What the records say
- When
- 19 Jun 1938
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 46.70° N, 105.49° W
- Description
- train wreck the occurred outside of Saugus, Montana on June 19, 1938
- Deaths
- 47
Custer Creek train wreck
Train wreck outside of Saugus, Montana
The Custer Creek train wreck is the worst rail disaster in Montana history. It occurred on June 19, 1938 when a bridge, its foundations washed away by a flash flood, collapsed beneath Milwaukee Road's Olympian as it crossed Custer Creek, near Saugus, Montana, south-west of Terry, killing 49 people.
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