Interesting Post from NS's Facebook Page...
It’s Throwback Thursday! On November 22, 1974, ABC aired a television special, Johnny Cash: Ridin’ the Rails—The Great American Train Story. Southern Railway cooperated with the production, and renamed its premier passenger train, the Southern Crescent, the Johnny Cash Special for a trip from Washington, D.C., to New Orleans. Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash, are pictured in this photograph from the NS archives.
Cash’s love for trains was well-documented in song. His show was a “docu-musical,” weaving music with historical vignettes. Cash sang 18 songs, including “The Wreck of the Old 97,” “Orange Blossom Special,” and “Wabash Cannonball.” The show opened with the Man in Black singing while at the throttle of a Southern Railway steam locomotive.
