* 1900 – Casey Jones dies in a train wreck in Vaughn, Mississippi, while trying to make up time on the Cannonball Express.

*" The Ballad of Casey Jones " is a traditional song about railroad engineer Casey Jones and his death at the controls of the train he was driving.

The most famous blues ballads include those about John Henry and Casey Jones.

* The song " To the Dogs or Whoever " by Josh Ritter includes the stanza " Was it Casey Jones or Casey at the Bat who died out of pride and got famous for that?

A pair of American television appearances followed, as Jones received screen time in episodes of Ben Casey and The Farmer's Daughter.

On occasion, Hurt would use an open tuning and a slide, as he did in his arrangement of " The Ballad of Casey Jones ".

* April 30 – Casey Jones, American railway engineer ( b. 1863 )

* March 14 – Casey Jones, American railway engineer ( d. 1900 )

The famous railroad disaster which killed engineer Casey Jones took place in Yazoo County, just north of Vaughan, Mississippi, in 1900.

Famed railroad engineer J. L. " Casey " Jones moved from Jackson, Tennessee to Water Valley in 1893.

In 1878, American railroad legend Casey Jones got his first job with the railroad here, working as a telegrapher for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.

Railroad engineer Casey Jones was a frequenter of the town during his travels.

John Luther " Casey " Jones grave stone

Jackson was home to Casey Jones, the Illinois Central engineer who, before colliding with a stalled freight train near Vaughn, Mississippi, told his fireman to jump to safety but himself died at the throttle, saving the lives of all his passengers.

Casey Viator had seen fantastic results training under the direction of Jones, and Mentzer became very interested in this training philosophy.

The famous railroad accident that killed 37-year-old engineer Casey Jones happened near Vaughan in the early morning hours of April 30, 1900.

In attendance were Sim Webb, Casey ’ s fireman, and Janie Jones, Casey ’ s widow.

The Casey Jones Railroad Museum State Park at Vaughan was designated a State Park on April 27, 1980.

In 2004 the museum closed, and years later, the depot was moved to West, MS. Massena Jones, a former postmaster for Vaughan and a longtime resident, was also the author of a book entitled The Choo-Choo Stopped at Vaughn: a Vivid and Accurate Account of Casey Jones ' Fatal Train Crash at Vaughn, Mississippi published in 1982.

* " All That Glitters Is Not Gold " w. George A. Norton m. James W. Casey

When Dag Hammarskjold was negotiating the Middle East peace after Israel's 1956 invasion of Egypt, he soon found himself speaking the mysterious phrases of Cairo, a language as anarchic as Casey Stengel's.

Casey made some comment, but his mind was busy as he considered the man.

Casey kept his smile fixed, but some small inner disturbance was working on him as he thought again about Needham, who was eight or ten years older than the girl.

`` I'll get my references in order '', Needham said, and though he spoke with a smile, Casey somehow got the idea that he was not particularly amused.

`` Stop by any time, Casey ''.

Casey watched them go, still frowning absently and then dismissing the matter as he called for his check.

The wastebasket stood near the wall next to the divan, and the instant Casey picked it up he knew what had happened.

Casey heard the voice distinctly and he knew who it was, but it took him a while to make the mental readjustment and control the disturbance inside his head.

Casey believed that much.

Under normal circumstances Casey was a little fussy when people told him what to do with pictures he had taken.

`` But I meant what I said, Casey.

`` You do that '', Casey said.

He, Casey, had been scared for a while, but that had come mostly from the fact that he felt responsible.

Casey heard the click of the distant receiver before he could open his mouth, and it took him no more than three seconds to make his decision.

Only an occasional tip turned out to be a phony, and, like the police, Casey had made a point of running down all such suggestions and he did not hesitate this time.

Ralph Houk, successor to Casey Stengel at the Yankee helm, plans to bring the entire New York squad here from St. Petersburg, including Joe Dimaggio and large crowds are anticipated for both weekend games.

Bill Mazeroski, the World Series hero of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Casey Stengel, the former manager of the Yankees.

Mantle, it's apparent, resented Casey Stengel's attempts to push and prod him into the perfection the veteran manager saw as a thrilling possibility.

Nobody's mentioned it, but when ol' Casey Stengel takes over as boss of the New York Mets, he'll be the only baseballight ever to wear the uniform of all New York area clubs, past and present: Yankees, Dodgers, Giants, and now the Mets.

So did hostages Casey, Cleveland, and Mullen.

Finally, they traded Casey Fossum to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for José Cruz, Jr.

presented a staged concert from April 8 through April 11, 2010, with Sutton Foster as Nurse Fay Apple, Donna Murphy as Mayoress Cora Hoover Hooper, and Raul Esparza as Hapgood, with direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw.