The Train that Killed Casey Jones | Unboxing & Review 

The night Casey Jones died another engineer was scheduled for that shift. The engineer called in sick and Casey Jones volunteered. That night my great grandfather survived and Casey Jones became a legend. Casey Jones left a widow behind. She remarried sometime later but continued to wear the ring Casey Jones gave her. Passed from mother to daughter, my wife, the great granddaughter of Casey’s widow, wears that ring. What is interesting is, my wife and I did know put the two stories, and our lives were so entwined until after two years of marriage.

My favourite thing about Sam is how he’s always amazing to his fans. He tries so hard not to offend anyone, to reply to everyone’s comments, and listens to his fans requests. Thanks for being a great guy Sam!

Sorry for this Sam but I’d like to correct you: 382 wasn’t destroyed in the wreck but was repaired and returned to service. However, there was a rumour going around that she had became cursed and missed her old engineer, and so kept derailing and misbehaving so much that they were forced to retire her. Heck, even when they were about to tow her to the scrapyard, she allegedly RAN OVER one of the crew members tasked for the job. So yeah, sorry for this. Great video btw! -Kayden

Casey Jones' real name was John Luther Jones.

_C'mon, you rounders, if you wanna hear_ _a story about a brave engineer_ _Casey Jones was the roller's name_ _On a six-eight-wheeler that he rode to fame._

Dang, never expected this to pop into existence.

Casey Jones : I love tra- 382 : *NO*

More vintage trains would be awesome!: )

Whilst Casey Jones was loved by the company, for his "timekeeping" skills, allegedly the fitters, at the workshops, weren't all that enamoured with him - thrashing his loco to bits and wearing out parts faster than other engineers were doing on the same 4-6-0s.... Whilst it's a sad story, in the end, it's a good lesson that driving hard and fast eventually ends in disaster... And whilst everyone remembers the A4 that was destroyed by a HX bomb, in York North MPD, everyone seemingly forgets the poor B16 that was sat beside her and also written off by the blast.

Is LNER A4 Gadwell running because it was also destroyed in an accident?

Shows my age, used to be a TV series starring Alan Hale Jnr.

His name was John Luther Jones ( Casey was a nickname given to him because he once lived in Cayce, Kentucky and there was another John Jones who also worked for the Railroad so to distinguish between the two he went by Casey ). Some historians tell that 382 wasn't the engine Casey normally drove & and he was filling in for the engineer who was sick that normally drove 382, its been told that more accidents happened with locomotive 382 after it was rebuilt from Casey's accident, to verify more research needed ; anyway, enjoyed the video and thanks.

"Come on ya rounders, what I want you to hear, the story all about a brave engineer, Casey Jones is the rounder's name, on an Old Ten Wheeler, the boys want his fame..." Once again Sam, another wonderful review! Casey Jones has always been such an interesting figure to me. His tragic demise right at the turn of the century has become, arguably, one of the most famous railroad stories of all time. Keep up the good work Sam! I can't wait to see what you have in store for us next time! Happy Railroading!

there’s a disney cartoon about him. 15:34 weren’t they both involved in crashes or was the a4 involved during some kind of bombing during ww2

I'm so glad to finally see a review of a rivarossi locomotive, and yes I would definitely love to see more reviews like this. in fact, I've mentioned an AHM/Rivarossi locomotive many times before in the comments I'd like to see reviewed, the Virginia & Truckee Railroad #21 "J.W. Bowker" 2-4-0 tender locomotive

Do you remember the Walt Disney short called “The Brave Engineer”? It involves the Casey Jones story where he’s late and he has to deliver one of the packages to the station and he worries about being late so he had his train running as fast as he could although there was some difficulties along the way such as a flooded railroad track, a cow on the line, a lady on the line with an evil man, a dynamite on the bridge, bad guys attacking him, the train falling apart, and especially the part where the train (the one that’s shown on screen) that killed him during the wreck and I believe it was a double header train too. The conductor jumped off the train but Casey Jones didn’t and got involved in a huge wreck. But in the Disney short, he didn’t die, he survived and made it to the station with just one package. That’s all that I remember from that Disney short. I’ve watched it multiple times as a kid and it was a great Disney short! 😃👍

Yes! I was waiting for a video for today! Your videos make my day brighter Sam!

Hi Sam can we see more vintage locos as they are interesting also I like how mechanism is the same in some 2020 products. Thanks for the upload mate 🙂

Loved this video Sam and would like to see more vintage locomotives please. Really enjoy your videos.

