Matsumoto was inspired to create Galaxy Express 999 by the idea of a steam train running through the stars in the novel Night on the Galactic Railroad by Kenji Miyazawa.
Night on the Galactic Railroad, a Japanese novel by Kenji Miyazawa, written around 1927
Furusato claims he got the inspiration for the title track from Kenji Miyazawa's Night on the Galactic Railroad; it is about following ones dreams even if they are almost impossible to reach.
Saturday Night Live | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Pennsylvania Railroad | Twelfth Night | Union Pacific Railroad | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Late Night with David Letterman | Monday Night Football | Saturday Night Fever | Underground Railroad | Friday Night Lights | New York Central Railroad | Night Gallery | Three Dog Night | Silent Night | Friday Night Lights (TV series) | Alaska Railroad | Hockey Night in Canada | Sunday Night Football | Night of the Living Dead | Erie Railroad | Black-crowned Night Heron | A Little Night Music | NBC Sunday Night Football | Long Day's Journey into Night | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Central Pacific Railroad | Illinois Central Railroad | First Transcontinental Railroad |