According to the wiki article, Casey was speeding along at 75 MPH when his companion spotted the stopped train ahead while they were going a 1.5 mile curve in the track. When his friend shouted there was something on the track Casey ordered him to jump. Casey threw the engine into reverse and engaged the air breaks, and amazingly because he held his post he slowed the train from 75 to 35 before impact.

@hayleywilliams8750

6 ай бұрын

More like 100 mph casey wanted to be on time but they was a freight train parken with the brake van on the main line the fireman said to casey"oh my god" casey slamed on the brakes and kept it on and his other hand yanking the whistle till casey was strucked in the throat and died but this hand didn't let go maracisly noone eles died after casey death was heared a song was made in his honour called ballards of casey jones

@TexasandPacific

6 ай бұрын

While Casey was heading down the tracks his engine ran over a torpedo that made the loud boom his firemen Webb saw the lights on the rear of the train and he said to Casey oh my lord there is something on the mainline

@thomastheE2

5 ай бұрын

That’s probably why nobody(except Casey Jones) wasn’t killed

@myspot8579

3 ай бұрын

⁠@@hayleywilliams8750 Casey gave his life to save the people he endangered with his reckless speeding. He truly is a Brave Engineer.

@TexasandPacific

2 ай бұрын

@@myspot8579 he was the engineer for mobil and Ohio which is now gulf Mobil and Ohio after that he worked for Illinois central railroad he worked with passenger trains and freight trains his first locomotive he drove was 638 a 2-8-0

For Those that don't know the Story: John Luther "Casey" Jones was engineer of the "Cannonball Express" passenger train. One night during a thunderstorm, another train, ahead of Jones on the track broke down and stopped. Jones tried to stop, and blew his whistle not only as a warning to the other train, but his own passengers. He told the men with him to jump out, but he stayed on the brakes. He slowed his train enough, that when they hit, only he was killed, all his passengers lived.

@rachaelchampion6195

6 ай бұрын

EGAD!!

@TexasandPacific

6 ай бұрын

The road number on his engine was 382

@_red1878

6 ай бұрын

what a hero…

@Stoked_magic

4 ай бұрын

The guy was so selfless, sacrificing himself to save hundreds. A true Saint sent dowb from heaven.

@AbelardoMartinez-sl9zv

28 күн бұрын

Reality is that Casey died and Casey had his arm still holding on to the whistle he never made it on time to deliver the mail

March 14th is Casey Jones Birthday. He was born on this day in 1847. His dramatic death, trying to stop his train and save lives, made him a hero; he was immortalized in a popular ballad sung by his friend Wallace Saunders, an African-American engine wiper for the IC.

John Luthor Jones, Casey to his friends, was probably the greatest engineer of his time. He was a wizard on the throttle and could play a symphony on the whistle. His dedication to his duty and getting to his destination on schedule is still admired to this day.

Jonathan Luther "John" "Casey" Jones (March 14, 1863 - April 30, 1900) was an American railroad engineer from Jackson, Tennessee, who worked for the Illinois Central Railroad (IC). As a boy, Jonathan Luther Jones lived near Cayce, Kentucky, where he acquired the nickname of "Cayce," which he chose to spell as "Casey." On April 30, 1900, he alone was killed when his passenger train, the Cannonball Express, collided with a stalled freight train at Vaughan, Mississippi, on a foggy and rainy night.

Interesting Fact: Casey Jones was a real person. An engineer who saved a passenger train he was driving from a disastrous crash by manning his engine and putting on the brakes even though it still ended up ramming a cargo train ahead on the track. The crash killed him, but the passengers onboard survived with minor injuries.

@jps5101

5 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say that I hate tihs

@mayom2023

5 жыл бұрын

He even has his own meusem.

@andrewclark7559

5 жыл бұрын

@@jps5101 Why do you hate this?

