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nolabear

(43,850 posts) Wed Oct 18, 2017, 05:44 PM Oct 2017

I need a playlist for a cross country train trip! [View all]

Mr. Bear and I are going from Seattle to D.C. In a couple of weeks. Empire Builder to Chicago and Capitol Ltd. to D.C. Three days of sleeping car bliss...I hope. Give me your train, state, landscape, traveling, American Plains, Big Sky Country,WindyCity etc. songs!

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I need a playlist for a cross country train trip! [View all] nolabear Oct 2017 OP

Well, 'City of New Orleans' should be a "must listen"...at least once. ret5hd Oct 2017 #1

Absolutely! Thanks. nolabear Oct 2017 #11

And 'Casey Jones'..."Ridin' that train, high on cocaine..." ret5hd Oct 2017 #2

Always! nolabear Oct 2017 #12

Pat Metheny Group. "Last Train Home." rzemanfl Oct 2017 #3

I wouldn't have thought of that. Thanks. nolabear Oct 2017 #13

You're welcome. Your trip sounds like fun except for all the ****ing Repukes in D.C. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2017 #22

America by Simon and Garfunkel. Mrs. Overall Oct 2017 #4

Yes. Such a fine cross country song. nolabear Oct 2017 #14

Steve Reich: "Different Trains" parts 1, 2, and 3 Glorfindel Oct 2017 #5

Oh nice. I love them. nolabear Oct 2017 #15

Audiobooks! n/t Brainstormy Oct 2017 #6

That too. nolabear Oct 2017 #16

... Kali Oct 2017 #7

I knew I could count on you. nolabear Oct 2017 #17

Have a safe trip. Amtrac not for me they wreck too damn much. nt doc03 Oct 2017 #8

Well gee thanks. What a thing to say. nolabear Oct 2017 #10

Not trying to be mean I would like to do the same if we had doc03 Oct 2017 #21

C & N W Railroad Blues unc70 Oct 2017 #9

I'll look for them. Thank you. nolabear Oct 2017 #19

"I've been working on the railroad... all the live long day..." nt Binkie The Clown Oct 2017 #18

*snort!* nolabear Oct 2017 #20

If it is daylight when you are near Glacier National Park, Ptah Oct 2017 #23

I'm trying to figure that out. YouTube is amazing. nolabear Oct 2017 #25

I did the trip you're about to take in October 2015 jmowreader Oct 2017 #62

scrabble, shuffelboard, hearts, I spy nt msongs Oct 2017 #24

Hadn't thought about games. Good idea. nolabear Oct 2017 #26

Watch "North by Northwest" once again -- just because! fierywoman Oct 2017 #27

I'll Be Here in the Morning - Townes Van Zandt chia Oct 2017 #28

Special Consensus - "Wild Montana Skies" JDC Oct 2017 #29

Lovely! Thanks so much. nolabear Oct 2017 #34

Hey they played my buddies wedding in the early 90s Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2017 #50

The best shows are those that are unexpected JDC Oct 2017 #54

Night Train FuzzyRabbit Oct 2017 #30

Yessssssss... nolabear Oct 2017 #35

Hank Snow - I've Been Everywhere FuzzyRabbit Oct 2017 #31

The lesser known, great Hank. Perfect. nolabear Oct 2017 #36

If you like some hard rock.... stevil Oct 2017 #32

Man, I haven't thought of that in forever. Great one! nolabear Oct 2017 #38

I Saw them open for Iron Maiden and Saxon in the 80s OriginalGeek Oct 2017 #58

Wabash Cannonball FuzzyRabbit Oct 2017 #33

I grew up with that one. I guess most of us Southern kids did. nolabear Oct 2017 #39

That is a fun trip..... whistler162 Oct 2017 #37

Chattanooga Choo Choo FuzzyRabbit Oct 2017 #40

Wow. That's an oldie but goodie. Wouldn't be right not to have it! nolabear Oct 2017 #41

Orange Blossom Special FuzzyRabbit Oct 2017 #42

Thank you. And thanks for the quintessential train song. nolabear Oct 2017 #43

These two...both quintessential travel instrumentals... Tikki Oct 2017 #44

Good stuff. nolabear Oct 2017 #47

How about "The Midnight Special" rurallib Oct 2017 #45

Oh yeah. Creedence. nolabear Oct 2017 #46

Look for these versions too! Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2017 #49

"It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" BluesRunTheGame Oct 2017 #48

Duke Ellington - Take the A Train Stonepounder Oct 2017 #51

Dwight Yoakam A Thousand Miles From Nowhere NBachers Oct 2017 #52

"Lonesome Drifter" Royal Wade Kimes NBachers Oct 2017 #53

"Truck, Train, Tractor" by the Pastels FSogol Oct 2017 #55

Wichita Lineman - Glenn Campbell; Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys - Nay Oct 2017 #56

"Another Journey By Train"...an awesome instrumental by The Cure. Tikki Oct 2017 #57

The Capitol Limited takes the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) mainline over the Alleghenies. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #59

OOhh, thank you about the scanner! I'm hoping leaves are nice in PA. nolabear Oct 2017 #60

The frequencies are easily found online. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #61

More videos of the Capitol Limited in the Alleghenies: mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #63