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- "Ragtime Engineer, The" (Sam M. Lewis, Clay Smith), published 1912
- "Rail, op. 57" (Wilfred Josephs), soundtrack for Rail, 1967 documentary for British Transport Films directed by Geoffrey Jones
- "Rail Rhythm" by Cab Calloway
- "Rail Road March, The" (Charles Meineke), copyrighted July 3, 1828, see "The Carrollton March"
- "Rail Song, The" by Adrian Belew
- "Railroad", separate songs, artists followed by composers: The Bee Gees (Billy Lawrie, Maurice Gibb), Grand Funk Railroad (Mark Farner, Lee Hazlewood (Lee Hazlewood), Lonely Drifter Karen (Tanja Frinta, Marc Meliá Sobrevias), Melanie (Melanie Safka), Preacher Boy & The Natural Blues, Status Quo (Francis Rossi, Kenny Young), Piero Umiliani (Piero Umiliani), The Zutons (The Zutons)
- "Railroad Angels" by Felix Pappalardi
- "Railroad Baby" (Justine Electra) by Justine Electra
- "Railroad Bill" (Traditional) by Dave Alvin, Joan Baez, Etta Baker, Andrew Bird, Andy Breckman, Greg Brown, Cephas & Wiggins, Crooked Still, Lonnie Donegan, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Vera Hall, David Holt & Doc Watson, Cisco Houston, Frank Hovington, Frank Hutchison, Taj Mahal, J. E. Mainer & His Mountaineers, Roger McGuinn, The New Christy Minstrels, Riley Puckett, Hobart Smith, Roba Stanley, Bob Stanley & Bill Peterson, Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers, Andrew Bird, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- "Railroad Blues", separate songs, artists followed by composers: Beastie Boys (Beastie Boys); Woody Guthrie (Woody Guthrie, instrumental adapted from traditional "Cripple Creek"); Wayne Hancock, 2001 (Wayne Hancock); Roy Bargy & Benson Orchestra of Chicago, 1920, Luckey Roberts, 1958 (Luckey Roberts); Louis Armstrong, 1953, Trixie Smith, 1925 (Trixie Smith); Norman Blake, 1977 (Traditional); Townes Van Zandt (Townes Van Zandt)
- "Railroad Boomer, The" (Carson Robison, 1929) by Cisco Houston (recorded as "The Rambler"), Carson Robison & Frank Luther
- "Railroad Boy" (Traditional) by Joan Baez, The Blues Project, The Goldebriars, Gov't Mule
- "Railroad Bum" by Tex Morton
- "Railroad Bum, A" by Jim Reeves
- "Railroad Days", separate songs with this title, artists followed by composers: Poco (Paul Cotton), Bob Seger (Bob Seger)
- "Railroad Earth", by Railroad Earth
- "Railroad Jim" (Nat Vincent) by Edward Meeker, 1916
- "Railroad Lady" by Jimmy Buffett
- "Railroad Man" by Eels
- "Railroad Man" by Murray McLauchlan
- "Railroad Man Blues", separate songs with this title: Clifford Gibson, New Orleans Willie Jackson
- "Railroad Porter Blues" by Sylvester Weaver, circa 1928
- "Railroad Section Gang, The" by Peerless Quartet, circa 1910
- "Railroad Song" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- "Railroad Song, The" by Jim Croce
- "Railroad Steel" (Dan Baird) by The Georgia Satellites
- "Railroad Tracks" (Weldon Bonner) by Juke Boy Bonner
- "Railroad Tramp" (Traditional) by Dock Boggs
- "Railroad Worksong" by Notting Hillbillies
- "Railroading on the Great Divide" (Sara Carter Bayes, 1952) by The Carter Family, Bill Clifton, New Lost City Ramblers
- "Railroadin' and Gamblin'" (Traditional) by Uncle Dave Macon, New Lost City Ramblers
- "Railroadin' Some" (Henry Thomas) by Rory Block, Henry Thomas
- "Railroads and Riverboats" by Jim Croce
- "Raised by the Railroad Line" by The Seldom Scene
- "Raising Steam" by Jethro Tull
- "Rambler, The" (Traditional, see "Railroad Boomer") by Cisco Houston
- "Ramblin' Man" (Hank Williams) by Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, Cat Power, Hackensaw Boys, Ronnie Hawkins, Frankie Laine, Kieran Kane, The Residents, Del Shannon, Hank Williams, Hank Williams, Jr., Robin & Linda Williams, Robin & Linda Williams, Yat-Kha, Steve Young
- "Ramblin' on My Mind" (Robert Johnson) by Tab Benoit, Rory Block, Del Bromham, The Chesterfield Kings, Eric Clapton, Arthur Crudup, Peter Green, Robert Johnson, Robert Lockwood, Jr., John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Lucinda Williams, Jesse Colin Young
- "Rambling Blues" by Johnny Shines
- "Rambling Hobo" (Traditional) by Doc Watson & Clarence Ashley
- "Reckless Motorman, The" (Traditional) by Mike Seeger
