Скачать или смотреть The Race To Chicago - The Race To The North - Dave Goulder

Oh, did you hear the story of the company's pursuit of glory?
They raced from New York down to Chicago
Indeed, to win it, they pushed their engines to the limit
These were the olden days, the golden days of steam
Indeed, to win it, they pushed their engines to the limit
These were the olden days, the golden days of steam

In Grand Central station, they reveled in the situation
They had to beat their time from Cleveland to Toledo
They would pursue it, they had the engineers who could do it
The Western Route would be the finest in the isles
They would pursue it, they had the engineers who could do it
The Water Level Route would be the finest in the east!

They took her to the limit and averaged a mile a minute on the journey from Altoona to Columbus
The K4 steaming, the fireman working like a demon
More for to pass the signals at Fort Wayne
The K4 steaming, the fireman working like a demon
More for to pass the signals at Fort Wayne

The Central men did battle by breaking records to Elkhart, the poor passengers more dead than alive
Each driver's order was "Beat the other to the border"
It was the summertime of 1935
Each driver's order was "Beat the other to the border"
It was the summertime of 1935

They passed through East Chicago, the timekeepers were turning yellow
The engine took the bends at '83
And at the station, they sat and fretted with frustration till they were on the bridge and making for Union Station
And at the station, they sat and fretted with frustration till they were on the bridge and making for Union Station

With all signals clear, past the yard with time to spare into Chicago triumphant and sore
Hell and damnation, the Central train was in the station, she'd been there a quarter hour or more
Hell and damnation, the Central train was in the station, she'd been there a quarter hour or more

Oh, did you hear the story of the company's pursuit of glory?
They raced from New York down to Chicago
Indeed, to win it, they pushed their engines to the limit
These were the olden days, the golden days of steam
Indeed, to win it, they pushed their engines to the limit
These were the olden days, the golden days of steam