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Casey Jones
Next stop is a different kind of transportation, trains.
Another historical element and tourist attraction in Jackson, Tennessee is the Casey Jones Village. You’d never know it was there it sits behind a Taco Bell and is overpowered by a comfort inn and suites sign. Behind the franchises or is a travel back in time. If feels like a country western film. The Casey Jones Village is a small community of shops, museums and memorabilia dedicated Tennessee History. The main actor is Casey Jones obviously.
Still there is something gloomy about Casey Jones Village. It could be the way Mr. Jones passed, it one of those train maybe even the train sitting high above the sky looking over Jackson.
The museum's admission charge, $6.50
for adults and free for kids. There were little trinkets and trains everywhere. The backtrack played was that of crying training and running cylinders.
The self-guided tour began with a film that told the history of Casey Jones and what made him so famous. The film detailed his accident, death and ultimate dedication to his craft and others. His last ride was of him saving passengers from a collision by sacrificing his own. Moving throughout the museum, it felt like a shrine or tomb for a modern-day King Tut. The encapsulations of his own home and trains added to the feel.
And this is one of the things that makes Casey Jones Village so iconic. A worker at the museum described his working experience.
“For them to pull into this place,” Beal said “is indicative of them taking their time and enjoying all the fun spots around America.” Upon exploration in became evident that I never knew just how iconic the town or the name Casey Jones was.
A train enthusiast who did not want to be called a nerd was present. He and his wife were on their way to North Carolina from Arizona.
“As far as coming to the Casey Jones,” Bob said, “I have a outdoor railroad of my own. I like looking at old locomotives and Casey Jones is of course historical and I didn’t know any of his history so I decided to come to the museum.”
His wife Tracee was alongside him taking in the self-guided museum and the historical elements of the village including Casey Jones’ own house, the locomotive in which he passed and displays of his history.
Next stop is a different kind of transportation, trains.
Another historical element and tourist attraction in Jackson, Tennessee is the Casey Jones Village. You’d never know it was there it sits behind a Taco Bell and is overpowered by a comfort inn and suites sign. Behind the franchises or is a travel back in time. If feels like a country western film. The Casey Jones Village is a small community of shops, museums and memorabilia dedicated Tennessee History. The main actor is Casey Jones obviously.
Still there is something gloomy about Casey Jones Village. It could be the way Mr. Jones passed, it one of those train maybe even the train sitting high above the sky looking over Jackson.
The museum's admission charge, $6.50
for adults and free for kids. There were little trinkets and trains everywhere. The backtrack played was that of crying training and running cylinders.
The self-guided tour began with a film that told the history of Casey Jones and what made him so famous. The film detailed his accident, death and ultimate dedication to his craft and others. His last ride was of him saving passengers from a collision by sacrificing his own. Moving throughout the museum, it felt like a shrine or tomb for a modern-day King Tut. The encapsulations of his own home and trains added to the feel.
And this is one of the things that makes Casey Jones Village so iconic. A worker at the museum described his working experience.
“For them to pull into this place,” Beal said “is indicative of them taking their time and enjoying all the fun spots around America.” Upon exploration in became evident that I never knew just how iconic the town or the name Casey Jones was.
A train enthusiast who did not want to be called a nerd was present. He and his wife were on their way to North Carolina from Arizona.
“As far as coming to the Casey Jones,” Bob said, “I have a outdoor railroad of my own. I like looking at old locomotives and Casey Jones is of course historical and I didn’t know any of his history so I decided to come to the museum.”
His wife Tracee was alongside him taking in the self-guided museum and the historical elements of the village including Casey Jones’ own house, the locomotive in which he passed and displays of his history.