Caught on tape: Turkeys try to catch train out of N.J.
Story Published: Nov 22, 2006 at 2:50 PM PST
Story Updated: Nov 22, 2006 at 2:50 PM PST
By Associated Press
RAMSEY, N.J. (AP) - Some wild turkeys, it appears, were trying to get out of New Jersey before Thanksgiving Day.
A spokesman for the NJ Transit said train officials reported a dozen or so wild turkeys waiting on a station platform in Ramsey, about 20 miles northwest of New York City, on Wednesday afternoon. The line travels to Suffern, N.Y.
''For a moment, it looked like the turkeys were waiting for the next outbound train,'' said Dan Stessel, a spokesman for NJ Transit. ''Clearly, they're trying to catch a train and escape their fate.''
Transit workers followed the bird's movements on surveillance cameras. ''I have no idea how they got there,'' Stessel said.
A Ramsey police dispatcher said the department had received three calls about the traveling turkeys who also were blamed for causing morning rush hour traffic problems on a roadway.
''From time to time, I've heard calls that there are turkeys on the loose,'' said Erik Endress, president of the Ramsey Rescue Squad, a volunteer group. ''Maybe they're trying to make a break.''
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Story Published: Nov 22, 2006 at 2:50 PM PST
Story Updated: Nov 22, 2006 at 2:50 PM PST
By Associated Press
RAMSEY, N.J. (AP) - Some wild turkeys, it appears, were trying to get out of New Jersey before Thanksgiving Day.
A spokesman for the NJ Transit said train officials reported a dozen or so wild turkeys waiting on a station platform in Ramsey, about 20 miles northwest of New York City, on Wednesday afternoon. The line travels to Suffern, N.Y.
''For a moment, it looked like the turkeys were waiting for the next outbound train,'' said Dan Stessel, a spokesman for NJ Transit. ''Clearly, they're trying to catch a train and escape their fate.''
Transit workers followed the bird's movements on surveillance cameras. ''I have no idea how they got there,'' Stessel said.
A Ramsey police dispatcher said the department had received three calls about the traveling turkeys who also were blamed for causing morning rush hour traffic problems on a roadway.
''From time to time, I've heard calls that there are turkeys on the loose,'' said Erik Endress, president of the Ramsey Rescue Squad, a volunteer group. ''Maybe they're trying to make a break.''
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