Dog recovering after being hit by train twice in Salem

SALEM

She was pregnant, alone and scared, then hit by a train, not once but twice.

“Train,” a miniature white poodle, lost her left rear leg and her unborn puppies, but her will to survive amazed her rescuers.

Sarah Sacco Olson, operations manager at Alchemy Acres Animal Sanctuary, said she’s happy to report that although Train went through a physical ordeal, she has recovered and has been adopted.

Olson said the sanctuary received a call in early April that a dog had been hit by a train and was on the tracks.

“An ex-conductor who walks the tracks saw her,” Olson said, adding that the wounded dog growled at the man. “He actually didn’t recognize her as a dog at first.”

The man called Salem police for help, who in turn, called Alchemy Acres.

Olson’s sister, Emily, who also volunteers at the sanctuary, arrived and found that the dog had crawled toward the middle of the tracks, and another train had passed. “She got tossed and tumbled under the train,” Olson said.

Read about her rescue and how to help with her vet bills in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.