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May 19, 2009
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![]() ![]() Casey Jones Dies on the Cannonball Express (1900)Jones was an American locomotive engineer whose main claim to fame, until his fateful run on the Cannonball Express, was his punctuality. On April 30, 1900, he was driving the Cannonball Express south on a dangerous, accident-prone run when he suddenly saw a stalled freight train ahead. Instead of jumping to safety, he stayed to slow his train, saving his coworkers and passengers but losing his own life in the process. Who wrote the ballad that immortalized him as a folk hero? More... Discuss |
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I know that's gotta be true! And since your birthday is soon...is that what you want for your birthday present? LOL! Socks and underwear is what you always tell me. I need some new ideas, Mike.
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