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. He was noted for his ...

Apr 2, 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...

Dec 2, 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...

Dec 24, 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.

The series is set in the late 19th century, featuring the adventures of railroad engineer Casey Jones and the crew of the Cannonball Express steam locomotive, fireman Wallie Sims and conductor Redrock Smith, working for the Midwest and Central Railroad.

Aug 17, 2023 · Tuesday was railroad engineer Casey Jones’ would-be 159th birthday. His life was cut short at 37 in a railroad crash. The infamous accident eventually made him a folk hero, with numerous ballads written about him throughout history, including tunes …

Jonathan Luther Jones, popularly known as Casey Jones, was an American railroad worker and locomotive engineer. He became a folk hero when he lost his life trying to save his passengers in an accident. The accident occurred when Jones’ train collided with …

The crash of April 30, 1900, serves as a poignant reminder of the risks and responsibilities borne by railroad workers. Casey Jones’s legacy lives on, a hero of the rails whose life ended too soon but whose story will forever be a part of American folklore.

Casey Jones, that heroic railroad engineer of the Cannonball, was known as the man who always brought the train in on time. He would blow the whistle so it started off soft but would increase to a wail louder than a banshee before dying off.

Dec 2, 2019 · Read the story of that tragic night in April 1900 when Casey Jones became a man around whom a legend grew. John Luther Jones was born March 14, 1863, first worked on a railroad in Kentucky and at age 25 had enough seniority to join the Illinois Central.