As the train rolled through the western Utah desert, freight conductor Ken anMoorhem set his eyes on a creature limping through the December fog.
"It was a real fleeting glimpse of a dog out in the middle of nowhere," said VanMoorhem, who lives in Salt Lake City. "It was pretty hard to get to where she was."
VanMoorhem couldn't get out to help the dog, but he didn't forget about her.
His sighting led to the eventual Feb. 24 rescue of the blue heeler mix, who had chewed off part of her left front leg and was stranded for months. It's thought the dog lived by eating animal carcasses like those of rabbits and a cow that had been hit by a train.
"Her will to live and survive for at least four months are amazing," VanMoorhem said.
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