"Downtown Train" is a song by Tom Waits and taken from his ninth studio album Rain Dogs. In 1989 it was covered by Rod Stewart and topped the single charts in Canada. It went to number 3 in the United States, number 10 in the United Kingdom, number 13 in Ireland, number 16 in Finland, number 29 in Australia and number 30 in New Zealand. It also been covered by Patty Smyth and Bob Seger.