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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:
I'm cracking up at your "Back from the dead Edition"!
Great photos of the Green Bug!
Dear Jessica,
Nice to see you back!
great pictures!
♥ & ((hugs))
bindi
that bug is cute :)
welcome back? :)
Nice pictures!
Aw- lol, Dawn, thanks! I love your new picture, btw--gorgeous.:)
Bindi!! Thanks so much! :) I will be stopping by soon!
Arv,
I know, right? That was taken on a restaurant patio, the waitress said he hadn't moved off the table for like 4 days...weird little guy! :)
Thanks Lena! :) We shall see!
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