Neo - honky - tonker Wayne Hancock's nickname is "The Train," and though it may appear convenient to give the native Texan the moniker simply because of the Dr. Seuss-style rhyme one can play with his first name, Hancock has earned an allegiance with perhaps country music's greatest symbol of both heartbreak and freedom (cited in country tunes such as including Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues," Gram Parsons' "Luxury Liner," and newbie-traditionalist Josh Turner's "Long Black Train," to name b