The wood burning steam locomotive at right is the same type of train that began service from Chattanooga to points north and south in the late 1800s and inspired one of music's most recognizable songs -- "The Chattanooga Choo".  The song popularized by Glenn Miller was the first Gold Record ever.  It was featured in the 1941 movie "Sun Valley "Serenade".   Take a listen...

http://youtu.be/QzHIn5S-RbY

For our loyal German follower, the tune of Chattanooga Choo Choo made its way to Deutschland.  Udo Lindenberg, a German version of Bob Dylan, adapted the tune of Chattanooga Choo Choo in one of his most famous songs -- Sonderzug nach Pankow (Special train service to Pankow).  Recorded in 1983, seven years before German reunification, the song originated from the refusal of eastern German authorities to allow Lindenberg a concert in the German Democratic Republic (GDR).


http://youtu.be/J2BVlSP_g18