Train hits cow near Bellevue Iowa, Bellevue IA


A train struck a cow on the tracks near Bellevue, Iowa at milepost 26.2. Another cow was seen close to the tracks. The crew is checking the situation and will report the incident.
Audio|Source: Bellevue Area Rail
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Transcript:
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It looks like we hit a cattle, a call at mile post 26.2.
00:06
I know there's a little farm there.
00:11
We saw another one out next to the tracks, over.
00:16
Okay, count next to the tracks, milepost, what, over?
00:20
All right, my milepost, MP 2,
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26, decimal 2.26.2. We hit one, and there's another one out next to it, over.
00:32
Okay, James and no care, I take it over?
00:35
Yeah, we can go out and take a look here in a second, so it seems to be running fine over.
00:39
Okay,
00:41
sounds good you always seen one there at the lake, so maybe you've got opportunity there over.
00:45
Alright, one of the lake, thank you.
00:47
Well, was it on the right-of-way or...
00:50
Uh, there over?
00:52
Yeah, I was on... In between the bluff and the rail over.
00:58
So like was it on the shoulder of the ballast or not there, over?
01:02
Yeah, on the balance, over.
01:05
We're just trying to figure out, uh,
01:08
uh,
01:10
yeah, if I need to report it or not there over?
01:12
Yeah,
01:14
I'd report it. We hit one of them, like they're supposed to report those over.
01:19
I don't know you're supposed to report hitting animals there, but okay, ever.
01:24
Yeah, Canada will have to be reported, over.
01:27
Is that rule just a side of curiosity earlier?
01:32
I believe they fall under private property, over.
01:37
Okay, over.
01:39
I appreciate it, thank you.
01:40
Okay, see you guys back around.
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Bellevue, IA 52031
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