Music Mondays and Train Tuesdays [combined this week] This week’s featured train song is Georgia Mail aka Bringing In The Georgia Mail. Recommended versions include: Bringing In the Georgia Mail – Sam Bush Bringing in the Georgia Mail – Jim & Jesse and The Virginia Boys Bringin’ In the Georgia Mail – Bill Harrell and [...]
Quote of the Week from Chris Terry of Ford in NPR’s Stop Downshift In Manual Transmissions story: It’s about actually having a connection to the mechanical part of the car. Related: What do Barack Obama and John McCain have in common? Tweet (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js [...]
Music Mondays and Train Tuesdays [combined this week] This week’s featured train song is City of New Orleans about the Illinois Central Railroad passenger train. Today there is an Amtrak train of the same name traveling between Chicago and New Orleans. Country Versions City of New Orleans – Willie Nelson City Of New Orleans – [...]
Music Mondays and Train Tuesdays [combined this week] This week’s featured train song is THE LIGHTNING EXPRESS recorded by Jeremy Stephens & Tom Mindte. The ballad tells the heartfelt story of a young boy without a ticket taking the train to see his dying mother. There is also a better known version of Lightning Express [...]
Music Mondays and Train Tuesdays [combined this week] One of the world’s most famous fiddle tunes happens to be a fine train song entitled the Orange Blossom Special by Ervin T. Rouse. Here are links to fine fiddle versions of Orange Blossom Special available on iTunes, including a version by The Johnson Mountain Boys featuring [...]