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Casey Jones. John Luther " Casey " Jones (March 14, 1863 – April 30, 1900) was an American railroader who was killed when his passenger train collided with a stalled freight train in Vaughan, Mississippi . Jones was a locomotive engineer for the Illinois Central Railroad, based in Memphis, Tennessee, and Jackson, Mississippi.
2. Dez. 2016 · Casey Jones was a locomotive engineer who became a folk hero after his death in a train crash in 1900 was commemorated in a number of songs. According to legend, Jones died with one hand on the...
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2. Apr. 2014 · Casey Jones was a railroad engineer known for his speed who died in 1900, when he collided with another train. He was immortalized as an American folk hero with the release of Wallace...
30. Apr. 2024 · On the early morning of April 30, 1900, the tranquility of Vaughan, Mississippi, was shattered by a tragic train wreck that would immortalize one man as an American folk hero. This is the story of John Luther “Casey” Jones, an engineer for the Illinois Central Railroad, whose actions in the face of imminent disaster have become ...
7. Mai 2024 · Though the last train left Water Valley, Mississippi, in 1982, the legend of Casey Jones and what Greil Marcus called the “old, weird America” is alive in part through tributes by artists like the Grateful Dead, as well as through the dedication of locals in towns like Water Valley.
17. Aug. 2023 · The legend of Casey Jones remains alive today in music and pop culture. But the real story is about a serious crash and an act of heroism.
30. Apr. 2015 · That legend was a legacy of bitterness to Janie Jones, Casey’s wife, mother of his daughter and two sons. For the next 58 years she lived with The Ballad of Casey Jones—and with the...