Glad you got your hands on a Rivarossi model! I absolutely love em (I have 7 Rivarossi steam engines in my roaster) and I hope you will get more in the future! If you ever see a 5405 Standard Hudson for sale id highly recommend one! One of their most iconic engines. Amazing job as always, looking forward to the next one!

Casey jones was a brave man his tale will never die out even after over 100 years

That one day sam releases this during my school hours. Rip to Casey Jones...

thanks for doing an old model train review of the casey johnes locomotive! i do actually enjoy old unboxings and would love more content like this.

I think it’s cool to check out classic stuff now and then, we can’t expect detail to be as good as today. I’m Canadian so its also cool seeing locomotives that could have been seen here back in the day. You do a great job Sam, keep up the good work, I am always learning and being entertained at the same time.

Sam: It's only got a three-pole motor, nothing to shout about in 2020. Bachman: quietly sneaking out of the scene. Thanks for the video, Sam Good Night, -Elias

RIP Casey Jones We all will miss him though we never met him

Love the vintage stuff. Being new to the hobby this year, I've missed an awful lot, this helps fill the gaps. Also, being an American, I like your point of view on both American rail locos and British OO gauge stuff! My introduction to the hobby was winning an Andrew Barclay from Hattons when they were here in the states in January, and I've since built up a good collection of HO and OO stock, a lot of the British stuff on your recommendation, thanks very much!

Casey Jones Village in Jackson, Tennessee, has Casey's house, open as a museum, and a locomotive, and a train shop. The hotel consists of several train cars. There should be pictures online.

382 was not destroyed in that wreck, it was rebuilt and carried on in service, having multiple other wrecks, until it was scrapped in the 1930's

Your videos make me happy Thank you.

Great review of this relic! I recently picked one of these up and was able to perform some maintenance on it. To remove the base plate you take out the screws then slide the plate to the front of the locomotive and it's off!

Please show more vintage locos. The Rivarossi Casey Jones Illinois Central No. 382 is the closest to the model loco I received for Christmas in 1970 but which I lost in my move from Washington, DC, to Santa Fe, NM, in 2003 (I'm still not over it). Thanks to your videos, I'm determining the vintage steam engine in O or HO scale to replace the one I lost. I enjoy most all your videos. Don't stop.

Hello Sam, nice to see another loco of my country. And you reviewing the locomotive of one of America's folk heroes is definitely an honor.

Isn’t Gadwell the one that got the bomb dropped on her in WWII

Rivarossi also made an O scale model of this loco; Point of Interest: the newly formed FS ( Italian state railways) 1905, acquired Baldwin 4-6-0 and 2-8-0 as a start to Standardizing Loco Designs. Locos prior to 1905 were from several different companies, with German, French and Italian design Locos. A similar Baldwin 4-6-0 in 3'6" for QGR. Was delivered in 1904.

In the UK you guys also had a hero - John Axon. I’d love you to get his loco and review - sort of make a heroes line up

r.i.p to Casey jones, nice review Sam

im not sure who casey jones was but i have a question for you: do you know thomas and the magic railroad if you do i reccoment watching thomas and the magic railroad parody but it is 3 hours long so you should watch it on a day when you have nothing to do it is on youtube and you should find it with no problems have a good one: ian

Great loco, great video! Most of my collection are older Athearn and Rivarossi stock, so I definitely have a soft spot for them. And if I had to take a bet, the similarity is that both 382 and Gadwall were both involved in well known accidents, and scrapped.

Love these vintage train unboxings sam. Keep them coming!

Hey Sam, I just picked up a merchant navy (35025) for £70!

I Was Casey Jones On Famous People Day. I Love The Story, Great Guy.

I like seeing the vintage locos every once in a while, Sam! Good to have some variety with stuff like this!

I thoroughly enjoyed this video, please carry on showing some vintage locos and stock, as well as up to date locomotives

I was waiting to hear *The Grateful Dead* R.I.P. Jerry Garcia !!!!

No it can't be I thought it was scrapped

Thanks Sam, I would like to see more vintage loco's reviewed here, it's interesting to see how much the models have improved in terms of detail and running,but also on how the running of newer models have not improved.

I love the vintage trains reviews! Please mix in a few among the new stuff - its lovely seeing the old models!

That title caught my eye. Why.

ITS BYOUTIFUL, THE BEST FINEST LOCOMOTIVE YOU EVER SEEN

My history options were cancelled in school and what they teach I couldn't give a fig about, I'm interested in Sam's lessons, short, brief, to the point and no 1 hour quizzes! And you know...trains, love em! Great video!

