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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Judging my number of neurospicy friends, I might be somewhere on a spiciness spectrum – but I don’t know anyone who doesn’t think trains are awesome!
I was surprised not to see this one, but it’s about laying train tracks, so maybe it doesn’t qualify: Driving the Last Spike by Genesis
Two Gallants - Train that stole my man. They haven’t done anything new for years though.
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Kasey Chambers does a cover of a Fred Eaglesmith song “Freight Train” I love it
Do you like movies about gladiators?
I didn’t see anyone suggest:
Electric Six - Riding on a white train
ELO - Last train to London
FSK “Hobo Zwiefacher” from their album “The Sound of Music”
Song is in German. On the CD (unfortunately missing on YouTube) there’s a little intro in English describing that a Zwiefacher is a Bavarian song style featuring two different topics mixed together, then says, “This is our Zwiefacher, about incest and trains.”
Edit: also the opening scene from The Music Man is about trains in a very unusual way
The Gambler by Kenny Rogers takes place on a train… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hx4gdlfamo&t=15
Train Train by the Blue Hearts, if no one already mentioned it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSkLe-EOq5U&t=8
9 to 5 (morning train) - Sheena Easton
This train is bound for glory
Long black train - Josh Turner
Down by the station
Baby likes to rock it (like a Boogie woogie choo choo train) - The Tractors
I tried to avoid repeats, but I have to say this one again: 500 miles - Peter, Paul, and Mary
Does Midnight Train to Georgia count?
Glendale Train by Ner Riders of the Purple Sage
Technically about a train robbery.
Adding:
Monkey and the Engineer by the Grateful Dead
I apologize in advance, just cannot help myself.
Nor can I
b52s cosmic thing has the word train in it but is not about trains as well.
locomotive breath but its not really about trains just uses the imagery. not autistic (that I now of) but while im not specifically obsessed with trains they are my prefered mode of transit next to walking/biking.
UB40 - She Caught The Train