- "Red and Green Signal Lights" by G. B. Grayson & Henry Whitter
- "Red Ball to Natchez" by Delmore Brothers and Wayne Raney
- "Red Streamliner" (Bill Payne, Fran Tate) by Little Feat
- "Refrigerator Car" by Spin Doctors
- "Reuben" by Rob Ickes
- "Reuben's Train", also titled "Ruben's Train" (Traditional) by Ray Charles, The Deighton Family, The Dillards, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Tony Furtado, Beppe Gambetta & Tony Trischka, Josh Graves, The David Grisman Bluegrass Experience, Michael Hurley, Harry Manx, Frank Proffitt, Sparky & Rhonda Rucker, The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers, Billy Strange & Don Parmley, Doc Watson, Doc & Merle Watson, Eric Weissberg & Marshall Brickman
- "Ride That Train" (Greg Cartwright, Oblivians) by Oblivians
- "Ride the Train" by Alabama
- "Ride This Train" by Altar Boys (Steve Griffith), The Canton Spirituals (Harvey Watkins, Harvey Watkins, Jr.), Mel McDaniel
- "Ridin on the Cottonbelt" by Johnny Cash
- "Ridin' with the Driver" by Motörhead
- "Riding in de Limited Train" (Frank Dumont), published 1880
- "Riding on a Railroad" by James Taylor
- "Riding on That Train 45" (Traditional, version of "Train 45") by Wade Mainer & Zeke Morris, New Lost City Ramblers
- "Riding on the Dummy Line" (Sam Booth, F.G. Carnes), published 1885
- "Riding That Midnight Train" by Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, Doc Watson
- "Right Track Wrong Train" by Cyndi Lauper
- "Rise and Fall of the Steam Railroad, The" (Eldon Rathburn) by Eldon Rathburn
- "Roamer, The" (Traditional) by Cisco Houston
- "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk", chant from the University of Kansas (1866)
- "Rock Island Blues" (Furry Lewis) by Furry Lewis
- "Rock Island Line" (Traditional, often attributed to Lead Belly) by Long John Baldry, The Beatles, Harry Belafonte, Rory Block, Brothers Four, Johnny Cash, Don Cornell, Dick Curless, Bobby Darin, Lonnie Donegan, Snooks Eaglin, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Stan Freberg, Gateway Singers, Johnny Horton, Grandpa Jones, Journeymen, Chris Thomas King, Lead Belly, Mano Negra, Roger McGuinn, Odetta, Carl Perkins, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Rooftop Singers, Pete Seeger, Ringo Starr, The Tarriers, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, The Travellers, The Weavers, Dan Zanes
- "Rock 'N Roll Train" (Angus Young, Malcolm Young) by AC/DC
- "Rocket, The" Fred Eaglesmith
- "Roll on Buddy" by Aunt Molly Jackson, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Doc Watson
- "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms" (Lester Flatt) by Roy Acuff, Boxcar Willie, Glen Campbell, Roy Clark, David Alan Coe, Billy "Crash" Craddock, Guy Davis, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, Flatt & Scruggs, The Grascals, Lloyd Green, Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely, George Jones, Sleepy LaBeef, The Legendary Shack Shakers, Rose Maddox, Jimmy Martin, The New Lost City Ramblers, Norma Jean, Buck Owens, Dolly Parton, Jerry Reed, David Rogers, Leon Russell, The Stonemans, The String Cheese Incident, Conway Twitty, Doc Watson, Willie Nelson
- "Roots Train" by Junior Murvin
- "Roundhouse Blues" by Moby Grape
- "Roust-a-bout" by Flatt & Scruggs
- "R R Express" by Rose Royce
- "Rude Boy Train" by Desmond Dekker
- "Rudy" by Supertramp
- "Runaway Train", separate songs with this title, artists followed by composers: Jeff Berlin (Jeff Berlin); Blue Rodeo (Greg Keelor, Jim Cuddy); Rosanne Cash, Crooked Still, (John Stewart); Kasey Chambers (Kasey Chambers, Werchon); Joe Cocker (Ollie Marland); Vernon Dalhart (Robert E. Massey; Harry Warren, Carson Robison); Eliza Gilkyson (Eliza Gilkyson);, Guitar Shorty (Tommy McCoy); Ray Wylie Hubbard (Ray Wylie Hubbard); Elton John (Bernie Taupin, Elton John, Olle Romo); Henry Mancini (Henry Mancini); Steve Morse Band (Steve Morse); John Stewart (John Stewart); Stray Cats (Brian Setzer); Soul Asylum (Dave Pirner); Randy Travis (Jerry Steve Smith, Larry Gatlin); Dale Watson (Dale Watson)
- "Runaway Trains" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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