Covers:

1931:

Charlie Poole [as Milwaukee Blues]

1957:

Pete Seeger [as Jay Gould's Daughter; Jay Gould (1836-1892) possessed a couple of railroad lines, the Union Pacific being one of them]

1957:

Carl Sandburg [idem; crediting Charlie Poole]

1977:

Red Clay Ramblers [as Milwaukee Blues]

1978:

Buell Kazee [as Jay Gould's Daughter; posthumous release]

2000:

Erik Darling [idem]

2011:

Carolina Chocolate Drops [as Milwaukee Blues]

2015:

Happy Traum [as Jay Gould's Daughter]