Roger Miller King of the Road
City of New Orleans - I like the Willie Nelson cover best.
Prodigal Town - not specifically about trains but mentioned them in an important way. I like the version by Wake the Dead best.
I'm partial to this one:
Also this one:
;-)
Mitch
"All aboard" and "Let it rock"...by Chuck Berry, off the top of my head.
Old Toy Trains By Roger Miller.
Not in any order:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Orange Blossom Special
City of New Orleans
Wabash Cannonball
King of the Road
Engine, Engine No. 9
"The Wabash Cannonball" by The Duttons in Branson MO. It was a great tribute to Boxcar Willy! Many fans of country western music request this version at the Swallows Bar in San Juan Capistrano CA. There is also a busy vintage ATSF now Amtrak/Metrolink station within walking distance. I will post pictures soon. Just learning the upload procedures. Thank you and enjoy!
Anything Johnny Cash sings... when driving it just makes the trip go faster.
I've never heard anyone who's sound is more like the motions of the valve gear of a steam locomotive. In his, "Rock Island Line," version, it's amazing how much like a locomotive it sounds.
Also The Golden Rocket, especially by Hank Snow, and The Pan American, written but never recorded by Hank Williams.
Sung by Willie Nelson.
My Baby Thinks He's a Train by Rosanne Cash(?). And a third or fifth or whatever to The City of New Orleans and The Orange Blossom Special.
'Course, there ain't no bad ones!!
My tag line
Always a favorite of mine.
Others to add to the list so far:
Love Train-The O'Jays (The Coors Light Express song!!)
Midnight Special-CCR
Breakdown by Jack Johnson
Long Black Train by Josh Turner
I've been Workin' on the Railroad---classic
I have a few not yet mentioned here. First some bluegrass.
tuesday's gone lynyrd skynyrd,
My top 10 list:
2. Train Kept a Rollin', Aerosmith, 1974; Tiny Bradshaw, 1951
--Greg
What? No Johnny Burnette? (The Aerosmith track IS a great song!)
I couldn't remember who else did it! I know the Yardbirds released it too and Led Zep opened with it for awhile on their first tours.....Greg
Motorhead did a pretty good version of that song too! They also have another train related song called "Riding with the Driver."
A few others are Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull, The Railroad Song by Lynyrd Skynyrd, 5:15 by The Who, Train Train by Blackfoot, Old Train by Monster Truck, Rock N' Roll Train by AC/DC, Crazy Train by Ozzy, and of course the classics such as Chattanooga Choo Choo, and Take the A Train.
~Jeffrey
And from across the pond, Fairport Convention's Traveling by Steam.