(Available in trade paper edition)
THE RETURN OF CASEY JONES
The mighty epic of a man with railroading in his blood!
Casey Jones inspired Jim Martin to be a great engineer — and Jim was determined to honor the engineer’s memory! With a vintage article on Charles Starrett, star of 1935’s The Return of Casey Jones.
More stories by John Johns:
• ROADS END — Cliff Lawlor and Bill Morrow waited 35 years for unexpected closure.
• EMERGENCY RUN — Love from afar — Edith Lewis had fallen for the engineer speeding past her schoolhouse.
• RUNNING SPECIAL — The new trainmaster wanted bigger power and less payroll.
• SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES — Tom Powers was obsessed with exploring the countryside and all its railroads — but could his loved ones wait forever?
Illustrated by Emmett Watson, Joseph Easley, and Douglas Hilliker