Here's some info on Life's Railway To Heaven:

"Life's Railway To Heaven" started out as a poem by William S. Hays (who wrote "Little log Cabin in the Lane") entitled the "Faithful Engineer" in 1886.

In 1890 the song, "Life's Railway To Heaven" was copyrighted by M. E. Abbey with music by Charles Tillman.

Hays republished his poem in 1895 calling it, "Old Hayseed's Railroad Idea of Life"

-Richie