Who wrote the song that follows the same notes as the folk song about a fictional train, thought to have originated in the late 19th century by The Carter Family, but its lyrics eulogise trucks and truckers rather than trains ?
Big Wheel Cannonball: "Big Wheel Cannonball" (title sometimes given as Big Wheel Cannon Ball) is a song written by Vaughn Horton. Big Wheel Cannonball:  It follows the same notes as the folk song "Wabash Cannonball" by The Carter Family, but its lyrics eulogise trucks and truckers rather than trains. Wabash Cannonball: "The Wabash Cannonball" is an American folk song about a fictional train, thought to have originated in the late 19th century.
Vaughn Horton.