"Casey" Jones was known as a fast runner (and paid a price for it in the long run). Ed was probably thinking of NYC engine 999 which reportedly was the first engine to run over 100 miles per hour.
Pieter --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "ajvisintine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Edward Loizeaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Ed, > I am sorry to inform you that not everyone/everything came from the > NYC > John Luther Jones was an engineer on the Illinois Central (way before > they ruined the GM&O) He died at the throttle of #382 at Vaughn > Mississippi (my favorite state to spell) on April 30 1900. > > "All the switchmen knew by the engine's moans, That the man at the > throttle was Casey Jones" > > And thank you for trying to give BASS member #1 but I will leave that > for you and Lee to barter over. :-} > > Joe Visintine > GOD BLESS THE GM&O > > > Not only that, but Casey Jones > > (famous NYC engineer) ran about 99 mph with a steam loco and a short > > passenger train -- or something like that -- I think. Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
