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From a station on this site on the night of Apr. 29, 1900, John Luther Jones, replacing the regularly detailed engineer, took out engine 382 pulling the Illinois Central “Cannonball.” Driving into a blocked switch at Vaughn, Miss., early the following morning, he stayed with his engine to save his passengers. He was the only man to die in the wreck.
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