Favorite Train Song

[gfspencer]

"500 Miles" sung by The Kingston Trio (and others) . . . possibly written by Hedy West.

[HFox]

"Big Eight Wheeler Movin Down the Track".... I'm Movin On
Hank Snow in E

[cmd612]

Train Song - Tom Waits

Waits's Downtown Train, isn't bad, either.

also: Love in Vain by Robert Johnson, Georgia on a Fast Train by Billy Jo Shaver, Locomotive Joe by Wayne Hancock

[loco gringo]

[TNTaylor414]

Really like the story/lyrics in this one.

[Organic Sounds Select Guitars]

Discovered this one recently, great cover by Mike Dowling:


I also love this Neil Young classic:

[eshrager]

There are a lot of great ones, but my favorite is Blue Highway's "Through the Window of a Train".

[Rev Tim T]

Since from another thread there are a number or worship team leaders on here, I'll throw in some of mine since I actually like going to see trains.

Long Black Train - Josh Turner

Last Train to Glory - Oak Ridge Boys

Life's Railway to Heaven

[JonHBone]

Wreck of the old 97 - Johnny cash (hey it mentions danville, va...)

Last train from poor valley - Norman Blake (one of my favorite songs period. Another song about ol' virginny!)

Freight train - Elizabeth cotten (I got a flatpick version, I can fingerpick it...not to brag...but...I even can play it on the kazoo. It's THE classic train song.

I could go on. Gordon lightfoot has a good train song. I know Dylan has a good one. The three above are off the top of my head.

[guitargabor]

"Steel Rail Blues" Gordon Lightfoot

[Xray]

Would have to go with "Hear My Train A Comin' " Hendrix

[Tico]

Dang!
I had no idea there were so many train songs.

[Kerbie]

"This Train," by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, later covered by Janis Ian.
"Freight Train," by Libba Cotten.
"Mystery Train," by Junior Parker.

[Feste]

Originally Posted by Tico

Paul Simon's "Train in the Distance".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCFTHhcvRT0

Awesome tune!

[Wyllys]

There's a historic depot here in town. I once sat down to make a list of train songs with an eye towards offering a program there. The list is still growing and approaching the 300 mark...

One of my absolute favorites is "The Train That Carried Jimmie Rodgers Home" by Iris Dement.