DANVILLE, Va., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- On a Sunday afternoon 100 years ago, Southern Railway's fast mail train Old 97 came roaring down White Oak Mountain more than an hour late on its run from Washington ...

Legend has it that Broadey was found with his hand still on the throttle. The song "The Wreck of the Old 97" is one of the most famous ballads in pop music, and has been recorded by Johnny Cash ...

Though the Vernon Dalhart-penned tune was originally the B-side to the first million-selling country single, “The Prisoner’s Song,” Johnny Cash’s version of “Wreck of the Old 97 ...

The wreck also inspired a famous ballad, “The Wreck of the Old 97,” which began country music in the U.S. Aaron had just dropped off his previous book, “Pittsylvania County: A Brief History ...

Shortly after the tragic wreck a ballad, “The Wreck of the Old 97” became popular and has ... have claimed authorship of the song.

DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Old 97 Tavern is one of the newest businesses in Danville's River District on Lynn Street. The restaurant's name is inspired by the Wreck of Old 97. The wreck happened ...