When I was growing up in Harrison, New York, we lived about a mile from the train station. I didn’t sleep well as a kid, anxious about all sorts of things. But nothing calmed my anxiety, at least temporarily, like the quiet night-time sound of the train passing through. I have always considered trains to be these soothing, but powerful marvels of technology.
In 1985 I went to see an intense action movie called Runaway Train. After the engineer has a heart attack, the train barrels down the track at faster and faster speeds.
These two memories infused this instrumental, “Train Time.” Once the song kicks off it’s kinda relentless, especially with Ron Krasinski’s almost-insane drumming, and Fett’s propulsive bass part. When I was writing songs in my 20s and early 30s I wrote several rhythmically driving, just-this-side-of-going-off-the-tracks songs, like “Day of Rest” and “A Step Along the Way,” which some of you may be familiar with from my first CD. But that kind of song hasn’t flowed from wherever, into my brain, and then into my fingers, in a very long time. It was a welcome surprise for me, and I hope you enjoy it too.
Thanks for listening.
Ned Andrew
Train Time
Music and Lyrics Copyright 2025, Ned Andrew Solomon
Recorded at: Azalea Studio, Nashville, TN
Recording, Engineering, & Production: Fett
Acoustic & Electric Guitars: Ned Andrew Solomon
Bass & Percussion: Fett
Drums: Ron Krasinski
Videography: Bernie Lynette
Executive & Video Production: Gina Lynette
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