@Wanking_wanker

5 жыл бұрын

GreyWolfLeaderTW I have his book

@solocheshcat3187

5 жыл бұрын

Now that's badass

Whats really sad about this cartoon is that the ending isn't how the story really ends. This cartoon was based on the real Casey Jones's death. Because he didn't leave his train he saved the lives of everyone on the both trians except for himself. Story has it he was found still clotching the whistle cord and brake. A stretcher was brought from a baggage car and crewmen of the other trains carried his body to the depot, a half-mile away. This man was, no IS A TRUE HERO! RIP Casey Jones!

A child of the late 1950s my mum spent all the house money she had to buy for me this magnificant mix of a cappella voices and music. It remains close to my heart to this day. Be sure to point out to your kids the animation bit where the 'switcher' has to direct the trains on the tracks where they are going...yet another industry, and its jobs, lost to the digital age.

I still sing parts of this from time to time. No one ever knows what I'm talking about. "Plowin' through the water! Caasseeeeyyyy Jooooooonnneess! Plowin' through the mud!"

@gachapinCUEVA

7 жыл бұрын

I sang the whole ballad one time, and everybody thought I crazy.

@PixelPowerGamer

7 жыл бұрын

You're not alone: "Come on ya rounders if ya wanna hear, the story all about a brave engineer! Casey Jones was the rounders name, on the six eight wheeler he rode to fame!"

@gachapinCUEVA

7 жыл бұрын

Pixel Power Gamer Casey Jones, Casey Jones, Casey Jones. Are you ready? (Toot toot)

@alexk8792

7 жыл бұрын

Out of the junction on the fly, Casey had that look in his eye, The brakeman knew by the engine's moans, The man at the throttle was Casey Jones! Casey Joooooooooo~nes! (Eeeeeeeeee~GAD!!!)

@generaltophat5877

7 жыл бұрын

Still hum, "the rain was coming down in 5-6 weeks, the railroad track looked like the bed of a creek. It slowed him down to a 10 mile gate, and it made the western mail exactly 8 hours late."

I love this cartoon. The 'Curses! Foiled again!" made me laugh :)

@user-zw2ph2zs7r

6 жыл бұрын

LightBrightChan64 if im not forget they used that line on minion 2 too

@Spark-lj6ft

Ай бұрын

Dick Dastardly says that line

I remember watching this on the American legend's video this was my favorite one out of the four

@BillyOnYouTube

8 жыл бұрын

I didn't have a favorite from those 4 I just knew that I would get sad when they would end and the videocasette would need to be rewound again :(

@emperorconstantine1.361

6 жыл бұрын

TrainMan 555 John henry was my second favorite for me.

@22Tesla

6 жыл бұрын

Same, John Henry was my second favorite.

@abetheconservationist595

5 жыл бұрын

I did too.

@jllewisx1

5 жыл бұрын

Same

"waddaya know? she-mail!" 😂😂

1:18 "THEY'RE OFF!" Dat adult joke though. XD

@jasobres

5 жыл бұрын

In more ways than one.

A cartoon that testifies to Walt Disney's non-anorakish interest in railways. A cartoon that also contains the message that persistence pays off.

@huntershull-mf9ug

8 ай бұрын

Caseay junior death

I remember this from my childhood! This one and the Paul Bunyan one always seemed to belong together in my little head.

That's some serious TF2 Engineer level repairing skills there

@emperorconstantine1.361

6 жыл бұрын

George Galloway level 5 TRAIN REPAIR!! And no power up canteens either!!

@predator5775

6 жыл бұрын

Just wait until someone makes a TF2 dub of this.

@romanbukins6527

5 жыл бұрын

predator5775 Someone needs to make this happen!

