Death Of The New York Central Comments

The information I wrote about the train was given to me personally by Orval Prophet. He remembered the train as he lived not far from the tracks in Edwards Ontario Canada and he knew some of the railroad men.. He also commented on the train's color and how it was painted and emphasised the look of a lion. (Stripes I guess)
Also the names I used in the lyrics are actual names of the chatacters that worked on the railroad at the time and he remembered them.
I believe Orval was going to record this song before his untimely death. I sang at his funeral and he was buried in the cemetery in Winchester Ontario Canada
You can now hear a version at www.johnnycashsong.com.
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