#Wabash cannonball

[tarantula-hawk-wasp]

Also I love the imagery that shows up in a handful of songs of a train that takes you to heaven when you die

[murderballadeer]

what’s the pronoun convention for trains? i know it’s she/her for boats but like ok so we know the wabash cannonball is a she (she’s long she’s tall and handsome etc) but the city of new orleans seems to be male (don’t you know me i’m your native son). which i suppose doesn’t preclude it from being referred to as she but nonetheless i’m curious about what the consensus is… train fans sound off

[1264doghouse]

Wabash Cannonball

[aut2imagineart]

I did a minor update to my original Orion Drive Ship for my Centauri universe the Wabash Cannonball. The biggest changes are the increased length (175m to 184m) and the different color palette. Though I personally liked the original color palette better, having mostly silvery-white colors actually serves a functional purpose. It's not only the color of the preferred material used for spacecraft, it reflects sunlight that would otherwise overheat the ship. If there's any work around to this I would like to implement it and go back to the original color palette. For now, I'm keeping it scientifically grounded as possible.

As always, comments and critiques are welcome.

[ask-the-young-nor-westers]

Correlle, have you introduced your friends to American train songs? Like Wabash Cannonball, Wreck of ol' 97, Rock Island Line, etc.

[desertsquiet]

Well, listen to the rumble, the rattle, and the roar

She glides along the woodlands, down the hills and by the shore

Hear the mighty rush of engine, hear the lonesome hobo call

Ride the rosin, break a bead on the Wabash Cannonball

[middleland]

Oak Openings Preserve Metropark. by Tim Kiser

Via Flickr:

In Oak Openings Preserve Metropark in Swanton Township in Lucas County, Ohio, on April 24th, 2020, an intermittent stream that flows to an unnamed tributary of Swan Creek, as viewed from the Wabash Cannonball Trail on a section of the North County National Scenic Trail. Swan Creek flows to the Maumee River, which flows to Lake Erie &c &c.

[monmuses]

regularshcw asked: ♪♪♪ !! ; For every ♪ in my inbox I'll post a song I listen to for character inspiration.

Pulled behind a car with a hundred different bumper stickers on In the left lane crawling 58 on the freeway Ears a ringing keychain, pressure in the blood Can't slow down, I'm a time bomb ticking While I run with a loaded gun staring at the sun Got a blind eye never hit the bullseye Just like acting tough And I keep asking myself Hey, why are you running? Hardtop Impala Blank checks and cannonballers Heard the whistle blow from the Wabash Can't borrow time with the cold cash

i got into this song during my first year of college (2022) and i just. fell in love. i love the guitar melody that plays to start the song and it just SCREAMS Sonic vibes. he'd listen to music like this in the car while going mach 5 because he fucking LOVES that 80s-inspired pop-rock music, yknow?

意味を求めて走り続けて (Keep running in search of meaning) 自分が誰かわからなくなる (I don't know who I am) 泣きそうだけど 負けたくないから (I feel like crying but I don't want to lose) 教えて (So tell me) 夜に馳せるこのゆらめきと (This flickering in the night) 思いのままに飛びまわって (Fly around as you please) もっと自由に駆けて行こうよ (Let's run more freely) 星を見上げてさ (Look up at the stars)

so i don't really have much for Marin but her inspiration is also ALL over the place. there's a couple songs but this once ive listened to for a long time and i just... love how this sounds. it definitely sounds like something she would sing, also! she is always seeking for something to do. she doesn't like being left alone with nothing to do. so this fits that idea of her.

Here in your arms I found my paradise My only chance for happiness And if I lose you now, I think I would die Oh, say you'll always be my baby, we can make it shine We can take forever, just a minute at a time More than a woman More than a woman to me More than a woman More than a woman to me

i find this as a dance song for her! Charity would be so involved at disco parties and dancing with David when she wants to. she shows her love through music and extroverted activities - she would love doing everything with her dad! this way, she brings some spark to him and allows him to be happy again, even with being on the run.

[justahillbillyfromouterspace]

The Wabash Cannonball ~ Roy Acuff

[whump-or-whatever]

Thanks @riverlett-arboreal for the tag

Rules: Make a new post and spell out your url with song titles, then tag as many people as there are letters in your url.

