
Thomas D. Mangelsen
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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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Thanks for the comments about my picture JEssica! How is your search going, did you get that house you looked at? Here is wishing you a wonderful blessed day!. Love this blue pic by the way...
Hey Lina! Nope someone else got it, but there are others we are looking at. :)Not too much of a setback. Thanks for thinking of me.
Lovely pix! Just simply alluring...:)
Stunning photo..!
Love the different shades of blue(my favourite colour)...
I only wish I had more free time to browse blogs, it's a form of travel that I'm learning to love..!
Have a great w/end :)
Just wow.
Real Live,
I know right? This is my favorite piece of his. I WILL be traveling to Africa to find them. You are right--"just wow." There is nothing more really to say. I'm glad you enjoyed him.
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