<P> `` City of New Orleans '' is a folk song written by Steve Goodman ( and first recorded for Goodman 's self - titled 1971 album ) , describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad 's City of New Orleans in bittersweet and nostalgic terms . </P>
<P> `` City of New Orleans '' is a folk song written by Steve Goodman ( and first recorded for Goodman 's self - titled 1971 album ) , describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad 's City of New Orleans in bittersweet and nostalgic terms . </P>
what is the song the city of new orleans about
what is the song the city of new orleans about
describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad 's City of New Orleans in bittersweet and nostalgic terms
describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad 's City of New Orleans in bittersweet and nostalgic terms