1938 South Jordan train-bus collision

Grade crossing collision in South Jordan, Utah October 2026 February 2025 1938 South Jordan rail crossing disaster 40 33 58 N 111 54 02 W type:event inline,title 1938 12 1 8:43 am South Jordan, Utah United States Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Collision 1 1 24 16 The 1938 South Jordan rail crossing disaster in Utah was a collision between a school bus and a train at a level crossing resulting in the deaths of 24 people, 23 of whom were students on their way to school. The accident is the basis for an urban legend in San Antonio, Texas.24 killed in horrific bus-train crash that inspired 'ghost tracks' legend in San Antonio https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/24-killed-in-horrific-bus-train-crash-that-inspired-ghost-tracks-legend-in-san-antonio News 4 San Antonio August 8, 2024 Accident On the morning of December 1, 1938, a school bus being driven by Farrold Silcox was headed toward Jordan High School. The weather that morning created a thick fog which decreased visibility immensely. As the bus prepared to cross the grade, a freight train called "The Flying Ute" was approaching, carrying 80 cars and traveling at 50 miles per hour. By the time the engineer saw the bus, there wasn't enough time for the brakes to adequately slow the train.Dalrymple II Jim Deadly Utah school bus accident remembered 75 years later https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=57209695&itype=CMSID August 8, 2024 The Salt Lake Tribune December 2, 2013 The ensuing collision killed 24 on the bus, including Silcox. 16 students managed to survive the crash, but with serious injuries.December 1, 1938 Jordan High Bus Hit By Train Killing 21, Injuring 19 Others https://www.newspapers.com/image/19900811/?match=1&terms=Jordan%20bus June 5, 2026 The Daily Herald 1 It is the worst railroad crossing accident involving a school bus in U.S. history.Benson Lee About Utah: Bus crash in 1938 led to train laws https://www.deseret.com/2009/10/21/20347488/about-utah-bus-crash-in-1938-led-to-train-laws/ August 8, 2024 Deseret News October 21, 2009 thumb|A Howard Fogg painting of a Denver & Rio Grande Western Challenger locomotive, almost exactly similar to 3708, the engine involved in the collision. A memorial was erected nearby at South Jordan Cemetery to commemorate the accident. The plaque lists the names of all of those killed in the collision.1938 School Bus/Train Accident Memorial https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=222703 Historical Marker Database August 8, 2024 See also Gilchrest Road, New York, crossing accident, a similar incident involving a school bus driver attempting to beat a level crossing. 1995 Fox River Grove bus–train collision, a similar incident involving a school bus driver that was unaware that the bus' rear was positioned in the path of an express train. References Category:Railroad crossing accidents in the United States Category:Bus incidents in the United States Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Utah Category:Railway accidents in 1938 Category:1938 in Utah Category:1938 disasters in the United States Category:Transportation disasters in Utah Category:American urban legends Category:Supernatural urban legends Category:Reportedly haunted locations in Utah