"City of New Orleans" is a country folk song written by Steve Goodman, describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad's City of New Orleans in bittersweet and nos
Side A of the original US single
Side A of the New Zealand single
Side A of the 1984 Canadian single
The City of New Orleans is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak in the Central United States between Chicago and New Orleans. The overnight train takes about 191⁄2 hours to complete its
City of New Orleans (song)
…Goodman (and first recorded for Goodman's self-titled 1971 album), describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad's City of New Orleans in bittersweet and nostalgic terms. Goodman got the idea while traveling on the Illinois Central line for a visit to his wife's family. The song has…
The City of New Orleans at Memphis Central Station in November 2022
IC #4017, an EMD E7, leads the City of New Orleans at Kankakee, Illinois in August 1964.
City of New Orleans, October 2005