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US television series

Casey Jones is an American Western television seriessyndicated during the 1957–58 television season. It was based upon the life of late 19th-century engineerCasey Jones in the era of pioneering western railroads.^[1]Casey Jones also aired on both the BBC and ITV in the United Kingdom and on the Seven Network in Australia.

Synopsis

The series is set in the late 19th century, featuring the adventures of railroad engineer Casey Jones and the crew of the Cannonball Express steam locomotive, fireman Wallie Sims and conductor Redrock Smith, working for the Midwest and Central Railroad. Casey lived in the fictional Missouri town of Midvale, within commuting distance of St. Louis, with his wife, Alice, their young son, Casey, Jr., and their dog Cinders. Although there really was a famous locomotive engineer named Casey Jones of the Illinois Central Railroad, the television series is only loosely based on him. His tra