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The Cannonball Express - The famed
Engine No.382 (4-6-0) a.k.a. "The Cannonball Express" (a
ten-wheeler, 1890s steam engine from the Illinois Central Railroad)
appeared on the railroad adventure CASEY JONES/SYN/1957.
Veteran actor Alan Hale, Jr. starred as John Luther "Casey" Jones,
the legendary railroader on the Northwest and Central R.R. who lived
in the town of Jackson, Tennessee and rode The Cannonball Express
on its many adventures.
Casey's colleagues included:
- Bobby Clark as Casey Jr., a young engineer
- Eddie Waller as Red Rock, the conductor
- Dub Taylor as Wallie Sims, the train's fireman
- Pat Hogan as Sam Peachpit, an American Indian
- Mary Lawrence as Casey's wife, Alice
- Cinders, the dog
Theme Song Lyrics
Stop Look and Listen cause you're gonna hear
A brand new story about a great engineer
He's the greatest of them all we claim
Number One's his engine, Casey Jones his name
Casey Jones
Steamin' and a rollin'
Casey Jones
You never have to guess
When you hear the tootin' of the whistle
It's Casey at the throttle of the Cannonball Express
Listen to Theme Song
Closing Lyrics
So long for now we'll be seeing you when
Casey comes rollin' by again
With a steamin' boiler and a smokin' stack
And the wheel striking thunder of the railroad tracks
There'll be Casey Jr. and Old Red Rock, too
Fireman Wally and the rest of the crew
In a thrilling adventure that's a lot of fun
When Casey takes the throttle for another run
TRIVIA NOTE: The real Engine No.382 was wrecked in an accident that
killed engineer, Casey Jones in Vaughn, Mississippi on April, 30th
1900. After the devastation, the train was salvaged and rebuilt. It
remained in service until the 1930s. A folk song was written about
Casey Jones by his former train fireman, Wallace Sanders. Casey
Jones' picture also appeared on a
postage stamp issued in 1950.
Casey Jones
(as sung by The Grateful Dead)
Drivin' that train, high on cocaine,
Casey Jones you'd better watch your speed
Trouble ahead, trouble behind
And you know that notion just crossed my mind.
This old engine makes it on time
Leaves Central Station at a quarter to nine
Hits River Junction at seventeen-to,
At a quarter to ten you know it's travelin' again
Chorus
Trouble ahead, a lady in red
Take my advice you'd be better off dead
Switch man sleepin', train a hundred and two
Is on the wrong track and headed for you
Chorus
Trouble with you is the trouble with me,
Got two good eyes but we still don't see
Come 'round the bend you know it's the end
'Cause the fireman screams and the engine just gleams
Chorus
Drivin' that train, high on cocaine,
Casey Jones you'd better watch your speed
Trouble ahead, trouble behind
And you know that notion just crossed my mind.
And you know that notion just crossed my mind.
(Music & Lyrics by Jerry
Garcia/Robert Hunter)
from the Workingman's Dead Album
Obituaries: Alan Hale, Jr. - 01/02/1990; Dub Taylor -
10/03/1994; Eddie Waller - 08/20/1977; Mary Lawrence- 09/24/1991
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