Overview
- MTA Police rescued an orange-and-cream cat from active Long Island Rail Road tracks between Lindenhurst and Babylon after a Sunday evening alert from an engineer.
- The engineer first saw the cat near Lindenhurst on Saturday night and, after noticing it move around 7 p.m. Sunday, called for help.
- Officers ordered the rail power shut off so they could step onto the tracks safely, then used a net to secure the cat and placed it in a crate as shown in video.
- The animal, now called Garfield, was taken to South Shore Feral Care in West Babylon for evaluation and is reported stable under a veterinary team that includes an orthopedic specialist.
- Police said the cat was scared but appeared uninjured, though photos show a scratch on its face.