LA JUNTA, COLORADO - An Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago hit an unusual object Thursday night around 9:30 PM.

"Someone placed an electric clothes dryer on the track," stated the Amtrak train conductor, Jeffrey Williams. "We're not sure how it got there, but we're assuming it was just a childish prank."

The dryer was dragged underneath the locomotive, and it scrapped along the length of the train. However, there was no major damage reported.

After a brief stop to inspect the train and make sure it was safe to continue the trip, an announcement was made to the train's passengers explaining what had happened.

Leslie Wilkins, a Pennsylvania-bound Amish woman who was riding the train with her husband Jacob, stated, "We hit a dryer? What kind of an animal is that?"