Workers Alert Conductor Of Stray On Tracks, Ask Him To ‘Slow The Train Down’

Animal rescuers never fail to amaze us. They tirelessly work through uncompromising conditions to save those lives we cherish most. On a bitterly cold January morning in St. Louis, Missouri, the hardworking team from Stray Rescue of St. Louis (SRSL) encountered a heart-stopping scene. A lone white dog darted along an active set of train tracks. With the temperature plummeting and a train rapidly approaching, the rescuers knew the stakes were high. But the dangers didn’t stop there, the stretch of tracks ran high above the river, where one misstep could mean disaster for the frightened pup. Stray Rescue of St. Louis/Facebook Donna Lochmann, SRSL’s chief life-saving officer, acted quickly. “The spot [where] we initially saw him on the tracks was open and right above the river,” Lochmann said in an interview with The Dodo. “One wrong step and he could have very easily fallen in.” Though her instinct was to rush onto the tracks and save him, metro employees nearby warned her to stay back for her own safety. Thinking fast, Lochmann tried another approach. She pulled out a treat, hoping to coax the dog, later named Laclede, away from danger. Meanwhile, the metro workers radioed the incom...