I genuinely feel sorry for this dog. | 1989 Cajon Pass runaway

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This left me furious and heartbroken

Screenshot from The Tragedy at Cajon Pass.

I just saw footage from May 12, 1989, and I was shocked, spooked and extremely hurt, specifically at this scene, and the sound itself makes it even more horrifying, I GOT GOOSEBUMPS! Whoever owned this dog, at the time this happened, must have felt shattered and scared.

I really feel bad for this dog, and I feel anger toward the people that built this village near those tracks.

No wonder why Southern Pacific got a lawsuit for the accident, I wonder if the lawsuit SP got was for animal abuse/animal cruelty, because uh, one of their trains ALMOST KILLED AN ACTUAL DOG! A LOYAL PET THAT I LOVE A LOT!

Please tell me that dog was rescued and made it out alive, or did it die from his/her injuries? If it died from his/her injuries, there better be an animal abuse lawsuit for that.

Does anyone know what breed of dog this was? What was the dog’s name? What pronoun this dog was?

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Update on this, went through some of the video, and found out the dog made it out alive.

(Timestamps: 6:14 - 6:42)

And also found out it was a boy.

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Many towns nationwide were built in close proximity to rail lines specifically so the residents could easily access the trains. And the railroads were built between population centers. Things have changed, of course. The folks here, and many other places, could not have imagined this type of situation.

OTOH, many rail stations were built “out side of town,” and the town was built up around them.