The City of New Orleans-America's Love For The Train

The Amtrak of today we all ride is rooted in a rich legacy of America's historic railroads.  When we ride today's trains such as Amtrak's City of New Orleans between Chicago and New Orleans, we see the heritage of the Illinois Central in the the right of way we ride along, in the communities we pass through and many of the stations along the way.
Many of us know of The City of New Orleans from the Steve Goodman song made popular by Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Cash and many others.  Through its songs and literature, America truly does have a love for the train.