Great video and review. You should do more reviews of Rivarossi locomotives

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I would love to see more vintage reviews. I grew up with grandfather's HO trains from the 60's and 70's, so they bring back a lot of memories (though we never had this one, I remember seeing her on the back of a lot of AHM boxes, AHM was Rivarossi's US distributor back then). I also recently received Hornby's centennary book, it would be neat to see some of the models from back then in action.

I have this exact same locomotive in HO scale, except it as been made by Rivarossi for AHM it has two engineers in the cab either side of the motor and a light in the cab, runs very nicely and I believe it is quite expensive to buy one I got mine in an estate sale lot. Well done with the presentation and the Casey Jones history Sam

R.I.P Casey Jones the brave engineer R.I.P

Casey Jones: man i love trains 382: COWABUNGA IT IS

Good ole’ 382! Probably the most famous train wreck involved steam locomotive ever know. This reminded me of a big trip I went on back in 2009, and we stopped, in Jackson Tennessee, at the Casey Jones Village and Museum. The train on display was painted up and numbered like Casey’s train, but it was actually NOT the actual 382. The real 382 sadly got scrapped, and another Ten Wheeler was dressed up to look like it. The most noticeable difference between the real 382 and the dressed up ten wheeler I saw, was the real 382 had a raised middle section on it’s cab roof, while the the other didn’t. Just thought I’d point that out. Once again, Sam, another amazing review! Cheers to you, and be safe out there!

I bought one of these recently (Partially damaged and with some bids replaced) and it has very rapidly become a favorite loco, particularly because I cannot resist 1880s-1900s locos specifically for their combination of shiny brass bits and more classy lines. They're the sort of the stylistic transition between the 2-10-0 you looked at and that Jupiter 4-4-0.

Sam: The Train That Killed Casey Jones. Me: Can we get a F for Casey?

Oooh I love the look of the loco! The vid's just started so I might edit but might not, see ya Sam! Good review!

An interesting review, a nice loco for the 70s. Vintage, classic or modern reviews are all good to me, so keep up the variety.👍

Fascinating video, Sam. Quite a delight to see that Casey Jones is a household name in any rail enthusiast's life, much like Big Boy and Flying Scotsman. Casey's full name was Jonathan Luther Jones, and a fun fact about the 382 is that it was nicknamed "Cannonball". A few quick facts about his infamous wreck- Jones threw his locomotive into reverse, dropping the speed from 75 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour before colliding into the train stuck on his line. Before his infamous last run, three trains occupied the same piece of track that his passenger train was on- a double-headed freight, and another freight train (longer than the double-headed freight). The length of both trains exceeded the passing track and, while one was being cut in parts to allow the trains to move about and pass each other, an air hose broke on the longer freight, thus leaving some of its cars blocking the line. Amazing to know that one engineer's quick thinking led him to reversing the drive wheels and blasting whistle would save lives, and leave him immmortalized in railroad history.

Love the vintage stuff. You might like to look into the AHM/ Rivarossi Indiana Harbor Belt 0-8-0 switcher. It was available in O, HO and N scales. The O scale version also came as a kit with an optional motorizing kit, as did the O scale Casey Jones and the 4-4-0. You might enjoy them as well, as always thanks for the informative and entertaining videos. Keep up the good work.

great vid sam : ) nice to see an old vintage train review : )

It's through watching yours and Oscar Paisley's channels Sam that has given me the push to resurrect my old Hornby Dublo 3 rail stuff. So more more vintage reviews please. Many thanks as always.

Simeon Webb, his fireman died july 15th 1957....There were basically 3 other trains on sidings ahead of the CJ, the one they slammed into, the caboose was hanging onto the mainline with redlights visible....Cool loco and a legend at that. Those huge 6ft drivers and other features makes this steamer a sexy beast! Every manufacturer should be re-releasing these. It's shame you cant find very many of them except for evilbay...Thanx for the review Sam.Cheerz!

Hi Sam. Great video. An amazing locomotive really enjoyed the history of the locomotive. Really sad story behind the history of the locomotive and its operator. Can not what to see more videos like this. Take care of yourself

Hi. thanks for sharing. It's an excellent model. Just a note to say that i'd appreciate more videos on older locomotives in the future Cheers, Allan.

Wow that was great fun Sam . I really like American locos and was big fan as a kid of the Casey Jones TV series . Yes bring it on and give us some more American and European stuff like this of any vintage any time soon . Who knows you might even be running some vintage Hornby Dublo 2 rail ( or 3 rail ) die-cast locos too . On a happy positive note for me and speaking of die-cast Hornby Dublo ... surprise , surprise i received my order for the Hornby 2020 Limited Edition of the " Duchess Of Atholl " . I have not ran it yet as i am still recovering from the shock of actually getting it . So meantime i have just been staring at it in wonder and amazement ! A new die-cast loco after all these years and i hope Hornby produce more in future in a not so limited edition .

