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.
Train Kept a Rollin by Aerosmith
Also,
Okaihau Express by Peter Cape (other Jet Lag fans in here?)
Just a small town girl, living in a loooonely world, She took the midnight train, going an-yyyy-where
Quad City DJs - C’mon N’ Ride It
No Use for a Name - Don’t Miss the Train
Tom Waits (original), Rod Stewart/Patty Smyth/Bob Seger - Downtown Train
Journey - Don’t Stop Belivin’
John Fogerty - Train of Fools
Guns ‘N Roses “Night Train” (though technically not about a locomotive but getting blitzed on rotgut)
I’d never contemplated how many songs reference trains.
List of train songs - Wikipedia
For all your train song needs 🚂 🚃 🚆 🚄 🚅 🚉 🛤️
Electric Callboy - teckno train
- Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (live from San Quentin version!)
- Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
- Half Man Half Biscuit - Time Flies By When You’re The Driver Of A Train
Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
Woke snowflake nonsense. Kraftwerk need to stop brainwashing our kids.
How’s this one been missed?
A few you might not have heard
Two feet ahead of the train - Michael McNevin
And I know it’s a Christian song but Josh Turner Long Black Train is so good.
Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer - Hey Conductor
Peace Train by Cat Stevens
Love Train O‘Jays
Last Train to London by ELO
Chattanooga Choo Choo Glen Miller/ Andrews Sisters
Take The A Train Duke Ellington
Midnight Train to Georgia Gladys and Pips
What about the song Trains by Porcupine Tree?
Train, Train by Blackfoot is kinda awesome.
I have one German A Cappella song and one German Volkslied from the 1800s.
The most famouse song about DB by wise guys



