“Looking out my windowI see my world has changedThe sun won’t rise this mornin’‘Cause my baby’s gone awayYesterday I could tell myselfThat she’d be back for sureBut that train don’t stop here anymoreAnymore, anymore” – Cesar Rosas / Leroy Preston © BMG Rights Management Street kid: “Hey Mister, ain’t you got a car?” Eddie Valiant: …
“Come ride the little train That is rolling down the tracks to the junction. Forget about your cares It is time to relax at the junction” – Petticoat Junction Theme (Paul Henning/Curt Massey) “Every morning, the little old wood-burning train chugged into town. Every afternoon, it chugged out. Where did it go? We weren’t quite …
“Look a-yonder comin’ Comin’ down that railroad track Hey, look a-yonder comin’ Comin’ down that railroad track It’s the Orange Blossom Special Bringin’ my baby back” – Orange Blossom Special (Ervin Thomas Rouse) © Sony/ATV Music In the 1920s, the state of Florida found itself in the midst of a huge land boom. A number …
“I’m worried about you I’m worried about me The curves around midnight Aren’t easy to see Flashing red warnings Unseen in the rain This thing has turned into A runaway train” – Runaway Train (John Stewart) © BMG In the early morning hours of May 12, 1989, Southern Pacific freight train SP 7551 East was …
“Hoboin’ is my game B & O’s my middle name I’m goin’ where that whistle wails And that’s why I’m ridin’ the rails” – Ridin’ the Rails (N. Claflin/ A. Paley) © Sire Records So goes the opening verse of “Ridin’ the Rails”, a song included in the 1990 Warren Beatty directed film, Dick Tracy. …
“The Gospel train’s comin’ I hear it just at hand I hear the car wheel rumblin’ And rollin’ thro’ the land” – The Gospel Train (Traditional) Harriet Tubman was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad. She was born a slave in Dorchester County, Maryland, sometime between 1820 – 1822. Called Araminta Ross at …
“Take the last train to Clarksville And I’ll meet you at the station You can be there by 4:30 ‘Cause I’ve made your reservation Don’t be slow Oh, no, no, no . . .” – Last Train to Clarksville (Boyce/Hart) © Sony/ATV Music Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee. It is the …
“Outside another yellow moon Has punched a hole in the nighttime, yes I climb through the window and down to the street I’m shining like a new dime” – Downtown Train (Tom Waits) © Audiam, Inc Thomas Alan Waits was born December 7, 1949, in Pomona, California. He has one older sister and one younger …
“Pardon me, boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? Track twenty-nine, boy you can gimme a shine I can afford to board a Chattanooga Choo Choo I’ve got my fare and just a trifle to spare” – Chattanooga Choo Choo (Gordon/Warren) © Sony/ATV Music The earliest inhabitants of the Chattanooga, Tennessee area were the Native …
“Well I woke up this morning And the sun refused to shine I knew I’d leave my baby With a troublin’ mind It rains every morning And evening is the same And it’s gonna be a long time ‘Til I hear the 2:10 train” – 2:10 Train (Albertano / Campbell) Ever since the dawn of …