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Date: 06/20/07 22:43
Orange Blossom Special
Author: bnsfbob

Cool site on the Orange Blossom Special (the train and the song):

http://www.homestead.com/deenotes/johncash.html

Turn up the sound on your PC.

Enjoy,

Bob

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Date: 06/20/07 23:05
Re: Orange Blossom Special
Author: NH2006

Nice find!

Try this for the Johnny Cash version with UP 844:
http://www.trainorders.com/avshare/wrapper/movie_wrapper.php?id=2000


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Date: 06/21/07 10:16
Re: Orange Blossom Special
Author: retcsxcfm

The information noted in the first paragraph is in error.Never in it's entire history was the OBS ever a streamline train.All Pullman and all heavyweight.It started in 1925 and lasted until spring 1953.

Uncle Joe

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Date: 06/21/07 10:47
Re: Orange Blossom Special
Author: poffcapt

Interesting. Post card is from 1930 - 1950 era.

BLS

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Date: 06/21/07 10:56
Re: Orange Blossom Special
Author: poffcapt

The 844/Johnny Cash piece is excellent. That is a candidate for the better files on U Tube.

BLS

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Date: 06/21/07 13:45
Re: Orange Blossom Special
Author: NYCSTL8

J.C. did a couple of live albums in the late '60's, from Folsom and San Quentin. One of those has a spirited "OBS" on it that really rolls down the track.

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Date: 06/21/07 22:34
Re: Orange Blossom Special
Author: scottp

There are some rousing versions of that song, but the sexiest one I ever witnessed was by Elana James (formerly Elana Fremmerman) of Hot Club of Cowtown.

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