Songs about the railroad...

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Post them up! Here's some to start off.

 

[DirtyJohns97]

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

 

[Scott559]

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

 

[DirtyJohns97]

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

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That's Sun Records!

 

[BelemNole]

 

[MikeyHawk]

 

[Lindemann]

 

[Tunadog]

 

[DogBoyRy]

Post them up! Here's some to start off.

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Your mom knows a lot of train songs.
Just sayin.

 

[hawkirugged17]

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

 

[hawkirugged17]

 

[THE_DEVIL]

And a song inspired by OPs Mom

 

[hawkirugged17]

 

[Aardvark86]

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

 

[Breastman]

YouTube Elizabeth Cotten in her 90’s singing Freight Train in her kitchen with the birds singing along outside.

One of the best songs ever written.

 

[Mufasa94]

 

[DirtyJohns97]

 

[Joes Place]

How is this thread 20 posts in w/o Ozzy?

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

I remember when I transitioned to the railroad. I wasn't very far out of college and I had a lot of family history in banking. So, I gave it a shot. I was a teller for a little over a year. And I absolutely hated it. The standing still, the monotonous repetition, the lame greetings and goodbyes. The cold call sales. Just the bullshit of doing nothing. I got online and found an ad for a large railroad hiring trackmen. I applied and got hired. And got my ass kicked. For several years. It felt pure though. I felt like at the end of those long days that I'd really achieved something. And my body told me I had. I still feel that way. I don't have to work like that anymore, but that feeling is still there. Best job I ever had.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

How is this thread 20 posts in w/o Ozzy?

That song isn't about railroading.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

That whistle.

 

[The Tradition]

 

[The Tradition]

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Classic.

 

[JWolf74]

 

[Lindemann]

I remember when I transitioned to the railroad. I wasn't very far out of college and I had a lot of family history in banking. So, I gave it a shot. I was a teller for a little over a year. And I absolutely hated it. The standing still, the monotonous repetition, the lame greetings and goodbyes. The cold call sales. Just the bullshit of doing nothing. I got online and found an ad for a large railroad hiring trackmen. I applied and got hired. And got my ass kicked. For several years. It felt pure though. I felt like at the end of those long days that I'd really achieved something. And my body told me I had. I still feel that way. I don't have to work like that anymore, but that feeling is still there. Best job I ever had.

I hear ya. I worked for the Chicago Northwestern back in the mid 80's. Track labor from Norfolk to Valentine Ne. It was summer gig I worked while I was in college.

It was a damn good job with damn good pay. Hard work, but pretty satisfying. Great memories.

 

[Aardvark86]

 

[Lindemann]

 

[SeaPA]

 

[TheCainer]

 

[TheCainer]

 

[The Tradition]

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There is absolutely NO WAY that movie would EVER get made today.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Yessir.

 

[Aardvark86]

People get ready
Peace train
Land of hope and dreams

 

[TheCainer]