CandOforprogress2 CSAO?
CSAO?
The city in Pennsylvaaia was probably named for Reading in England--and the inhabitants there pronouce it "Redding."
Have you considered Worcester in Massachusetts? It is pronounced "Wooster."
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Freeken east coast town names- Avon Ohio is pronouced Avan in NY and Reading PA is called Redding which is the actual name of a city in Redding CA..
CandOforprogress2 Bard College where Danial Fagan was in Annadale on the Hudson
Bard College where Danial Fagan was in Annadale on the Hudson
Convicted One CSSHEGEWISCH I sure hope that the OP never analyzed the lyrics of "Wabash Cannon Ball" or "Orange Blossom Special". Not to mention the Grateful Dead's "Casey Jones"
CSSHEGEWISCH I sure hope that the OP never analyzed the lyrics of "Wabash Cannon Ball" or "Orange Blossom Special".
Not to mention the Grateful Dead's "Casey Jones"
Something tells me the OP is well acquainted with the last part of the first line in the lyrics.
Not London...St. Thomas, further South.
Living Near Buffalo I forgot that the New York Central had a line in Southern Ontario that went from Black Rock to Detroit via London ON and Windsor ON.
Candoforprogress2 wrote: You mean to tell me that New York Central had a train from New York Grand Central dirctly to Upstate Michigan by way of the Hudson?
New York Central had many fine passenger trains from Grand Central to Michigan and on to Chicago. The main line basically split at Buffalo- one route south of Lake Erie, one north. The Internet has lots of information on this.
The Wolverine ran through the southern part of the lower peninsula, not "Upstate Michigan." The NYC did have sleeping car service to the northern tip of the lower peninsula. But absolutely nobody in Michigan ever uses the term "Upstate Michigan."
CSSHEGEWISCHI sure hope that the OP never analyzed the lyrics of "Wabash Cannon Ball" or "Orange Blossom Special".
Just look out for Chino and Daddy G.
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CandOforprogress2 "The Wolverine did stop in Rhinecliff (5.5 miles south of Barrytown) in 1953." You mean to tell me that New York Central had a train from New York Grand Central dirctly to Upstate Michigan by way of the Hudson?
"The Wolverine did stop in Rhinecliff (5.5 miles south of Barrytown) in 1953."
You mean to tell me that New York Central had a train from New York Grand Central dirctly to Upstate Michigan by way of the Hudson?
All NYC trains to the Midwest went up along the Hudson as far as Albany.
DeggestyThe closest stop to Annandale on Hudson (the town? village?) is set back from the Hudson a half-mile or more--and has no railroad.
The stops on the River Line for Bard College are, and were, Rhinecliff and Poughkeepsie. To this day the college runs shuttle service to those stations on weekends.
Give Becker & Fagen a break, it's poetic license. I sure hope that the OP never analyzed the lyrics of "Wabash Cannon Ball" or "Orange Blossom Special".
Backshop First, it's Annandale, not Annadale. Second, the New York Central's Wolverine went from New York to Chicago via the Canadian Southern and Michigan Central.
First, it's Annandale, not Annadale. Second, the New York Central's Wolverine went from New York to Chicago via the Canadian Southern and Michigan Central.
The song is about things going on at Bard College in Annadale-on-Hudson, in New York. Nothing to do with Michigan.
In his song "My old School" he talks about taking the Wolverine up to Annadale but I only found 2 towns with that name one in MN and the other one in VA
I cant find a Annadale Michigan but I did find a Annadale Minnisota.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annandale,_Minnesota? Was there a Train called the Wolverine that ran in Minnisota? This seems likely.
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