W- Western Movies by The Olympics

H- Home For a Rest by Spirit of the West

U- Uranium Fever by Elton Britt

M- Money Game, Pt. 2 by Ren

P- Pack Up Your Sorrows by Judy Collins

O- On The Road Again by Bob Dylan

R- Rapid Roy by Jim Croce

W- Wabash Cannonball by Pete Seeger

H- Honey Don’t by Carl Perkins

A- The Auctioneer by Leroy Van Dyke

T- There’s Better Things in Life by Jerry Reed

E- The Entertainer by Billy Joel

V- Venus by Frankie Avalon

E- Everyday by Buddy Holly

R- Red Hot by Billy Lee Riley

@averydistinctivewhump @lumpsbumpsandwhumps @whumpster-dumpster @realcanadianmoose @suspicious-whumping-egg @boowhumps @the-dump-of-whump @tired-echo @cryptidwritings @straight-to-the-pain @whumpsday @thoughtsonhurtandcomfort @just-a-silly-little-whumper @whump-it-like-its-hot @angelwhump

Sorry if y’all have already been tagged/done it

[doyourememberrocknrollradio]

Johnny Cash - "Wabash Cannonball"

[murderballadeer]

could you make a train playlist? it's ok if not of course no pressure

hiiii charlotte so since there are so many songs about trains (especially if you're into folk and country) i decided that if i was going to make a short-ish playlist as i have for these ask games i would have to narrow it down more. so the criterion i chose was songs with titles that reference a specific train or railroad line. so without further ado here it is:

tracklist under the cut

rock island line - lead belly

slidin' delta - mississippi john hurt

midnight special - odetta

wabash cannonball - the carter family

engine 143 - joan baez

the wreck of the old 97 - pete seeger

orange blossom special - johnny cash

the atlantic coastal line - charley pride

the city of new orleans - arlo guthrie

return of the grievous angel - gram parsons

guysborough train - stan rogers

[pick-and-shovel-laborer]

Scrooge, why are you so obsessed with money?

Because it's the story of my life. Every single coin and dollar bill I earn serves a momento of how I obtained it, like this penny I earned working as a cabin boy on the boat to America, and this quarter from the The Wabash Cannonball, and this buffalo nickel I earned in Buffalo, New York when I worked at a buffalo burger restaurant...and I intend to keep filling my life up with more memories.

[cbjustmusic]

Boxcar Willie—born Lecil Travis Martin (September 1, 1931 – April 12, 1999)—performing “Wabash Cannonball”. Paradoxically, even though Boxcar created a train persona, he spent over 25 years as a flight engineer in the U. S. Air Force. _____________________________ Wabash Cannonball Attributed to A.P. Carter

From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore To the green of flowing mountains by the south belt by the shore Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear that lonesome hobo squall We're riding through to Dixie on the Wabash Cannonball

"Our eastern states are dandy," so the people always say From New York to St. Louis and Chicago by the way From the hills of Minnesota where the rippling waters fall No changes can be taken on the Wabash Cannonball

Well, a-listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar As she glides along the woodland by the hills and by the shore Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear that lonesome hobo squall You're travelling through the jungle on the Wabash Cannonball

We rolled into Birmingham one cold December day As she pulled into the station, you could hear all the people say: "There's a gal out there from Texas, she's long and she's tall She's the combination of the Wabash Cannonball"

Well, a-listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar As she glides along the woodland by the hills and by the shore Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear that lonesome hobo squall We're travelling through to Dixie on the Wabash Cannonbal

Well, a-here's to Daddy Claxton, may his name forever stand And always be remembered throughout this great land His earthly race is over and we'll bear him to the pall And we'll carry him up to heaven on the Wabash Cannonball

Well, a-listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar As she glides along the woodland by the hills and by the shore Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear that lonesome hobo squall We're travelling through to Dixie on the Wabash Cannonball We're riding through the jungle on the Wabash Cannonball

[aut2imagineart]

I've really become obsessed with the Orion Drive spacecraft concept and continue to develop different ideas for it. This one is envisioned as a more personal spacecraft for a character for my Centauri universe which in my mind is evolving into an anthology of sorts. I call it the Wabash Cannonball as I imagine it traveling through space like a powerful 19th century train.

