In train and song, 'Wabash Cannonball' is linked to Omaha rail history

The original tune for the folk song "Wabash Cannonball" was by a Rock Island freight agent working in Council Bluffs when ...
Wane

All aboard! Wabash Cannonball comes to Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Hundreds of lucky travelers got the chance to take a trip aboard a piece of our nation’s history. The Wabash Cannonball, or Steam Locomotive Number 765, traveled from Fort ...
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Metroparks Meetup: Exploring Cannonball Prairie Metropark

From Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, to Bing Crosby and Chuck Berry, the “Wabash Cannonball” song had been popularized by so many artists through the years that the Wabash Railroad finally turned the ...
Reading Eagle

County redevelopment authority, Colebrookdale Railroad to renovate historic train car

The Berks County Redevelopment Authority on Tuesday voted to accept a donated historic observation train car, the Diplomat, with the intention of renovating it. The Diplomat was built for service on ...
Sioux City Journal

In train and song, 'Wabash Cannonball' is linked to Nebraska rail history

The original tune for the folk song "Wabash Cannonball" was by a Rock Island freight agent working in Council Bluffs at the ...