Casey Jones's fame can almost certainly be attributed to the traditional song, The Ballad of Casey Jones, also known as "Casey Jones, the Brave Engineer", recorded by, among others, Billy Murray, Mississippi John Hurt, Pete Seeger, Furry Lewis, Johnny Cash, and played live by the The Grateful Dead.
A pro-union protest song spoof of The Ballad of Casey Jones, written and sung by IWW union activist Joe Hill, titled Casey Jones the Union Scab portrays a negative version of Jones.