Interesting report from a railroad working in2005 in Washington State “I work for BNSF railroad. I am an Engineer and have been working the Stevens Pass run for over 10 years now.
I have heard many noises at the top of the pass over the years. I never said anything publicly except there is a few of us that have experienced incidences and keep among ourselves. The 3 weeks since the snow has started to fall the noises are starting again. Today as I was pulling my train out of the siding I saw an odd foot print and thought some one slipped and that’s just a big hand. Then the train went another 100 yards over a bridge and again saw a more clear indication of what it was. Large long finger like foot with a open toes spread. I am a experienced hunter and have traveled to B.C. to hunt moose and trophy bear. In my home is a 7′ black bear and this print don’t even come close. I have seen a grizzly tracks in the wild. There were no claws! The train was moving about 6-7mph account coming from a stopped state.
There were a total of 4 tracks. Spaced very…distant. I would see one then a ways saw another. It must have been walking down the middle of the tracks at one point. These were fresh and clean. I wish I stopped now. But,I can’t stop the train and my conductor didn’t believe me. I got home 2-1/2 hours ago from working over 14 hours and spent time looking on the web for a foot print and found that one from the Idaho site looked so close that it makes me nervous. Thats how I found this site. I have always believed in them and had 2 incidents one a possible sighting and another of one walking next to me on a hiking trip, on the back side of pilchuck mtn. on the walt bailey trail. Early Aug/2001 in a large meadow on our way back to the truck a good 3 miles yet away.
It followed me and the dog(ex police dog german shepard, it was my friends and she didn’t like me going by myself)The dogs head was in the back of my leg and scared like I had never seen him scared we had been hiking together for over 2 years. This happened for a good 1/4 mile until I was to the edge of the ravine out of the dense tree/vegetation. I had my 44mag ready and have never been so scared in my life. It wasn’t a cougar I have experienced that before it made sounds at me. Howl low tone each and move making lots of noise, swat at brush. I would stop and look into the brush but to thick and saw something DARK but no outline. My hunting started at age 10 with the neighbor kid his dad had hounds. He was a guide. We participated in programs looking for grizzlys in the Cascade mtns. For the next 7 years I was with them every season for Bear, cougar, bobcat, racoon. This sound was very diffrent and like GET OUT FAST AND NOW. I am sorry to ramble and hope you get something good out of this. Thank you.”
Rick T
There is quite a few reports of BNSF personnel sighting bigfoots along the Stevens pass corridor, which passes through King, Snohomish and Chelan counties. Both Train and rail workers have reported stuff. All 3 of those counties are good searching grounds
Tedd
Thanks for the account report and I would love to hear more!
James M
I agree with Tedd I would like to hear more. Maybe the narrator could talk to his fellow workers and ask them what they seen.
Charles R
Agree there is a treasure trove of witnesses in these type of areas. I imagine in all wilderness areas of trains in the U.S. also. These areas can act as highways for the giants. There was the story of Jacko from the 1800s.
I have always thought this may be a way to get a sighting or at least an encounter. One can by single person railroad cars that are manually driven. heck one could devise a battery system to move them I bet. If one traveled the wilderness tracks at nightime it seems you may be able to sneak up on one or a group. These cars are usually light enough to pick up and move off the track when a real train approaches.
Chuck
Tony W
You can easily convert a go cart and put rail wheels on it, I’ve seen it done years ago