Helena History

Published 2:19 pm Wednesday, November 18, 2015

By Staff Reports

Creek full of cars: This April 29, 1959 photo was taken after a northbound L&N freight train derailed while crossing Buck Creek near downtown Helena. While no one was killed in the wreck, a crane operator, while attempting to clear the track, was fatally injured when his machine toppled over into the creek. (Contributed/City of Helena Museum)

Creek full of cars: This April 29, 1959 photo was taken after a northbound L&N freight train derailed while crossing Buck Creek near downtown Helena. While no one was killed in the wreck, a crane operator, while attempting to clear the track, was fatally injured when his machine toppled over into the creek. (Contributed/City of Helena Museum)

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