Casey Jones 
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9/18/2022
What Casey Jones Tells Us about the Past and Present of America's Railroad Workers
by Scott Huffard
Although it's difficult to separate fact from fiction around his life, the famed railroad engineer had something in common with today's rail workers: being stretched to the limits of health and safety by companies' pursuit of profit.
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