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Im trying to find some old railroad music to put on my ipod for my new job on a railroad so far i have

Johnny Cash:
Casey jones
Wreck of the old 97
Orange Blossom Special

James Coffey - Legend of the rails

Arlo Gunthrie- City of New Orleans.
Hank Snow- Hobo Bill's Last Ride
(forget artist)-That Train don't Stop Here Anymore
Tom T Hall- The engineer's don't wave from the train anymore
I'm movin on- Hank Snow and Willie Nelson
Hank Snow- Wabash Cannonball
Johnny Cash- Hey Porter
Mac Wiseman- Wreck of the C&O #5

thanks man appreciate it!

Silverton by C.W McCall

Hunter, check out this Thread: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=1321

thanks guys ill be finding and buying these songs and playing them at work!

You an engineer?

Hobo Bill's Last Ride is actually by Jimmie Rodgers.

City Of New Orleans - Willie Nelson
Jimmie The Kid - Jimmie Rodgers
Waiting For A Train - Jimmie Rodgers
The Brakeman's Blues - Jimmie Rodgers
Railroad Song - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Cross Tie Walker - CCR
Rock Island Line - Leadbelly
Train, Train - Blackfoot
Wreck Of Number 52 - Cliff Carlisle
Midnight Special - Leadbelly and CCR
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle - Hank Williams

LOL These are all from my itunes. I'm pretty sure I'm the only teen that listens to this.

Beastie Boys - Railroad Blues
Ozzy Ozbourne - Crazy Train

Let's toss in Gordon Lightfoot's "Canadian Railroad Trilogy".

In a classical vein, don't forget Artur Honegger's Pacific 231 as well as numerous polkas and waltzes by the various Strausses and others, and a whole host of other big and little pieces. The appeal of the rails transcends musical styles! :)

When i was working at a classical radio station in Wisconsin in th 1980s they had an album that had a little piece by Rossini that depicted a demonstration run by a steam train, it was quite comical. Haven't found it ever again, alas. That's the earliest "railroad classical piece" I've found.

NS9030 wrote:Hobo Bill's Last Ride is actually by Jimmie Rodgers.

City Of New Orleans - Willie Nelson
Jimmie The Kid - Jimmie Rodgers
Waiting For A Train - Jimmie Rodgers
The Brakeman's Blues - Jimmie Rodgers
Railroad Song - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Cross Tie Walker - CCR
Rock Island Line - Leadbelly
Train, Train - Blackfoot
Wreck Of Number 52 - Cliff Carlisle
Midnight Special - Leadbelly and CCR
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle - Hank Williams

LOL These are all from my itunes. I'm pretty sure I'm the only teen that listens to this.

Don't forget Bob Seger - Long Twin Silver Line
ELO -Across The Border
ELO -Last Train To London

Csxgp38-2 wrote:You an engineer?

No i will be learning soon hopefully though

There's also the song that I based my username on... Mystery Train by Elvis Presley. BTW Presley also recorded a song for his film GI Blues that's called "Frankfurt Special". It sounds similar to Mystery Train but has differnt lyrics.

The rock group Blackfoot also has a song called "Train Train" that really rocks!

Finally, there's "Georgia On A Fast Train" by country singer Billy Joe Shaver.

Hope these help!

Ohh and California Zephyr by Hank Williams is a good one too.