Train song suggestions

[tardis_stowaway]

I'm taking Amtrak up to Seattle for Sherlock Seattle, which means that I need a playlist of songs about trains.  Anyone have good suggestions for songs about trains/railroads?

Already on the list (several of these are covers, but I'm listing the version I have rather than the original artist):
-Freshlyground, "Train Love"
-Willie Nelson, "City of New Orleans"
-Johnny Cash, "Folsom Prison Blues"
-Shawn Mullins, "September in Seattle"
-Sarah McLachlan, "Train Wreck"  (still debating on the inclusion of this one, as its title seems rather unlucky)
-Johnny Cash, "I've Been Working on the Railroad"
-Indigo Girls, "Midnight Train to Georgia"

Johnny Cash has several more songs about trains, like "Orange Blossom Special," but in order to keep some diversity in the playlist I'm not putting any more by him on at the moment, though I'd be happy to have other artists' covers.

Comments

[kaffy-r.livejournal.com]

If you're going to go with "Midnight Train to Georgia", go with Gladys Knight and the Pips.

And how about "Midnight Special"? Leadbelly sang it, as did Johnny Rivers and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Or you could go with
"Wabash Cannonball" by lots of people, including Patsy Montana and Roy Acuff.

(By the way, these are all courtesy of BB, whose knowledge is far greater than mine. Except for the suggestion of going with Gladys and the Pips. That's me.)

And "Casey Jones" is another good one, BB says. Oh, and "People, Get Ready" by Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions. That one's from me.

Oh, and have a great time!

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

Thanks for all the excellent suggestions! My playlist grows. :)

[joking.livejournal.com]

"Breakdown" by Jack Johnson
"500 Miles" by Peter, Paul and Mary
"Freight Train" by Peter, Paul and Mary
"Casey Jones" by Grateful Dead
"Peace Train" by Cat Stevens
"My My Metrocard" by Le Tigre (more about a subway type train, but still...)
"Friendship Station" by Le Tigre
"Just Like This Train" by Joni Mitchell
"Train Round the Bend" by the Velvet Underground

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

Oooh, thanks for all the excellent suggestions! Several of these are definitely going on the playlist.

[mysticalchild_isis]

Let's see..."Born on a Train" and "Fear of Trains" by The Magnetic Fields

"The Atchison, Topeka, and the Sante Fe" by Judy Garland

There's "Mourning Train" by The Wallflowers, but that might be too sad, too.