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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.
- John Luther Jones, March 14, 1863, Missouri, U.S.
- Train wreck
- Mount Calvary Cemetery, Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
- April 30, 1900 (aged 37), Vaughan, Mississippi, U.S.
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...
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...
- Elizabeth Nix
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...
30. Apr. 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.
30. Apr. 2024 · The legend of Casey Jones was immortalized in song, folklore, and literature, celebrating his life and heroic deeds. The ballad “The Ballad of Casey Jones,” penned by Wallace Saunders, an African-American engine wiper and friend of Jones, played a significant part in spreading the story across the United States.
30. Apr. 2024 · Casey Jones (born March 14, 1864, southeastern Missouri, U.S.—died April 30, 1900, near Vaughan, Miss.) was an American railroad engineer whose death as celebrated in the ballad “Casey Jones” made him a folk hero.
