Casey Jones was the most famous railroad engineer there ever was. Casey had one hang up. He had to be on time. He expected his trains to be on time too. One night Casey was asked to drive a train that was far behind schedule. He got that train running as fast as she could go. Would Casey make it on time? Hop on board and find out what made this railroad engineer an American hero in this fast-paced tale.

Casey Jones is best known for his work as a railroad engineer and for his dramatic death, which occurred when he was trying to stop his train-named Cannonball-in order to save lives. This volume details Casey Jones's life and the tragic railroad accident that catapulted him to fame. Illustrated and narrated through the graphic-novel format, this volume is an excellent tool for getting students interested in history and reading.

The American railroader Casey Jones's dramatic death, while trying to stop his train and save the lives of his passengers, made him a hero. This book is an introduction to the life and career of railroad engine driver Casey Jones, whose heroic effort has inspired songs, books, and museums. Through original artwork and historical context, this in depth view of the folktale, recounts the ways in which Jones's life was forever, changed after he exposed...

The American railroader Casey Jones's dramatic death, while trying to stop his train and save the lives of his passengers, made him a hero. This book is an introduction to the life and career of railroad engine driver Casey Jones whose heroic effort has inspired songs, books, and museums. Through original artwork and historical context, this in depth view of the folktale, recounts the ways in which Jones's life was forever changed after he exposed...

13 year old Sophie Mitchell just accidentally stole every superpower known to man. She can't turn them off or give them back. As she becomes Siphon, the world's last superhero, the people she stole her powers from learn to live without them-- or die trying.

Illustrations and rhythmic text tell how the famous engineer, Casey Jones, risks his own life to save others.

Even though the railroad fireman senses danger ahead, he follows his engineer's command to increase the train's power so that the mysterious whistle blows.

The Legendary Casey Jones brings together many of Geoffrey Thomas's short stories for the first time, each brimming with the big heartedness, warmth, and homespun humor that he is known for. Sweeping through southern deltas, western prairies and colonial outposts, Geoffrey Thomas introduces a host of extraordinary characters in his mesmerizing tales of American heritage: blacksmiths, farmers, frontiersmen try to get by; a brave railroad engineer becomes...

"Meet Casey Jones" – As a child Casey Jones' father was tormented by the criminal gang, the Purple Dragons, driving both his father and mother to abandon him. Now Casey has become a vigilante, taking out the Purple Dragons one by one, in a quest for revenge for what they did to his family. Even though the Turtles and Casey fight for the same cause, Casey's methods are bringing him into conflict with one of the Turtles.