Sam, I just happened to see this video today. I was very surprised at it. I have an early 1970s Casey Jones 'tenwheeler' like the one you displayed. Before I got into 1 1/2 in. scale 'live steam' , the #382 was my very first HO locomotive. Yes, you are right, for those times, that engine has some nice classic looks. BTW, I am from the same city that this Rogers engine was built in. Paterson, NJ. Thanks again for this video.

Being both an American and model train enthusiast I can say Sam did a good job of giving a brief history on Casey. Fortunately I was able to visit Casey’s museum/home in Jackson, Tennessee. It is a great place to visit and have a lot of knowledge about him and his fateful night. One thing I do need to mention is that 382’s fate did not end on that night. Instead, she was put back into service but after her wreck she continued to have fatal wrecks. Finally, time moved on and she was eventually retired and was deemed “cursed” after her first wreck with Casey Jones. If y’all want more info check out the museum's website or if your in the States I definitely recommend visiting it.

Yes please! More vintage trains. Especially Hornby Dublo, Graham Farish and old Triang would be great. Rivarossi did an HO parallel boilered LMS Scot which I'd love to see a review of. They were pretty easy to find back in the day and came with some gorgeous matching LMS coaches. I never bought one because it was in HO (3.5mm/ft) and was really undersized next to 00 stock. I had a mate who had a Rivarossi Big Boy which was a monster - even in HO

You can adapt your orient express coaches to CP coaches because in the old days of the Sud-Express (Lisbon/Estoril==>Paris) made by CIWL pass the service to CP including the cariages they don't run anymore but still on MNF (Museu Nacional Ferroviário) and at the Entroncamento depot in pristine conditions.Good video, Cheers Sam!!

I for one enjoy looking at vintage model RR locos, so carry on, Sam! Although I'm primarily a juice fan, I've always considered the 4-6-0 a particularly attractive wheel arrangement. A good example are the "ten-wheelers" of the Chicago Northwestern Railway.

Proud to see a piece of italian model railway history! I'm still looking forward to see a review of a italian Gr 740 steamer from Rivarossi, because Rivarossi is owned by Hornby now! Ciao dall'Italia amico! Hi from Italy my friend!

Hi Sam. Very interesting to see this. I remember watching episodes of Casey Jones on TV when I came home from school. Very exciting they were too! I love your enthusiasm for older locos and I wonder if you've got a 1962 Triang 4-6-2 class loco "Britannia"? I would love to see that if you have it, or if you can borrow one from somewhere? Mine, for instance! Otherwise I would love to see the Pacific class locos such as Mallard or Bittern reviewed as I love their design. Thanks, Peter.

quite happy for you to test any loco I agree about traction tyres not good on steam or diesel !

Very nice model and review Sam! ^^ I’d be interested in a review of those Orient Express coaches one day. They do look really good!

Can we have more vintage reviews please? I've been collecting model trains since the mid 1960s and I just love the older stuff!

Great review! Always wanted one of these locos. There's actually a bit more to the story of 382 - after the wreck, it was rebuilt and went back into service, but was involved in several more fatal accidents. Eventually, the train crews started believing it was haunted by Casey's ghost, and refusing to run it. In the 1930s, it was finally sent to the scrapyard, and on the way there, it derailed and killed another crew member. Maybe it really was haunted...

Great review as always Sam!

Great video, nice to see something a bit different. Thanks for the history, as was not aware.

I enjoy the vintage loco reviews. It's nice to see how things have changed. And if you enjoy them, even better!

If you want the entire and most accurate version of Casey's story, here it is: Jones, Casey, 1864-1900, American locomotive engineer celebrated in ballad and song, probably b. Jordan, Fulton co., Ky. His real name was John Luther Jones, but at the age of 17 he went to Cayce, Ky., and there he was employed as a telegraph operator; from the name of the town he was given the nickname "Casey." In 1888 he entered the service of the Illinois Central RR as a locomotive fireman and soon (1890) was promoted to engineer. He was famous among railroad men for his boast that he always brought his train in on schedule and for his peculiar skill with a locomotive whistle. Given the "crack" assignment of driving the Cannon Ball express from Memphis, Tenn., to Canton, Miss.--a particularly dangerous run on which several accidents had occurred--Casey Jones was determined to bring the overdue train in on time but met with disaster. On the morning of Apr. 30, 1900, confronted with a stationary freight train ahead of his speeding locomotive at Vaughan, Miss., he ordered his fireman to jump. He applied the brakes, and although the Cannon Ball crashed and Jones was killed, the passengers were saved. A fellow railroad worker, Wallace Saunders, soon composed a popular ballad about him; one version of it, Casey Jones, was published by T. Lawrence Siebert and Eddie Newton. Monuments commemorating Jones stand at Cayce, Ky., and Jackson, Tenn. He was buried at Jackson, Tenn. He was a good man, and the greatest engineer west of the Mississippi.

