A little Train music interlude for your morning, afternoon, or evening

[Forester1]

City of New Orleans, by the original author, Steve Goodman. Unfortunately, shortly after being discovered, he was diagnosed with Leukemia at 20 and died in 1984. The song has been done by Willy Nelson, Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Cash, and others.

 

[JimDep]

I always liked " The City of New Orleans". Great song and fun to play.

Here's another one you don't hear much about these days. One of Alabama's most under-rated songs. One of my favorite train songs by a great band.

Ride the Train

 

[davesnow]

Johnny Cash also did two very popular train songs, Orange Blossom Special and Hey Porter.

 

[Forester1]

Nice one, JimDep! The drumming on that is quite a challenge, especially at the end.
Dave, Johnny Cash did a lot of train songs in his day. One of my favorites is the Wabash Cannonball, which actually came from his mother, Maybelle Carter:

 

[JimDep]

The drumming on that is quite a challenge, especially at the end.

I'm not a drummer but I'm sure that pattern is tough to play and get it right, especially while slowing down the tempo toward the end before it picks back up again. When Elvis did a cover of Folsom Prison Blues (another great train song ) during one of his live shows, his drummer Ronnie Tutt did that same drum groove during the intro. That drum beat works great for up tempo train songs.

 

[Forester1]

For today's interlude, The Eagles "Midnight Flyer" live at the 1974 California Jam.

 

[ricomon35]

Great tunes, but not anywhere close to what I listen to when route building or modeling assets.

I'd share some YT links, but I don't want to derail the theme in here, LOL.

Rico

 

[mick1960]

Here is the 'Railman ballad' from my all time favourite songwriter Reinhard Mey:

 

[wreeder]

Thanks, interesting to compare the original with the changes Arlo made to the song.

 

[oldman777]

I've loved this funny song since I was a kid.

 

[wreeder]

 

[Forester1]

Thanks WReeder, one of my favorites.

 

[Thad09]

Here are a few that come to mind

 

[sultan1966]

A little Boxcar Willie to go with Trainz and some Billy beer

 

[DARTrider]

How has nobody posted this song yet?

 

[RailPilgrim]

Here's one from Down Under

Travelled on this one seven or eight times in my early life.

 

[fourteen]

Cant forgot the best song ever wrote

 

[zsuda]

 

[Forester1]

Great interlude, thanks!

 

[WestSideRailways]

this is the one I like