"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" is a popular song written by Harry Warren with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
It was sung by Judy Garland (1922-1969), with support from cast actors Ben Carter, Marjorie Main, Virginia O'Brien, Ray Bolger, and the MGM Studios Chorus.
[1] At one point in mid-1945, versions by Mercer, Bing Crosby, and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra were on the hit chart simultaneously.
In late September, the Crosby version, first to make the chart, was joined by one by Judy Garland and the Merry Macs close-harmony back-up group (1920s to 2000).
[2][3] Despite mentions in the poetically lyrics of the song written by Johnny Mercer, the A.T.& S.F.