By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; October 22, 2018
Cats may have nine lives, but a lucky dog who got loose on the tracks of a busy railroad has a quick-thinking NJ Transit conductor to thank for making a life-saving collar.
Conductor Howard Kempton stopped train traffic, got on the tracks and used his tie as a makeshift leash to rescue Shelby from Morris & Essex line tracks near South Orange station on Saturday. A passenger posted a photo of Kempton and the pooch on board the train and posted it to Instagram.
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