"Driver 8" is the second single from American musical group R.E.M.'s third album, Fables of the Reconstruction. Released in September 1985, the song peaked at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It was not released in Europe and did not chart in the United States. The song refers to the Southern Crescent, a passenger train that was operated by the Southern Railroad until 1979, and continues today (with fewer stops) as the Amtrak Crescent. The music video shows Chessie System trains running around Clifton Forge, Virginia.