Along with being relatively smaller than the other Orion Drive ships I designed, I gave this ship three unique features. The first is that it uses a system called "dusty plasma radiators" for heat regulation. It works using conductive plasma manipulated by magnetic fields to heat up dust particles and cycle them out of the ship and back in. This adds to the steam engine vibe I was going for this ship. The second is it's equipped with a diffracting solar sail that's a mile in diameter for initial movement to a safe distance (aided by powerful laser arrays on planetary surfaces) before retracting and letting the Orion drive take over. Is is also unfurled to capture sunlight of an approaching star during it's deceleration procedure. The third is that habitable module at the front of the craft is detachable and equipped with fusion rockets in case of emergencies.

Other features are two space planes for planetary entry, RCS thrusters for maneuvering, several onboard maintenance drones for making repairs inside and outside the ship, and 16 turrets with projectile and laser weapon system for self defense.

I'm going to try to depict the character I imagine piloting this ship next as I already finished my Thanksgiving piece (just waiting for Thanksgiving day).

As always, comments and critiques are welcome.

[papermoonloveslucy]

TRAINSPOTTING!

Lucy and Railway Transportation

Before America was ruled by the automobile, train transportation was the way to go. Lucy makes tracks for the railroad in these unforgettable moments on the (laugh) tracks.  

As a young girl, Lucy would take the train from Jamestown to New York City, hoping to fulfill her dreams of becoming a performer. The train station is now part of the National Comedy Museum. 

1933 ~ Lucille Ball joined the Goldwyn Girls on a train headed west to Tinseltown. Left to right are Katherine Mauk,Rosalie Fromson, Mary Lange,  Vivian Keefer, Barbara Pepper, Theo Phane, and Lucille Ball.

1943 ~ Lucille Ball and other well-known stars set out on a Union Pacific special train to cross America promoting the sale of War Bonds. It began in Washington DC and went through 16 American cities before ending in San Francisco 21 days later.

Fancy Pants (1950) ~ Lucille Ball and Bob Hope pose atop a railroad handcar. 

“New Neighbors” (1952) ~ When Ethel is looking through the O’Brien’s belongings, she holds up a bronze of a man on horseback. She deems it “early Pullman.”  Pullman refers to railroad sleeping cars that were built and operated by the Pullman Company from 1867 to 1968. The cars were often decorated with inexpensive items that sometimes found their way into travelers’ suitcases!  

“Tennessee Ernie Visits” & “Tennessee Ernie Hangs On” (1954) ~ Ford sings the train-themed song "The Wabash Cannonball” waking Lucy and Ricky from a sound sleep, and then again just before Lucy enters as the 'wicked city woman.' The song’s first documented appearance was on sheet music published in 1882, titled “The Great Rock Island Route” and credited to J.A. Roff. A revised version was made famous by Roy Acuff in 1936. 

Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar As she glides along the woodland o'er the hills and by the shore. Hear the mighty rush of the engine hear the lonesome hobo's call As you travel across the country on the Wabash Cannonball.

“Getting Ready” (1954) ~ Thinking about how to get to Hollywood, Lucy considers the train. The brochure Lucy reads has the Union Pacific Railroad’s logo redacted. In reality, the Union Pacific did not operate East of the Mississippi, betraying the show’s Southern California roots!

LUCY (to Ricky): You know, on the train, you can see the country you're passing through. This is little Ricky's first chance to go across the United States, so don't you think you ought to get a chance to really see it?

“First Stop” (1955) ~ On their cross-country road trip, the gang takes refuge at One Oak Cafe and Cabins. Their rundown cabin is near an unseen (but loudly heard) railroad - which causes the entire building to shake!  

“Ricky Sells The Car” (1955) ~ In this episode we learn that the gang will return to NYC by train on the Union Pacific Railroad’s new Domeliner service on the City of Los Angeles train. A rift develops between the Ricardos and Mertzes when there aren’t enough tickets in the same class. Don Brodie plays the Union Pacific Railroad clerk.

Before he entered show business, William Frawley (Fred Mertz) worked as a stenographer for the Union Pacific Railroad. 

