
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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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 |
5 comments:
Ahhhh... That is beautiful.
Awesome pic!
Alicia,
I know, right? It almost looks fake!
Dawn,
Yeah, I love my dad's pics. he is a great photographer. :)
Hi Jessica, I love your Dad's photo - beautiful !
Thanks for visiting my blog - we were away a little longer than planned - it's always lovely to hear from you... I love breaks from home but I must say it's so good to be back !
Aww, thanks! I'm so glad you're back! :)
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