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Re: "'Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius died
Author: Hutch 7.62
Date: 02-02-2012 - 21:16

Pdxrailtransit Wrote:
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> Soul Train originated in Chicago, and as most of
> us are aware, many blacks migrated north from the
> Mississippi Delta on the Illinois Central. The IC
> and the GM&O were celebrated in many blues songs.
> Smokestack Lightning was inspired by the spectacle
> of steam locomotives at night. Railroads, I think,
> were still a large part of black culture at a time
> when whites were losing touch with our railroad
> heritage. The showed aired in LA at 11am for years
> (on KHJ Channel 9, if memory serves,) and I rarely
> missed watching it. R.I.P. Don
> Cornelius.

Funny....... I always thought The Soul train involved a Caltrain F-40 and 5-6 Caltrain Bilevels on a limited stop run.

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