@Polak-dd7ds

5 жыл бұрын

Engineer logic: *repeatedly hit something with a hammer to fix it*

@siriwimolsukwanit3371

5 жыл бұрын

predator5775 พี่วอ

Casey Jones was a real person, but an also interesting thing is the girl tied on the tracks was loosely based of a real near accident. Except it was a little girl who froze in fear as she was on the tracks right as Casey was coming after her friends darted across the track. Casey then ran to the cowcatcher and caught the girl in his hands. Another thing that happened in real life was the crash at the end, except it was a head on collision, but rather two freight trains facing each other tried getting on the same siding, Casey told everyone on board including his fireman, Sam Webbs, to jump while he applied the brakes and blow the whistle, nothing worked and there crash ending up killing him, he was the only death in the crash. His heroism and effort to be on time no matter what the cause was made him an American hero and legend.

@mylesthomasandfriends838

Ай бұрын

When the 119 Jupiter steam train went into the water, that reminded me of Thomas and Friends Season 3: Percy’s Promise

Casey's accident: Happened at night during a storm. It was a rear end collision with a doubleheader of freight. Also, he died in the accident.

@shutterbug_713

5 жыл бұрын

Alex-Zander Browne, right. He wouldn't B at 7:14! AND it wasn't head-on, as depicted here!

@connorclemmons8698

5 жыл бұрын

Alex-Zander Browne He dies in the accident, but not without saving everyone else on the other train (as it had passengers). He held down the break to slow the collision and the handle for the whistle to warn about his approach. He even told his Fireman (the guy who maintains the engine by shoving either coal or water in the firebox) to jump off their own train to save himself. Casey Jones was the only one to die in the accident.

@sonicfanboy3375

8 ай бұрын

The real one wasn't alone

74 years ago, this masterpiece was made. Thanks Walt Disney. Rest In Peace Casey❤❤

Glad to see my idea went to good use!

Whats real amazing is that the wreak happen in 1900 and this short was made in 1950, almost exactly 50 years after it happened, props to Disney for their timing

R. I. P Casey Jones (1864 - 1900)

@jasontachin

6 жыл бұрын

rw:that part is so true in many ways.

@jasonleaf5719

5 жыл бұрын

And to think that it was the crash in the cartoon that killed him in real life

@dougharris9517

5 жыл бұрын

Suthe3ANDJu57 ,

@cartergatens4822

5 жыл бұрын

GoldenPNMRailfan/ROBLOX&Elevators Entertainment u m878)7hn7yj,g7’)jm7)!7(h 07

@Xx_BoogieBomber_xX

5 жыл бұрын

You better watch your speed

Egad! This is a fun cartoon. Jerry Colonna gives a pretty funny delivery here. I imagine if they made this today, an additional danger Casey would face would be a car or truck on a railroad crossing, either stalled or just trying to beat the train!

@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874

4 жыл бұрын

The train wouldn't be in any danger, only the car/truck.

5:10 engineer bro goin’ over the speed limit 💀

Headaches and heartaches and all kinds of a pain. They're just a part of the railroad game.

@mariic2

5 жыл бұрын

So is the brave man, noble and grand. Belong to the life of a railroad man.

@solartiger346

5 жыл бұрын

@@mariic2 Train whistle blow

@mariic2

5 жыл бұрын

@@solartiger346 "Casey Jones? Is he gonna make it?"

@solartiger346

5 жыл бұрын

@@mariic2 if that Casey then I'm road island roaster, well, cock-doodle-doo

“What do you know? Shemail!” Lol

Watched this as a kid in the '80s & just found it again. One of the most memorable cartoons.. haven't really forgotten much at all, and remembered almost every line. Amazing!

Casey Jones looks and has the number 2 just like Edward

6:10 "hey Casey, the Sherriff is near!"

@leajeaninpetit9100

9 жыл бұрын

T 4rt r u going through 52

@FantasiusTriton1993

9 жыл бұрын

"No you god-dang fool! The sheriff is a ni-(dong)!"

Ah, nostalgia. Thanks a lot, Disney! Way to make me feel old!

Jerry Colonna's delivery makes it so easy to watch it multiple times.

A Classic Disney cartoon! Remember watching this as a kid. Brings back nice childhood memories.

As soon as you hear the "IT'S A MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORNIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!" You realize you just started watching one of the best shorts evar! EEEGAAAAAD!

