Horrific and Heartbreaking Encounter…

I was just down at the tracks a moment ago when I heard a train coming. It was about at Huguley when I first heard its horn blaring.  It would be here in about 15 minutes. I readied my camera and lost interest in the switcher engine and crew who were gathering demolition debris cars for pickup on the mainline.  Then it happened.  Out of the Pecan grove by the tracks came one momma deer and her fawn.  Just then, the fast freight of auto racks rounded the super elevated curve far down the tracks. I could see the train signal turn red in warning.  Momma and fawn stepped out on the tracks.  “MOVE!!!” I hollered several times as loud as I could, but the deer didn’t pay me any attention.  I was too far away to be a threat and the deer were completely ignoring the train as well. The fawn was on the center of the tracks and the train looked like it completely engulfed and swallowed it up. It just basically disappeared under the “cow catcher” of the lead engine.  The train also hit the momma deer’s head as she walked forward and sent her spinning like crazy midair like a top. I didn’t have the guts (no pun intended) to walk down and look at the aftereffects and the carnage.  I don’t want nightmares tonight. I was afraid one of the deer would still be alive and I didn't have a way to put it out of its misery.

Source: The 4th Avenue Blues - August 31, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Andrew Quixote Source Type: blogs