Possible tracks found in snow near Albia, Iowa witnessed in Monroe County, Iowa

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The incident I'm going to describe took place back in January of 1976. It was on a Tuesday afternoon. It's stuck with me and has bothered me since then (I'm now 36 y/o). I've never discussed it with anyone since I never felt comfortable relating the story, but after finding your website, I decided that I'm not the only one who has had an experience they can't explain. This occured on a January afternoon in 1976. It was after school (approximately 4:00 p.m.) and the weather was sunny and somewhat mild for an Iowa winter(temps approximately in the upper 20's/low 30's). I took my sled and headed to the country club after school, which was approximately a mile and a half from my house as the crow flies. I was alone since all my friends had went sledding over the weekend and no one else wanted to go. In order to get to the country club by foot there are two sets of railroad tracks seperated by approximately 150-yards that you need to cross. One is a main line that runs North to South (the B...