In this episode of Strange Wonders, we look into a powerful story of grief and how a devastating 1938 accident in Utah traveled across the country to become one of South Texas's most beloved ghost stories.

⚠️Content Warning & Listener Note: Strange Wonders adheres to a clean language standard and does not contain profanity; however, this episode discusses the mass accidental death of a group of children and an adult due to a catastrophic vehicular collision. Listener discretion is strongly advised for sensitive audiences and young children.

Want to learn more about the haunted ghost tracks?

Ghost Tracks Update: https://sanantonioreport.org/union-pacific-abandons-ghost-tracks-project/

Utah Highway Patrol https://highwaypatrol.utah.gov/uhp-history/history-1923-1939-overviewthe-early-years/nations-deadliest-traffic-crash/

San Antiono Express https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/24-killed-in-horrific-bus-train-crash-that-inspired-ghost-tracks-legend-in-san-antonio

Local News Story

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/24-killed-in-horrific-bus-train-crash-that-inspired-ghost-tracks-legend-in-san-antonio

Information on the South Jordan Tragedy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_South_Jordan_train-bus_collision

https://www.deseret.com/2009/10/21/20347488/about-utah-bus-crash-in-1938-led-to-train-laws/

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/24-killed-in-horrific-bus-train-crash-that-inspired-ghost-tracks-legend-in-san-antonio

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Script / Hosting: by Jose A. Saenz

Music:

"Mourning Song" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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Used with permission under pixabay and/or creative commons license.

• School Bus Ambience (International) by moviebuffgavin (Freesound)
• Rain (on the window) by Don Rain
• Train horn by TanwerAmane
• Inside car noise while driving by jackthemurray (Freesound)
• Gravel by Q.K. (freesound)

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