Song 130 (Arlo Guthrie--"City Of New Orleans")

I was thinking about this song this morning and would not leave my mind, so I decided to pick it. This is a cover of Steve Goodman's song about the passenger train that travels between Chicago and New Orleans by Arlo Guthrie; although the song has been cover by many artists Arlo's version is what comes to mind when I think of it; I really like the way the pre-chorus builds in the song and goes into the chorus.
From what I have read Amtrak changed the name of the train to the Panama Limited, but after the song gained a lot of popularity they changed it back to The City of New Orleans. According to the Wikipedia article, Arlo held fund raisers on the train and at the train's stops for the Hurricane victims in 2005.

Here is a fan video with the studio version on YouTube.
Here is a classic live performance on YouTube.
Here is an excellent live performance with the Boston Pops on YouTube. "I didn't want to wear this either."

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