Wagner, Montana Explained

Wagner is an unincorporated area and village in Phillips County, Montana, United States. The town lies along the Hi-Line of the Great Northern Railway.[1]

Wagner Montana is most famous for the 1901 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid train robbery of $40,000.

48.3706°N -108.0775°W

Transportation

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the small town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Malta, to the east.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Baker, Don. Ghost Towns of the Montana Prairie. Fred Pruett Books. Golden, Colorado. 1997. 80. 0-87108-050-8.