Anyone else here recall a cartoon that was on either Global or TVOntario in the 80's about a magic train that would visit weird places?

No?  Well it bugged me until I invoked the power of google to find this:

http://www.angelfire.com/tv2/tvo2/secretrailroad.html

The reason I recall it is because there was an episode that parodied one of my favourite film genres, Alien.  I kept thinking, "Where did I see that being done in a cartoon?" and still couldn't remember the name of that particular show.  And now I know, it's The Secret Railroad.

This nostalgic moment brought to you by my mind's need to escape from an upcoming array of exams next week :P