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Oh deer!
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Photo Details
Photo Date:
November 29, 2007
Upload Date:
November 29, 2007
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Dimensions:
1024 x 743
Location
City:
Gary
State/Province:
IN
Country:
US
Photographer
Name:
joe usselman
Comments (3)
Mike, the train was stopped, but not for long. The conductor even got out for a minute to take a picture of the deer.
Ron, there are a lot of deer in the Pine Junction area (which CSX calls Curtis). Lots of woods, wetlands, etc. That deer is heading for a state nature preserve just south of the tracks. The freight may not even be moving (it's westbound on the CSX main; trains often hold there for a considerable length of time). :)
Joe, the most common roadkill here in the Bitterroot Valley in western MT is deer, primarily whitetails. BNSF and MRL trains often hit them, too, from what I hear, statewide. I'd have never expected to see them around Gary, IN, but pictures don't lie. You were sure in the right place at the right time! Great photo, my friend!