Monday, April 30, 2018

Casey Jones (1863-1900)

On this day in 1900, according to the Associated Press, "engineer John Luther "Casey" Jones of the Illinois Central Railroad died in a train wreck near Vaughan, Mississippi, after staying at the controls in a successful effort to save the passengers."

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John Luther "Casey" Jones
(1863-1900)

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