Train engineer reports track find and vocalizations on Stevens Pass
Account
A railroad engineer pulling a train out of a siding in slushy snow saw four fresh, widely spaced, large footprints with splayed toes from the cab and believed something had walked down the middle of the tracks. The train could not stop at the time and a crew member was skeptical. Follow-up details recorded approximate track size and stride.
What was reported
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Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Feet src
- Large long finger like foot with a open toes spread
- Gait src
- walking down middle of tracks with very distant spacing, stride 4 feet minimum
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
November 2005
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
3pm medium light
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| Place |
Winton, Chelan County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #13063
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
47.74, -120.74 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 13063 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
pulling a train out of a siding as engineer
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| Witness's word for it |
odd foot print
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Jim Von Lossow (BFRO)
Four fresh large human-like tracks with splayed toes in slushy snow along track middle, seen from train cab
Measurements: Track length approx. 18 inches and 4-6 inches wide; stride 4 feet minimum; total of 4 tracks
The witness stopped the train the next day to re-examine the previous day's tracks and found them overstepped by another human-sized print near a signal box.
The witness stopped the train the next day to re-examine the previous day's tracks and found them overstepped by another human-sized print near a signal box.
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone for over an hour and added details to the report.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #13063 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “that one from the Idaho site”Not in the Anomadex yet