The Ballad of Casey Jones: as sung by the March Hare and the Card Painters.

@d3in0nychu5

8 жыл бұрын

GEE THANKS I CAN"T PICTURE IT ANY OTHER WAY NOW

@joinmarch76

8 жыл бұрын

d3in0nychu5 You're welcome.

@jasobres

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, the Card Painters were voiced by the Mello Men, not the King's Men.

@joinmarch76

5 жыл бұрын

@@jasobres Not to disparage the King's Men, but I can't find much on em, and they sound pretty similar. Not saying you're wrong, just that's the closest comparison I could find.

@jasobres

5 жыл бұрын

@@joinmarch76 The King's Men did a lot of radio work. They also sang for the often censored "Martins and the Coys" segment of _Make Mine Music._

The shot at 1:36 really surprised me - not used to seeing that sort of perspective used in older cartoons.

This is the best cartoon about trains ever! I sometimes like to hum the yard scene. And at 1:23 at the right does anyone notice the CNW boxcar? All the other rolling stock had made up companies on them but this one closely resembles the CNW logo and the scheme.

This old cartoon had an amazing amount of detail that was correct! No railroad-loving kid would'a been disappointed! I'm surprised the animators went through the trouble of getting so much stuff right...

My question is has anyone ever been tied to the railroad tracks before the film industry took off?

@huntersvideos905

5 жыл бұрын

Alex-Zander Browne I honestly don’t even know :/

@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory

4 жыл бұрын

yes

@flickcentergaming680

17 күн бұрын

No, in fact it has never happened before or since films started the trend. But the incident in this short was inspired by a young girl who was frozen in fear on the track while Casey Jones was coming on his engine. Casey climbed onto the cowcatcher of the engine and pulled her off the tracks himself.

This is such a crazy short. Most of it can be attributed to Jerry Colonna's madcap narration!

I loved this cartoon as a kid, although that freight train slowly coming up the hill always managed to scare me (mainly the sound it made).

@julyleonard

8 ай бұрын

I still love this, because of The Railways of Crotoonia.

@TroySleeman

7 ай бұрын

I know what you mean, it’s super foreboding with the music and the slow chugging

He who wrecks a train on the hillside is not on the level. *BOOM* Going down.

@jango3

6 жыл бұрын

Drakin Kovar i used to crack up on that part

@jasobres

6 жыл бұрын

Bad condition. Smokes too much.

@Cole-xq2tl

6 жыл бұрын

Not in condition, smokes too much. I say that all the time around my smoker friend and he hates it XD

@gothnerd887

5 жыл бұрын

I don't get it

@krivayen

5 жыл бұрын

@@jasobres 4

To everyone complaining that this is not accurate to the real story of Casey Jones, it says right on the opening card that the short is based one "The Ballad of Casey Jones," a song two guys wrote. Blame the two guys for getting it wrong, not Disney.

@modelrailpreservation

7 жыл бұрын

The song was more accurate, but come on, it's a Disney cartoon. Of course they took some liberties for the sake of entertainment. The spirit of the story is the same - the bravery and heroics of the real Casey Jones, who, incidentally, actually did save a person from being hit by his train, though a child frozen with fear, not a tied up woman, which happened a few years before his famous wreck. This is the type of railroader who was once like a king upon his throne in the cab to generations of kids. A man who went around the country at a time few people roamed very far. A man who takes wood, steel, fire, and water, makes it move on his command and do what he commands, using it for the good of his fellow man by delivering people where they want to go, and the goods that they need. I think the cartoon conveys this well.

@doctorfeinstone6524

6 жыл бұрын

It's not like Disney is going to show a violent train wreck with a man getting killed

Wonderful cartoon thank you 😊

That part where Casey climbed up on top of the cab with the shovel to paddle the train would probably be something I would do. A great cartoon in tribute to the greatest engineer in the history of the world.

