Firefighter Rescues Black Lab Pup From Atop Moving Train

A black Labrador puppy has a new home in South Carolina after being rescued from the top of a freight train.

Tina Parker, of Pickens, SC, says she and her family were stopped at a red light, watching a train pass by Sunday night, when they saw the small dog moving around on a boxcar. She called 911 and followed the train to Liberty, about six miles away. That’s where officials stopped the train, which had been going about 50 mph while traveling from Pennsylvania to Atlanta.

Firefighter Climbs 24-Foot Ladder To Rescue Black Lab

The family helped firefighters find the car and firefighter Derek Sargeant climbed up a 24-foot extension ladder to get on top of the double-stacked containers and rescue the pup. An excited Parker family took the dog home!

From Associated Press:

The Parkers named the dog Boxcar Hunter, or Boxy for short. They made an appointment with the veterinarian to have the dog checked, but Parker said it seems healthy and happy to be off the train. She has two other dogs and the new pup is getting used to her new surroundings.

Parker said no one knows who put the dog atop the train.

Rowland (Liberty assistant fire chief) said the effort was a difficult one, given where the car stopped and how the firefighters had to maneuver to get the ladder in place alongside the tracks. But he said it was a good thing for all involved.

“We’ve rescued a cat here and there, but we’ve never had to get a dog off the top of a train,” he said.

It’s good to know that are some animal-loving firefighters in South Carolina. Thank you so much!

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Holly L.

8:12AM PST on Nov 21, 2011

Such HEROES - Beautiful folks!!!! Thank YOU!

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Marie W.

3:57PM PST on Nov 20, 2011

Wonderful people. God bless.

Cheryl B.

1:44PM PST on Nov 20, 2011

thanks... good luck, Boxy!

Shona H.

6:41AM PST on Nov 20, 2011

It is great to see people who go "the extra mile" to help.

Quanta K.

1:32AM PST on Nov 20, 2011

Thanks.

Carrie Anne B.

3:20AM PST on Nov 19, 2011

glad shes ok! great news, thanks for sharing :)

Ann S.

4:41PM PST on Nov 15, 2011

What an adorable puppy! Thank you for rescuing him, but there's no way he got up there by himself. Some awful human put him on top of the train.

Martha E.

9:54AM PST on Nov 15, 2011

amazing story -- that family really wanted that pup, to follow the train to get him. WHO could have put that pup up there? there is sickness all around, and good people to rectify it.

Judith C.

1:30PM PST on Nov 6, 2011

Wow.Let's hope he doesn't want to keep travelling.

JE M.

8:58AM PDT on Oct 29, 2011

glad it's ok.