Railroading - and its echoes - remain all around us, deeply embedded in language, culture, technology, and attitudes. It is less visible today than even 50 years ago, but it is there if you take a ...
Trains, they’re extraordinary creations that helped shape America, but they seem pretty arbitrary subjects when it comes to music. And yet, there are so many songs about trains—midnight trains to ...
There’s something timeless about a song that sounds like a train—and feels like one too. In this video, we explore why train songs resonate so deeply, using examples like Paul Simon’s “Train in the ...
So many train songs. I think I said that in my last train post. To update: We (namely me) made a train list dedicated to Railroad Park, which we love. We (namely me) also would love to see a ...
The annual Train Song Festival is returning to Old Poway Park, with music, storytelling and other entertainment. The free festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 in the park, ...
On Saturday, it’ll be all aboard for all things trains at Old Poway Park. The Train Song Festival, sponsored by the San Diego Folk Heritage and the city of Poway, boasts train rides, a variety of live ...
It’s been suggested that the term “rock and roll” traces back to railroad workers singing to keep rhythm as they drilled into the rock, “rocking” spikes back and forth to clear debris, and “rolling” ...
Dinosaur Train is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and ...
It's coming up on 25 years since Soul Asylum released the music video for their hit song, "Runaway Train," and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is working to keep their message ...
We are used to having our Christmas movies full of music. Be it jingle bells or carols, holiday movies generally contain their fair share of traditional tunes like "Rudolph, the Red Nose Reindeer," ...