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Years ago I was on a loaded Red Rock coal train we'd picked up at Topeka. We came down the hill into Wakarusa, and through the 45 mph curves, and I'd throttled up to R8 for the worst grade on the Topeka sub. Just around the last curve is where my brother lives, and has the property on both sides of the track. I noticed him and several of his dogs walking across the crossing as we approached. He got a safe distance across, stopped and turned around. The last dog was standing on the track ignoring the horn, and just standing there, staring at my brother. I kept blowing a frantic whistle, but the dog just stood there looking at Mike and the other dogs. At the very last second, he turned his head and saw the engine, and took a step. The pilot missed him, but something on the truck side got him and sent him flying, I could see it in the mirror. When I got to Ark City, I called to see how he turned out, but they said he was done, he died on the way to the vet.

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