▁ ▁" Step ▁by ▁Step " ▁maintained ▁Edd ie ▁R abb itt ' s ▁c ros so ver ▁appeal ▁when ▁the ▁single ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁number ▁five ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁ 4 0 . ▁ ▁Chart ▁performance ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 1 ▁singles ▁Category : 1 9 8 1 ▁songs ▁Category : E dd ie ▁R abb itt ▁songs ▁Category : B ill board ▁Hot ▁Country ▁Songs ▁number - one ▁singles ▁Category : R PM ▁Country ▁Tra cks ▁number - one ▁singles ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Edd ie ▁R abb itt ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁David ▁Mal loy ▁Category : S ong ▁record ings ▁produced ▁by ▁David ▁Mal loy ▁Category : E le kt ra ▁Records ▁singles ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Even ▁Stevens ▁( song writer ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁and ▁Sav ann ah ▁Inter urban ▁Railway ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 3 - mile ▁inter urban ▁electric ▁railway ▁that ▁ran ▁between ▁St . ▁Joseph , ▁Missouri ▁and ▁Sav ann ah , ▁Missouri ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁Railway , ▁Light , ▁He at ▁and ▁Power ▁Company , ▁which ▁operated ▁the ▁t rol ley ▁system ▁in ▁St . ▁Joseph . ▁ ▁It ▁began , ▁on ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Great ▁Western ▁Rail road . ▁It ▁consisted ▁of ▁three ▁wooden ▁cars