Elizabeth II, she had told him how much she enjoyed the song. In 2001, Gordon Lightfoot's "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" was honoured as one of the Canadian MasterWorks by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada. The song has been covered by John Mellencamp and George Hamilton IV (#3Can), among others. James Keelaghan performed the song on the Lightfoot tribute album, Beautiful. In the summer of 2004, the song was performed by that year's Canadian Idol Top 6. "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" has become one of Lightfoot's signature songs, and for years, he has concluded many though not all of his concerts by performing it. See also Anthems and nationalistic songs of Canada List of train songs References External links CBC video clip AVTrust.ca - Gordon Lightfoot's "Canadian Railroad Trilogy", MasterWorks recipient 2001 (video clip) 1967 songs Canadian Centennial Canadian patriotic songs Gordon Lightfoot songs Songs about trains Songs based on Canadian history Songs written by Gordon Lightfoot Rail transport in Canada