Contributed by John Martin

IT’S A MIGHTY ENGINE
BUT TERRIBLY SLOW
THAT’S BECAUSE
IT’S POWERED BY COAL

A CREW OF FOUR
WHAT MAKES IT GO,
AND ALL THEM FELLAS
IS SOURDOUGHS.

MATANUSKA EXPRESS: CHOO-CHOO

PALMER TO CHICKALOON
CAN’T GET THERE TOO SOON
EVEN WITH A STOP IN SUTTON
PLAN TO ARRIVE BY NOON

LEAVES PALMER
RIGHT ON TIME
SOMETIMES SEVEN
OTHER TIMES NINE

ONCE IT’S HEADIN’
UP THE TRACK
HANG ON TIGHT
‘CAUSE IT AIN’T TURNIN’ BACK

MATANUSKA EXPRESS: ALL ABOARD

MATANUSKA RIVER
FLOWIN’ ON THE RIVER
CARROT FIELDS
ALSO IN SIGHT

CABBAGES AND TATERS
TO SEE SOME SAY
BUT THIS HERE RUN
AIN’T GOIN’ THAT WAY

MATANUSKA EXPRESS: CLICKETY CLACK

TALKEETNA’S ON THE LEFT
CHUGACH’S ON THE RIGHT
MOUNTAINOUS BEAUTIES
GIVE AN AWESOME SIGHTS

WITH EYES PEELED SHARPLY
YOU MAY SNEAK A PEEK
AS WE CROSS THE TRESTLE
OVER RAMBLIN’ MOOSE CREEK

MATANUSKA EXPRESS: TOOT-TOOT

PULLING INTO SUTTON
IS ALWAYS A THRILL
OWES ITS EXISTENCE
TO WISHBONE HILL

SOON COULD CAUSE
SOMETHIN’ TO OCCUR
THE LONG AWAITED
JONESVILLE SPUR???

MATANUSKA EXPRESS: CLEAR THE TRACK

CHUGGIN’ OUT OF SUTTON
OLD ESKA CREEK WE CROSS
THEY TRY TO PUSH IT FASTER
TO MAKE UP TIME WE LOST

THE GRADE TO GRANITE CREEK
BASICALLY IS MILD
BUT LOOKIN’ ON TOWARD PINNACLE PEAK
THE RIDE STARTS GETTIN’ WILD

MATANUSKA EXPRESS: FOOD SERVICE – NOT!!!

KING AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS
ABOVE US THEY DO LOOM
BUT THEY DON’T BLOCK THE WAY
AS WE ROAR INTO CHICKALOON

WE ARRIVE ON TIME
BUT THINKIN’ BACK
WE REALLY WANT TO THANK
THOSE FEARLESS FOLK WHO TOILED AWAY
TO LAY THIS DOGGONE TRACK

MATANUSKA EXPRESS: END OF THE LINE