Iron Thunder Road

Cast iron block in Schenectady cold

Four-stroke rumble that could shake the mold Black soot rolling when the

throttle bit down Heaviest iron pulling out of town They didn't sprint,

no, they dragged the hill

Four thousand horses on an iron will

Buried in the cut when the market got fast Pressed to the

line with no time to cast A rush in the shop and

the coolant ran thin

That ALCO thunder shook the mountain pass Built out of steel that

was forged to last One bad break in the factory line Broke

their back at the end of time

Yeah, ALCO power in the cold dark rain

(never run that hard again)

Two-forty-four prime mover started ticking in the heat

Blown gaskets weeping on the gravel at their feet The rivals took

the mainline with a cheaper,

cleaner frame Left a titan in the boneyard with an unforgotten name

Still feel that rumble down along the siding track

That ALCO thunder shook the mountain pass Built out of steel that

was forged to last One bad break in the factory line Broke

their back at the end of time

Yeah, ALCO power in the cold dark rain

(never run that hard again)

Rugged and smoking

till the final turn.

Iron don't cry...

It just lets the fire burn out.