# Take a musical train ride

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-musical-train-ride/362030>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 25, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-musical-train-ride/362030 "2006-06-25T00:30:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-musical-train-ride/362030/1 "2006-06-25T00:30:01Z")

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Inspired by a suggestion in this [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=369454&highlight=orleans) (sorry about the delay, but work has kept me from posting), here is the train game thread that **Zeldar** requested.

All posts will contain a train related song title, or lyric, but to post it you most include the name of the route that the train takes. For example–_Riding on the city of New Orleans_–route 59 City of New Orleans (Amtrack)

So, to start it off, Blackfoot–Train, Train (_Midnight train to Memphis_)  
Memphis is Route 58 City of New Orleans (Amtrack)

\*I was going to score this by number of songs posted by miles of route, but I doubt I will have time to score this prior to Sept.

Sgt Schwartz

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**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-musical-train-ride/362030/2 "2006-06-25T00:33:43Z")

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Err… I hope I’m doing this right.

_Don’t Stop Believin’_ - Journey (She took the midnight train going anywhere)

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**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-musical-train-ride/362030/3 "2006-06-25T00:35:19Z")

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> [@Clockwork And Candy](#):
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> Err… I hope I’m doing this right.
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> _Don’t Stop Believin’_ - Journey (She took the midnight train going anywhere)

Oh, fuck. Nevermind-- I’m idiot. Please ignore my post. :smack:

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**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-musical-train-ride/362030/4 "2006-06-25T00:40:34Z")

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> [@Clockwork And Candy](#):
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> Oh, fuck. Nevermind-- I’m idiot. Please ignore my post. :smack:

You had the right idea, **Clockwork and Candy** , all you have to add to it is a train route that leaves out of South Detroit.  
The lyric would be

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> Just a small town boy  
> Born and raised in South Detroit  
> Took the midnight train going anywhere

–Journey–_Don’t Stop Believing_

Sgt Schwartz

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**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-musical-train-ride/362030/5 "2006-06-25T01:36:27Z")

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Promised Land–Chuck Berry

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> _Straight off, I bought me a through train ticket,  
> Ridin’ cross Mississippi clean  
> And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham  
> Smoking into New Orleans._

That would be on Route 19 **Cresent** (Amtrak)

Sgt Schwartz