Ever wondered why there are so many songs about trains and the railroad in both blues and country music? Well, the railway was a means of escaping the harsh realities of life in the South ...

Many a pulp novel, matinee movie, and Broadway melodrama has used the aura of the railroad to tell its tale. But it was through popular American music that railroads really made their mark.

With 18 songs having charted on the country music charts, Confederate Railroad will bring its act to Buffalo Gap High School Dec. 14.