This was my fave cartoon as a kid in the 80's. I was obsessed with Trains, and I loved all of the various environments Casey goes through in this.

that narrator is as mad as the March Hare. Oh yeah, he IS the March Hare

@BenJabituya

6 жыл бұрын

ZooTycoonLord That’s because Jerry Colonna voiced those two!

@jasontachin

6 жыл бұрын

rw:go fig.

@nallorlives

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's the joke.

@ronaldm.1313

5 жыл бұрын

@@jasontachin tr t t

Still watch in 2013! xD 63 years! Great video FTW

@nssteampunk4865

10 жыл бұрын

6:26-6:36 WTF BOOM!

"Ya gotta keep schedule, oh ya gotta keep schedule, oh ya-BETTER LOOK OUT CASEY!!!" best line

Probably one of the funniest depiction of a dastardly Whiplash I've ever seen. Egad always sound so urgent but ol' fun

1:41 Note the name W. Kimball. He was a Disney animator who gave Walt the idea of having his own live steam layout around his yard. Ward Kimball also had a full size steam locomotive at his house.

@highball5550

6 ай бұрын

Never noticed the name there.

It was nice to watch it again. Thanks!

Even after 17 years, I can still remember the first time I watched this video and I thought it was brilliant then as much as I do now. I honestly believe that this helped to direct my life into the railroad.

3:17 the ol bad guy tie up damsel to the train track routine . How traditional.

@elizabethalvarado8698

9 жыл бұрын

Classic!

@tigerqueen007

9 жыл бұрын

Nexitron Yet is was based off of Casey's real rescue. Instead of a young woman, it was a frightened little girl.

@azbrowne

8 жыл бұрын

+tigerqueen007 it also happened close to a station.

Egad! Casey was 10 minutes late. But at least he delivered the West mail. Whew! Next time, take the train!

very nice and the old cartoons are always so nice...ahhh I needed to see this after a while😌☺️

The best cartoon short Walt ever made! It was enough that I watched this when I was in the kindergarden age and since then; I´ve fallen in love in Trains! Especially steam driven!

Anyone watching this in 2019?

@flickcentergaming680

17 күн бұрын

2024 here!

This was back when Disney cartons made for kids could still make adults laugh, not groan. Also, kinda interesting how they ended this with a happy ending. If I remember right, Casey died.

This brings back happy memories! My little brother and I would watch American Heroes all the time and we would act all of the stories! Casey Jones was my brother's favorite!

One of my favourite cartoons when I was 4 years old...Glad I finally found it !

Been watchin it since i was born

1:22 - 1:40 that would make a fun game. Route the speeding train out of the yard. Each level more challenging than the last.

@nssteampunk4865

7 жыл бұрын

Upload it to Hulu or iPad

@ynsmith34

6 жыл бұрын

AussieChristophe27 🤑🤑🤑🤑

@ynsmith34

6 жыл бұрын

🙃🙂

@bonan960623

6 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the life of a dispatcher

@oregonwesternrailroadprodu5239

6 жыл бұрын

AussieChristophe27 just make one in trainz

I remember watching this as a small child

One of the other engineers on the roster was "W. Kimball", or Ward Kimball. He was one of Disney's best-known animators, and was also quite the railfan.

1:55 "Nice day😀...1:56 wasn't it?😁

Cool! And those 2 trains... wow.

I was born on 2003, and this was on Disney Channel when I was 6 - 10 Years old. Old disney cartoons that where made during the 1950's 60s? where all aired. Thanks so much Disney for making my childhood the best ever. And also at Cartoon Network, All the Old Tom and Jerry episodes where Aired aswell.

I have always loved this cartoon. I rank it up there with "The Little House". Both Disney Classics. Thanks for posting.

But, but, but Casey Jones worked for the Illinois Central and was bound for New Orleans, when he rear ended a freight train at Vaughan, Mississippi. Two freights had been see-sawing in order to let three passenger trains through, as I recall. Casey's was the last one.

