A Train Song

My name is C R Burgan. I am a musician, and lifelong lover of trains. For a number of years I have had the desire to devote a blog space to a favorite musical genre of mine – train songs.

With a vast catalog from which to choose, it is my intention for each post to focus on a particular train song, with insights into the genesis of the tune, biographical details of the authors & artists, or the song’s place in our popular culture.

What I have found is that even songs that were very familiar to me have revealed new tidbits of information during my research. And it is my hope that even folks who may not be as avid a lover of music and trains as I am will find a point of interest within each post.

What I really hope is to engage music lovers and train lovers, and possibly convert new disciples to either, or both.

I also encourage anyone with a favorite train song to send a shout out for a possible future post.

Above all, this is a labor of love, combining three of my favorite things (music, trains, writing), and I invite you along for the ride.

All aboard!