Frawley was featured in the 1945 Deanna Durbin film Lady on a Train. The Universal release also featured future “I Love Lucy” cast members Elizabeth Patterson (Mrs. Trumbull), Edward Everett Horton (Mr. Ritter), Allen Jenkins, Fred Aldrich, Joseph Crehan, Mike Lally, Sam Harris, and Sam McDaniel, who played a train porter, just as he would in...

“The Great Train Robbery” (1955) ~ Returning from Hollywood to New York, Lucy wreaks havoc on the City of Los Angeles train. 

As set up in the previous episode, Desilu had a partnership with Union Pacific Railroad. The line operated the City of Los Angeles train from 1936 to 1971, when Amtrak took over national train service in the USA. Although it is not mentioned, the train route terminated in Chicago, where, presumably, the foursome got a connecting train to New York City, perhaps the famed 20th Century Limited.

To simulate the emergency braking of a speeding train, Desi wanted more than just actors reacting to a jolting camera, so sets were built on a spring mechanism that was triggered by the emergency brake itself. When Lucy pulled the handle, it caused the entire set to lurch forward in a sudden movement. All this is demonstrated in the special features section of the DVD release. 

As part of the partnership with UPR, Desilu was granted permission to film aboard the real Domeliner train. As there was a nearby train station, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Kathryn Card, Frank Nelson (the conductor) and Sam McDaniel (the porter) were all featured in the location footage on the platform and doubles were not used. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, however, do not appear in any of the second unit location footage. This is the only time principal cast members (instead of doubles) went on location during the half-hour series.

Footage of Fred and Ethel enjoying the Domeliner’s dining car and lounge were cut when it was realized that movement outside the window did not line up with the episode’s continuity. Rare 16mm film footage of the scenes was discovered and allowed the cut scenes to be added to the 2005 DVD release.

The lounge, however, was recreated on the soundstage. The short scene of the Mertzes boarding the train on the platform (complete with sound), assisted by the Porter and the Conductor, was still included in future syndicated broadcasts.

“Lucy’s Italian Movie” (1956) ~ Opens in a crowded train compartment headed to Rome. Here Lucy meets a film director and thinks this is her big break. 

Band manager Fred failed to secure proper train acommodations for the overnight trip - forcing the gang into some unusual sleeping positions! 

“Lucy Hunts Uranium” (1958) ~ The hour-long episode opens in a train car headed to Las Vegas, where Ricky's band is booked to perform at the Sands Hotel and Casino. Establishing footage indicates that they are traveling on the Union Pacific Railroad. In reality, getting to Las Vegas by train from Connecticut would have meant many transfers and route changes.   

On the train they meet actor Fred MacMurray, who also gets uranium fever and races the Ricardos and Mertzes across the desert on a railroad handcar. 

“Lucy Visits the White House” (1963) ~ Lucy and Viv accompany their scout troop to Washington DC on the train. The episode features establishing footage of an actual train and station. 

The train makes stops in Greenview, Middlebrook, Flint Ridge, and Scottville. Like Danfield, all are fictional towns along a fictional railroad line.

Frank Nelson reprises his role as the frazzled train conductor, first played in “The Great Train Robbery”. 

When Lucy misses the train, she tries to catch up on horseback. This sequence was shot on the soundstage using a mechanical horse. Coincidentally, an early literary name for a train was ‘iron horse’. 

THE ‘FOREVER DARLING’ EXPRESS

Lucy and Desi board a special car provided by the Santa Fe Railroad to promote the film Forever Darling in early 1956.

The train was dubbed the “Forever Darling Special  with stops in Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, and Ball's hometown of Jamestown, New York.

Back in Los Angeles, with Desi Jr., they admire the train that served them on their busy promotional tour. Desi is proudly wearing the cowboy hat he’d been given in Fort Worth.

TRAIN DEPOTS

“Off to Florida” (1956) ~ When Lucy misplaces their train tickets to Miami Beach, she and Ethel must share a car ride to Florida with Edna Grundy, a woman they suspect might be a hatchet murderess.  At the end of the cross-fade between the second unit footage of the “North Miami” train station and the studio set of the same location, Lucy and Ethel’s doubles can be briefly glimpsed walking down the tracks on the left.

“Lucy and the Loving Cup” (1957) ~ Unable to tell where she is, Lucy gets off the subway train at the Flatbush Avenue station. 

