I was just joking with a friend that I have no idea how he took so long to be diagnosed with autism when he has a playlist dedicated to songs about trains; he made this playlist after randomly having 3 songs about trains come on in a row when he put his music on shuffle, and decided to start collecting them in a playlist. There aren’t too many on there at the moment, and he’d like to collect more, if anyone has any suggestions.
I will share the resulting playlist on here afterwards as either an edit to this post, or a comment reply. If you want to be pinged about this, let me know in your comment, and I’ll make sure you receive a link to the playlist.
Bonus question: if you’re autistic, what are your opinions on trains? I’m personally ambivalent about trains, but they also feel like they’re my culture, because of how many of my fellow autistic nerds like trains.
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Last of the steam powered trains by the Kinks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_of_the_Steam-Powered_Trains
One way ticket by Eruption is a disco classic :)
Sheena Easton - 9 to 5
Pasărea Colibri - În tren
What about the song Trains by Porcupine Tree?
Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans
A couple that come to mind that don’t seem to be referenced below:
- Long Black Train - Josh Turner Note: Train is a metaphor
- On The Railroad - The Longest Johns Mostly about laying track, but the refrain is “picking up coal and picking up speed, shovel as much as the engine needs.”
Not sure it’s it’s been mentioned, but the corny and old school answer is Chattanooga Choo Choo
Til it was also the first gold selling record (1 million+)
One of my favorites, Train Home by Chris Smither:
I haven’t seen mention of Ozzy’s maybe biggest hit, Crazy Train
Trains by porcupine tree !!!
I sometimes get a Portuguese folk song about trains stuck in my head. It’s called Apita o comboio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJs8fNhH3Ik
Also The train from Kansas City by Neko Case
Does Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” count? Opens with a verse about taking trains!
Night Train - Amos Lee
Take the A train
What a superb question.
I admit these may not be what you’re looking for, but there’s a tale of railway hubris here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmCA2yJHGfsAnd a cheery celebration of train travel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yT4F8hzykYJust… not quite what you might be expecting.
I’m gently aspergic with a proper dose of ADD, so not really so firmly autistic, but I absolutely adore trains, travelling on trains, reading about trains and pretty much everything to do with them. The only reason I’m not a train spotter is that it requires a level of determination, organisation and effort that isn’t really my strong suit.
