Just thought of another one
Charlie and the MTA by the Kingston Trio
My new favorite is Sarah Jane and the Iron Mountain Baby by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Mountain_Baby
Nothing better than old live Aerosmith.
Dan
Another one of my favorite train songs.
Dan
Mystery Train by Elvis. I hope Alex didn't take the last one.
Gerry
"A Man and a Train" sung by Marty Robbins.
Early Morning Rain by Peter Paul and Mary
"can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train"
"so I best be on my way in the Early Morning Rain"
The theme song from the TV show "Petticoat Junction!" I loved it when I was four & I love it at my current.. ah, hum.... age. It was a country hit in about 1964 for Flatt & Scruggs, but they did not perform it on the TV show itself.
Kingston trio....Fast Freight....an old favorite !
and how did I forget this gem by Peter Paul and Mary (featuring Mary Travers); "500 Miles"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwB2A9HHaCU
If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles,
a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles,
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.
Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four,
Lord I'm 500 miles from my home.
500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles
Lord I'm five hundred miles from my home.
Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name
Lord I can't go a-home this a-way
This a-away, this a-way, this a-way, this a-way,
Lord I can't go a-home this a-way.
If you miss the train I'm on you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.
" Long Black Train " by Josh Turner.
I might run them long black trains,but I ain't the Devil behind the throttle 
"Driving the Last Spike" by Genesis...one of their hidden gems…as well as a very emotional and moving song.
From Wikipedia: “The song's lyrics were written by Phil Collins. They are about the railway workers of the 19th century, many of whom died constructing Britain's railways. The song narrates the thoughts and feelings of an unnamed railway worker in the form of a soliloquy or internal monologue.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTkooJV7xx0
-Len
Originally Posted by daylight:
and how did I forget this gem by Peter Paul and Mary (featuring Mary Travers); "500 Miles"
Their version was probably the most popular (and deservedly so), but to give credit where it's due, none of them were the authors:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500_Miles
East Texas Red
Train Train by Blackfoot and Tuesdays Gone by Skynyrd
Here's an oldie, but goodie.... "One Way Ticket" by Eruption (formerly Boney M).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RC8ApqqKuAg
Another version of "Freight Train". He also does a song called "I Like Trains".
..also written and recorded by Gordon Lightfoot.
Originally Posted by daylight:
Early Morning Rain by Peter Paul and Mary
"can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train"
"so I best be on my way in the Early Morning Rain"
Ride the Train by Alabama
And of course - "Where do you work a John...on the Delaware Lackawan" sung by Tom Stacks and the Six Jumping Jacks
I like all the ones mentioned so far But my favorites are "Daddy's Old Train Box" by Artese 'n Toad & "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" by Manhatten Transfer.
Originally Posted by sawdust43:
Obviously an incomplete list since my favorite (noted above and most definitely train related and associated with a train movie) isn't even included. Tsk, tsk, tsk! 
All Down the Line - The Stones
Silver Train - The Stones
Subway Train - New York Dolls
Rock & Roll Train - AC/DC
Choo Choo Mama - Alvin Lee & Ten Years After
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny CAsh
Zion Train - Bob Marley
It Takes a Lot to Laugh , It takes a Train to Cry - Grateful Dead
"People Get Ready" a Gospel/Soul song originally done by Curtis Mayfield, this version is sung by Rod Stewart (a noted model railroader) with Jeff Beck on guitar.
Billie Richardson's Last Ride by Grampa Jones. Also any number of C&O songs.
Locomotive Joe by Wayne "The Train" Hancock
The Train Song by Knots and Crosses (a 1990's local Portland/Boston based band)
We can't ignore this one by Roger Miller...
And not forgetting....Charlie and the MTA; Kingston Trio, or the Seekers, Morningtown Ride.
While not on most folks favorite train songs radar, this one is definitely train related...
"Rock Island" from Meridith Wilson's "The Music Man"
