PRR GG1 SONG "Old Big Red" - Cliff Underwood

You've heard a lot of songs of famous trains along the track But how about the engines that take 'em there and bring 'em back? This story's 'bout an engine, a GG1 by name She's ridin' into history, into a hall of fame She still wears Pennsy colors, Golden stripes and Tuscan Red Ran for the Pennsylvania, until that line was dead Penn Central, then Conrail, New Jersey Transit too Cause my dad's her engineer, her story I'll tell you Old Big Red, speeding up an down the line Old Big Red, gets her people there on time She's a mighty GG1, my favorite you see Her 50 years of service won a place in history As she pulls out of the station, and starts her daily run Old 4 8 7 7, she glistens in the sun Her bell it rings, her drivers roll, she gently starts to sway Just give Ol' Red the throttle, she'll resound the right of way Famous folks have rode behind her, plain ones done it too There's congressmen and presidents, she got them all through When navies played armies, her trains brought quite a few But everywhere she goes it's best when she takes me and you Old Big Red, speeding up an down the line Old Big Red, gets her people there on time She's a mighty GG1, my favorite you see Her 50 years of service won a place in history She's pulled long and regal trains and had her share of lore The Broadway, the Crescent, the Silver Meteor They're a part of this great land of everlasting legend Racing down the mainline with the 4 8 7 7 The miles have passed beneath Big Red, believe me she's gone far She's seen her share of railroad, the tracks could reach a star She's rode into New York, New Haven, D.C., and Harrisburg And done it all making the Ton or doin' 90 per Old Big Red, speeding up an down the line Old Big Red, gets her people there on time She's a mighty GG1, my favorite you see Her 50 years of service won a place in history When life on Earth is over, and Dad rides that golden rail He'll have to sign a register, this time he can't fail When the Master tells him, "Take your train and go ahead" I know that he'll be right on time and his engine's Old Big Red Of all of the electrics, the Corridor has seen From E60s to the Sprinters, back to the Haven's EP-3's No matter strength or power, there's one important fact For style, speed, and smoothness, GG1's had no real match Old Big Red, speeding up an down the line Old Big Red, gets her people there on time She's a mighty GG1, my favorite you see Her 50 years of service won a place in history