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The historic figure Casey Jones was a dues-paying member of two unions. [20] Songs about or related to Jones or the crash include: "Casey's Last Ride" – Kris Kristofferson "J C Cohen" a parody by Allan Sherman "Casey Jones" – Johnny Cash “Casey Jones” – Elizabeth Cotten "Do The Paranoid Style" – Bad Religion "Casey Jones ...
The engine was cosmetically restored as Illinois Central No. 382 and was put on display at the Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum, later opening that same year. [4] [3] In 1980, the Casey Jones Village was established, and Jones' home and No. 382 were moved to the new plaza, with the museum reopening a year later in 1981. [4]
The Casey Jones Railroad Museum State Park at Vaughan was designated a State Park on April 27, 1980. The museum began as a project of Massena Jones (no relation) in a building he owned across the road from the present site. The centerpiece of it was the damaged bell that was salvaged from the wreck site.
“A huge vigil just took place near the crash site where HS seniors Semaj Morris and Giselle Smith lost their lives last Wednesday at 610 and St. Bernard,” the caption read. “After suspected ...
1900 Casey Jones's final run, Vaughan, Mississippi; 1 killed (Jones); everyone else escaped with varying degrees of injury. Inspired several different ballads about the incident [43] [44] 1900 Camp Creek train wreck, McDonough, Georgia; 39 killed.
Snow and ice played part in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 70 near the town of Casey Sunday afternoon. According to Illinois State Police, the crash involved at least 40 vehicles and closed ...
It was the 14th fatal crash of a U.S. airliner in 15 years, but the 2009 disaster would become a turning point in American aviation. In the following years, the crash site was transformed into a ...
April 30 – United States – The Cannonball Express pulled by Illinois Central 382, en route from Memphis, Tennessee to Canton, Mississippi, with John "Casey" Jones as engineer, collided with a stalled freight train at Vaughan, Mississippi. The engineer of the Cannonball, Casey Jones, was the only fatality. [citation needed]