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Metaphor and metres in "I like to see it lap the miles" By Emily Dickhson.

The overriding metaphor seems to compare the train to the concept of a horse.  The "lap the miles," is referential to the horse on the track, and the first stanza's actions are all analogous to horses.  In the final stanza, the idea of "neigh" is also something that makes the train similar to the horse.  I think seeing it in this sense makes train transportation quaint and powerful.