Trivia: What heroic train conductor did Johnny Cash sing about?
Casey Jones
Brigham Young
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Jedediah Smith
The correct answer is Casey Jones
So why is this answer correct? : “The Ballad of Casey Jones” is an American folk song that has been recorded by many artists over the decades, including Johnny Cash in 1962. As the legend goes, Casey Jones was a train conductor who saved his passengers from death by sacrificing himself and slowing the train before a collision. This legend holds some truth — the story is about John Luther Jones from Cayce, Kentucky, who died in a train collision on April 30, 1900, while trying to save his passengers.