SONG INFORMATION

Origin: Traditional (Appalachia, Southeast, late 1800's)
First released as "I'm Nine Hundred Miles Away from Home" by Fiddlin' John Carson (1924)
First recorded as "Train 45" by Grayson & Whitter (1927)
First instrumental version was recorded by Sonny Osborne (1952)
Released by The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys (1958)

Additional Notes:
This old train song goes by many names. "Train 45" closely resembles the traditional tunes "Nine Hundred Miles" and "Rain and Snow" and may have been adapted from those. "Train 45" may have blended with other songs to become "Rueben's Train". Some versions of "Reuben's" and "Train 45" are so closely tied they are impossible to tell apart.

LYRICS

Billy Strings plays the instrumental version and often adds it to the end of his original “On the Line.”

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COVER ARTIST VIDEOS

“Train 45” (Instrumental) Stuart Duncan 2015-02-21

BILLY STRINGS VIDEOS

Billy Strings - ‘’On The Line" > "Train 45’’ Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN Ohio Grown Live Music Archive 2023-02-25

SONG TITLE

Train 45

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SONG TYPE

WRITTEN BY

Traditional

ALBUM

SONG INFORMATION

Origin: Traditional (Appalachia, Southeast, late 1800's)
First released as "I'm Nine Hundred Miles Away from Home" by Fiddlin' John Carson (1924)
First recorded as "Train 45" by Grayson & Whitter (1927)
First instrumental version was recorded by Sonny Osborne (1952)
Released by The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys (1958)

Additional Notes:
This old train song goes by many names. "Train 45" closely resembles the traditional tunes "Nine Hundred Miles" and "Rain and Snow" and may have been adapted from those. "Train 45" may have blended with other songs to become "Rueben's Train". Some versions of "Reuben's" and "Train 45" are so closely tied they are impossible to tell apart.

FIRST TIME PLAYED

2017-10-13 Schubas Tavern – Chicago, IL

MOST RECENT TIME PLAYED

2023-08-24 Knoxville Civic Coliseum – Knoxville, TN

BEST VERSION OF SONG - 1 Vote(s)

2023-03-18 The Andrew J. Brady Music Center – Cincinnati, OH

TOTAL TIMES PLAYED

210

TOTAL TIMES YOU'VE SEEN

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LAST 3 TIMES PLAYED

2023-08-24 Knoxville Civic Coliseum – Knoxville, TN2023-07-25 Leader Bank Pavilion – Boston, MA2023-07-21 Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater – Bridgeport, CT

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