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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