I used to live in a place called Omemee out there in Northern Ontario and behind our house we used to have a railroad track. Seemed like it was a couple of miles back then but I'm sure it was probably only about 200 feet. I wasn't very big. If I had some spare change I used to like go out there and put a little of it down on the track and watch the big train to come by and flatten it. Here's the story about a big train and a man who worked on it. Neil Young Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand, Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 17, 1985

Southern Pacific is a fun song i wrote on a walk along the ridge at Broken Arrow Ranch back there somewhere. Neil Young NYA Letters To The Editor November 10, 2021