Dog Found On NJ Transit Tracks Taken To Secaucus Shelter

SECAUCUS, NJ — This small dog got loose from its owner and was found on the NJ Transit train tracks near Newark Tuesday morning, Feb. 19.

The news was first reported by NJ Transit; the agency said an engineer, Anthony Guzuman, working on train #6314 on the Morris and Essex line first noticed the dog. The train was leaving Newark, en route to Secaucus Junction, when the engineer — miraculously — noticed the small black and white dog on the tracks. He told NJ.com he first noticed the dog running from tie to tie on tracks and then got tired and lay down between the tracks.

The dog was actually on a bridge at the time and could have either been hit by a train or fallen into icy water and drowned.

Guzuman was able to stop the train and pick up the dog. He brought the pooch to the Secaucus Junction station and from there it was handed over to the Secaucus Animal Shelter.

Apparently the dog injured the tip of its tail in the ordeal, and it had to be amputated, Chris Conte, the director of the Secaucus Animal Shelter told NJ.com.

Shelter workers were able to link the dog back to her owner, Celeste Zayas of Newark, thanks to a microchip she had embedded under her skin. The dog, named Daisy, had gotten off their leash in their yard in Newark; they live near the NJ Transit tracks.

Top photo of Daisy via NJ Transit.