aaaaahhh getting into H0 scale i see! Looks a bit small compared to the figurines, but if you ever plan on building a seperate H0 layout, there is a company called Preiser from Germany that makes H0 people and accesories. in terms of detail, it's not bad for an old lady, but the new 'high end' H0 locomotives are even better. as for the motor inside the cab, these days they can indeed fit compact ones into the smokebox, but with older designs the tender is actually a good place to put it.I have a Baureihe 39 from Fleischmann, (Fleischmann 4139) and it has the motor inside the coal tender too. absolute beauty.... sooooo much power as well, not as much as Trix locomotives but still a lot. Hope you give one of those a try as well, i think you'll like them a lot! Thanks for another enjoyable video and a nice story i haven't heard of before.

Sam... I have never watched another RU-vidr that responds to their comments like you do. Thanks so much Sam.

Hi Sam, After reading Classic Trains magazine, it seems Casey Jones wasn't unique in having a personal whistle. Seems quite a few of the Steam Engineers did indeed buy & use their own whistles. Certainly nice to see some vintage locos being reviewed, could be an interesting occasional film for you to do. I remember that BR used to run a burger chain on most mainline stations called "Casey Jones". I think it sadly died out around the mid/late 90's. Keep up the great work!!

As always your Vids are all fantastic I love them

Casey actually got associated with 382 during a Wolds fair, he was chosen to drive this brand new locomotive, bringing passengers too and from the Fair. He fell in love with the 10 wheeler loco, Afterwards he convinced his superiors to basically give him this engine. allowing him lone use of 382, even allowing him to drive it all the way back to the main I. C. R. R. yard from the fair. He spent a while on 382, even having a custom whistle made so people would know it was him coming down the tracks. It's a shame what happened to him, and 382.

By all means, do more vintage trains. I personally like your delivery and professional work. Also, you do not seem to be afraid to give an honest opinion. I enjoy your work.

I'd love to see more classic locos like this, I've had pretty good luck with rivarossi myself. I managed to snag a rivarossi big boy a few years ago(the version with the gray smoke box and fire box) and I've been very happy with it. It's my best puller (as it should be given itssize), it can handle my 18 inch curves, and it looks really good for its age. The only issue I have with it is that it also has the same cab problem this loco has, luckily the enormous tender does a pretty good job of covering that up.

I definitely like seeing vintage models, I would be down to see more. Also, nice to see those Orient Express coaches by the stairs get some use, I've been wondering about that rolling stock. Quick fun fact: several train crash songs have been sung about Casey Jones, the most famous might arguably be Johnny Cash's cover, though there's certainly a lot to choose from.

Hi Sam, I was wondering if you would ever get a Big Boy locomotive for your layout? I know that British locomotives are more your preference, but I have been wondering this since I started watching your channel. It would also be interesting since they recently restored Big Boy #4014 to running order. Thanks for all of your great videos and look forward to more!

Nice video, I love how you look at all things related to model railways etc Didn’t Rivarossi make Big Boy as well Wouldn’t it be fantastic to have a look at that and even see the comparison between it and a Garrat 😊

you should do a whole series of classic loco reviews! perhaps sub catigorys from the 60's . 70's ,80's etc. there are a bunch of old riverosi, ,bachman, tyco,, even lifelike, I would love to see you review.

Oh man I remember hearing about a documentary about that tale, I never thought you review the engine that killed him

i think the detail level is pretty outstanding. the gold colored hand rails to represent brass seem unusual. but love the the amount of effort put into them. i hope this one will be a semi-regular guestin your running sessions. have you considered making0 Match-Wagons for some of the coupler types that you have? would a decent looking car with those pocket type coupler sockets you talk about allow you do make one up to let you couple some of these odd styles to your regular rolling stock?

One more vote for vintage reviews! You might consider looking at the 60s - 70s Mantua steam engines - things you like: 5 pole motors, proper brass bearings, detailed running gear, all metal. Plenty of them on ebay US.