great railway songs - 20 'Love in Vain' by the Rolling Stones

A slow blues written by the legendary Robert Johnson in the 1930s, this Rolling Stones version with Mick Taylor on guitar must rank among the best.

Well, we have now posted 20 great songs about trains, in no particular order of favoritism, covering a range of music styles.  There are literally hundreds more that have been recorded by lesser known artists, but we'll leave them for others to blog.