31 Elk dead in rare collision with freight train in Southeast Idaho

By Staff, Idaho State Journal; February 2, 2019

In the early morning hours of Jan. 25, a herd of elk standing on railroad tracks was hit by a Union Pacific freight train traveling between Montpelier and Soda Springs.

A total of 31 elk died in the collision that the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is calling a rare occurrence.

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