State
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Posted by brianel027 on Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:28 PM

My big favorite is "Transformer Man" by Neil Young from the "Trans" Album. But if you listen to the live acoustic version on the "Unplugged" album you'll hear some guy holler out in joy. If I had been in that audience, it could have been me only I would have excitedly yelled louder. Yeah!!!!

But in that same consist following close behind are "I Won't Give Up My Train" by Merle Haggard, "City of New Orleans" by Arlo Guthrie (Steve Goodman may have written the song, but Arlo gave it life), "Mercy of The Wheels" and "I Don't Feel Like A Train Anymore" both by John Gorka, and "Southern Pacific" and "Train of Love" both by Neil Young.

brianel, Agent 027

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iguanaman3

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April 2003
From: US
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Posted by iguanaman3 on Saturday, February 19, 2005 10:23 PM

"The City of New Orleans" By Arlo Guthrie is without a doubt my favorite train song. Sadly, it appears that we will be singing that "disappearing railroad blues" one more time if Amtrak really goes under.

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FJ and G

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August 2003
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Posted by FJ and G on Saturday, February 19, 2005 3:49 PM

My favorite train song doesn't mention trains but it makes me think trains. Route 66, all versions, incl the TV series version which is just music.

Traveling Rt 66 I used to watch the Santa Fe. Thus the connection!

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 19, 2005 3:39 PM

Blackfoot train

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 19, 2005 3:30 PM

I suppose I am going to show my age, but it has to be the "Wabash Cannonball" or "The Orange Blossom Special." "The Wreck of the Old 97" is gonna be right up there too. I kinda choke up when I hear "They gave him his orders in Monroe Virgina...." You know there are wild canaries all around Danville because 97 was carrying a load of canaries for testing the air quality in the mines.