Helena History
Published 2:19 pm Wednesday, November 18, 2015
![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)](https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/11/helena-history-crop.jpg)
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)