LUCY: Pardon me. Can you tell me where the stairs are? STRAP-HANGER: Well, you'd better get off the train first. LUCY: I am off. STRAP-HANGER: You're telling me.

“Lucy Misses the Mertzes” (1957) ~ The scene at the Westport Train Station is in the best tradition of farce, with both couples narrowly missing one another in the same space.

“Lucy and the Mustache” (1960) ~ Disguised as Ernie Kovacs’ chauffeur, Lucy parks outside the Westport train station. 

“Lucy Wants a Career” (1959) ~ Lucy and Ricky only see each other at Grand Central Station, one of the most famous train stations ever built. There is establishing footage of Grand Central. 

“No More Double Dates” (1962) ~ At the Danfield Train Station, Lucy and Harry narrowly miss Viv and Eddie when trying to have independent dates.  When Lucy and Harry lie about missing their train, Eddie notes that the next one only makes one stop - in New Rochelle. The real-life New York town has already been mentioned several times in the series, establishing that Danfield (and nearby Ridgebury) are similar commuter suburbs of Manhattan.  

“Lucy Visits the White House” (1963) ~ Lucy gets off the train at the Greenview Station to hunt down sugar cubes to rebuild the cubs’ sugar cube White House. 

“Lucy is a Process Server” (1964) ~ Charged with serving Mr. Mooney, Lucy tracks him to the Danfield Train Station. 

“Main Street U.S.A.” (1967) ~ Lucy and Mr. Mooney arrive in the small town of Bancroft by train. 

TOY TRAINS

“The Attic” (1949) ~ An episode of Lucille Ball’s radio series in which George and Liz (Lucille Ball) clean out the attic and get locked in.  

GEORGE: Hey, look at that! My wonderful electric train.  LIZ: Well, I haven't heard you use that tone since you proposed.  GEORGE: Oh, gosh, I haven't seen this train in years. LIZ: Well, you certainly have no use for it now. Out it goes. GEORGE: Take your hand off that box! It stays! LIZ: Oh, George, don't be silly! GEORGE: Now, who's being silly? That train doesn't leave this house. LIZ: Now, that's being practical. There's nothing as useful as an electric train. In fact, we should get another one for me. We can race them every night before we go to bed!  GEORGE: Yeah. I guess you're right. Out it goes. LIZ: I'll let you keep your train if you let me keep my corsage collection. GEORGE: It's a deal!

LUCY: “Look out for the Super Chief! Woo Woo!”

“The Ricardos Change Apartments” (1953) ~ Lucy fills the apartment with Little Ricky’s toys, including a Lionel Electric Train Set, to convince him they need a larger apartment. 

“Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright” (1957) ~ Little Ricky is discovered playing with his Keystone Toy Railroad, a wooden train set made by the Keystone Manufacturing Company. The box is tucked under the bed.

“The ‘I Love Lucy’ Christmas Show” (1956) ~ Lionel Trains are under the Christmas tree for Little Ricky. 

“My behind-the-scenes memoris are just the toys on the set. The writers, Madelyn and Bob, gave me a Lionel Train set and that was a real big treat for me as a kid.” ~ Keith Thibodeaux (Little Ricky)

“Lucy and the Efficiency Expert” (1966) ~ Oliver Kasten (Phil Silvers) sits in front of red blow mold locamotives at the Grantland Toy Factory where Lucy is employed on the production line. 

THE SUBWAY

“Tennessee Ernie Visits” (1954) ~ Ernie explains the subway. 

ERNIE: I asked a fella how to get to the Rickerdos'. Well, he said, "Take the subway." Well, he pointed over there to a hole in the ground with some steps a-going down in it. I went down in there, and do you know what I saw?  A bunch of people a-standing there looking in a ditch. Well, here come two streetcars hooked up together. All that bunch of people come a-steamin' up there pushed me through that door, shut it up, and we took off like a scalded gander. Well, sir, we drove and drove and drove and do you know what? RICKY: What? ERNIE: That driver never got that thing out of that hole.

“Lucy and the Loving Cup” (1957) ~ When Lucy gets a loving cup stuck on her head, she must take the subway to Brooklyn to get it off. The episode features establishing footage of the New York Subway trains, although the footage was reversed. 

The subway car was recreated on the Desilu soundstage in Hollywood.