Turkeys try to catch train out of NJ

Ramsey (New Jersey): 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, NY.

"For a moment, it looked like the turkeys were waiting for the next outbound train," said a spokesman for NJ Transit, Dan Stessel. "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 president of the Ramsey Rescue Squad, a volunteer group, Erik Endress. "Maybe they're trying to make a break," he added.