@snakes3425

7 жыл бұрын

The reason he's seen as a hero is because he ordered his fireman to jump, while he tried to stop his train, and amazingly he was the only one killed in the accident

@notesl5576

6 жыл бұрын

+snakes3425 what a wonderful man he was.

@rafaelvelasquesmendes933

5 жыл бұрын

@@snakes3425 and after fixing the engine,another 6 crashes happened. being considered as the hardest locomotive to drive.

5:18 Number 7 Melting

Wow! This was my favorite cartoon ever when I was little! I was such a train fanatic! This really brings back memories...

Man I friggin LOVED trains when I was young I must've watched this cartoon daily!

The brave badass engineer

GOIN THROUGH THE WHATYER XD luv it. SHEMAIL XD

20 years ago, I used to watch this 10 times a day from a video tape with swedish subs and polish dubbing...it was my favourite cartoon :)

This is one of the most brilliant animated shorts I have ever seen.

Thumbs up if at any point you quoted Scotty from Star Trek: "I'm givin' her all she's got, Captain!"

I love the jokes! "hi ho silverware" "oh, she mail" "prognosis: smokes too much"

And this is why I love trains so much as kid and adult too and I got really good at engineering and tech when I was growing up

5:25 I find it soo interesting how the boiler, being soo overloaded and overheating, doesn't explode. It just bulges and expands, while throbbing, and bursting it's ribbing off. It looked soo pent up with pressure, but instead it just deflated..

New world record for steam locomotives: 1950 km/h

@Oxmanjeff

8 жыл бұрын

No. How about over 9000 km/h? Catch that Dragon Ball Z reference there? (I'll give you a hint: "It's over 9000!")

@Rex-nm2ys

8 жыл бұрын

+Jeffrey Emilson I know But 1950 is the year when TBE was realised. At least I think so.

@Oxmanjeff

8 жыл бұрын

That's alright. I was only joking anyways.^^ I think, honestly, that 1950 km/h makes more sense as, as you put it, it matched the year this short was made in.

@Rex-nm2ys

8 жыл бұрын

+Jeffrey Emilson Yeah

@jacobmutti1528

7 жыл бұрын

don't tell Mallard that.

"She-mail?" Pretty risqué reference for 1938, isn't it?

@dakotahmays1437

9 жыл бұрын

This cartoon came out in 1950

@butlerproman

9 жыл бұрын

Dakotah Mays So it would seem. Odd. Wonder where I got 1938 from?

@azbrowne

8 жыл бұрын

I still don't get this.

@aarongoddard2642

7 жыл бұрын

He is saying "gee, ma'am"...

@DaveWuzHere

7 жыл бұрын

I thought he said Gee ma'am, its at 3:31 if you wanna check though

What a wonderfull cartoon this is. Ah, I remember this so well. I also remember the Paul Bunyan cartoon, loved that one as well. Thank you for this great video. :)

I’m so glad I can rewatch this from my childhood what Ana amazing picture. Weirdly enough I hear the (gotta be on schedule beat in my head when at work some days)

6:22 so long he said when he is still on the locomotive.

All we had to do was follow the damn train Casey Jones! (CJ)

Who’s still watching this classic short in 2017!?

@crcoghill

5 жыл бұрын

2019 baby 🚂

I haven't seen this since I was a kid - EGAD - I'M OLD!.... great stuff! Thanks for posting......

¿Somebody in 2024-2025?

@jaelcervantes9818

Ай бұрын

WTF, what do You mean with 2025💀

3:04 that cows got some real attitude 😤

Brilliant cartoon takes me back to the Saturday club cinema at waterloo station. Nostalgic first rate

I remember watching this back in 2009 2011 2012. So many memories.

4:40 Gotta move that gear up

They should re-title this "college in 7 minutes and 36 seconds"

I Love This Video❤

Awesome 👏

4:18 Top 10 anime battles.

5:25 Super Mario 64 sounds.

@pootisspenca7126

3 ай бұрын

More like superheated bulging boiler sounds.

That was awesome! That kicked ass

Goosebumps Every Time