This Collection contains newspaper clippings about the Bagley Wreck of 1944. The Bagley Wreck was said to be the nation’s worst rail disaster of 1944, by the newspapers of the time. The wreck took place at Bagley, a spot near Promontory Point on the shore of the Great Salt Lake, and claimed the lives of 50 people riding a Southern Pacific train, including servicemen and civilians. The train was en route from Ogden to San Francisco when it crashed. Newspaper clippings include accounts from survivors of the wreck and official statements from the Southern Pacific Company.