Casey Jones trivia
Casey Jones Mini Quiz
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Question 1
Train engineer Casey Jones became an American legend after doing what during a deadly 1900 crash?
Rather than jumping to safety before colliding with a stalled freight train, he stayed in the locomotive. His bravery ensured he was the only fatality among everyone on board.
Question 2
Rock band the Grateful Dead released the hit song "Casey Jones" about him driving high on what?
The 1970 track "Casey Jones" features the famous lyric "driving that train, high on cocaine." There is no historical evidence the real engineer actually used the drug.
Question 3
Railroad hero Jonathan Luther Jones earned his famous nickname "Casey" from what source?
He moved to Tennessee as a teenager to work on the railroads, where coworkers began calling him "Casey" in honor of his hometown of Cayce, Kentucky.
Question 4
Train engineer Casey Jones sacrificed his life to slow his crashing train by pulling what device?
Rescuers found his body with one hand still gripping the air brake and the other on the whistle cord. His final action reduced the train's speed from 75 mph to around 35 mph.