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America (Hourglass) - Sleeper Train
George Benson (White Rabbit) - Little Train
Booker T And The MG's (Soul Dressing) - Big Train
Boxcar Willie (King Of The Road) - Wabash Cannonball
Boxcar Willie (King Of The Road) - Boxcar Blues
Boxcar Willie (King Of The Road) - Wreck Of The Old '97
Burton Brothers (Route 66) - Southbound Train
Johnny Cash - The Ballad Of Casey Jones
Judy Collins (Judith) - City Of New Orleans
Bing Crosby - On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe
Mark Darnell And Paul Mccandless (Soul Of The Machine) - In The Age Of Steam
Doobie Brothers (Best Of) - Long Train Runnin'
Endless Avenue (Route 66) - Hobo's Lullaby
Arlo Guthrie (Best Of) - City Of New Orleans
George Hamilton IV And George Hege Hamilton V (Country Classics) - Canadian Pacific
Albert Hammond (Very Best Of) - I'm A Train
Gladys Knight And The Pips (Black Joy) - Midnight Train To Georgia
Gordon Lightfoot (Early Lightfoot/Sunday Concert) - Steel Rail Blues
Gordon Lightfoot (Early Lightfoot/Sunday Concert) - Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Marvelettes (Ashford And Simpson) - Destination Anywhere
John Mayall And Walter Trout - Chicago Line
John Mayall And Walter Trout - Ridin' The L And M (probably refers to the Lakeside And Marblehead Railroad)
Charlie Mccoy (Route 66) - Wreck Of The Old '43
Pat Metheny Group (Still Life Talking) - Last Train Home
Pat Metheny And Bill Frisell - Union Pacific
Glenn Miller Orchestra - Chattanooga Choo-Choo
Monkees (Then And Now) - Last Train To Clarksville
Monkees (Then And Now) - What Am I Doing Hangin' Round ("I should be on that train and gone, I should be riding on that train to San Antone")
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks) - Astral Weeks (I suspect that not even Van Morrison knows what this song is about, but it and other tracks on the same album include repeated references to railways: viaducts, immobile steel rims, wheels in motion, way over on the railroad, walking by the railroad, where the lonesome engine drivers pine, get on the train, this is the train, ...)
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (Ozark Mountain Daredevils) - Chicken Train
Paul And Margie (Twenty Best Folk Songs Of America) - Freight Train
Paul And Margie (Twenty Best Folk Songs Of America) - City Of New Orleans
Paul And Margie (Twenty Best Folk Songs Of America) - The Rock Island Line
JJ Reneaux (Route 66) - Long And A Lonesome Cry
Lionel Richie (Dancing On The Ceiling) - Night Train Smooth Alligator
Diana Ross And The Supremes (Love Child/Supremes A Go-Go) - How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone
Michelle Shocked (Short Sharp Shocked) - The L And N Don't Stop Here Anymore (probably refers to the Louisville And Nashville Railroad)
Michelle Shocked (Kind Hearted Woman) - Homestead ("Ever since they built that damn railroad, hobos knocking at my door")
Bruce Springsteen (Born In The USA) - Downbound Train
Al Stewart (Famous Last Words) - Trains
Rod Stewart (Vagabond Heart) - Downtown Train
James Taylor (Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon) - Riding On A Railroad
Unknown Artist (Truckin') - Silverton (about the Durango And Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad)
Bill Withers (Greatest Hits) - Soul Shadows "Riding with Fat Waller on the Super Chief")
I've Been Working On The Railroad (recorded by numerous artists)
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