This feline has earned his eight more lives.
A friendly cat miraculously survived being struck by a Long Island Railroad train and was rescued from the tracks thanks to a kind-hearted locomotive engineer and a crew of rescuers.
The fluffy orange feline was first spotted lying on the tracks near the Lindenhurst station by the train engineer on Saturday night, but they assumed it was dead, WABC reported.
After the engineer noticed the cat on the tracks again, nearly a full day later on Sunday evening — but this time miraculously moving — they enlisted the help of cat rescuer John DeBacker, who asked the MTA Police Department for assistance, CBS New York reported.
Video posted to social media by DeBacker showed officers approaching the cowering cat after shutting off power to the rails.
“The scariest part for me was not knowing what was going through the cat’s mind,” DeBacker told CBS.
DeBacker and officers slowly walked toward the small lump of fur — who appeared to only have a wound on his face — and caught him in a net to lift him into a crate.
“He didn’t try to bite me at all. He was extremely affectionate once I picked him up,” the expert cat rescuer said.
The orange and white feline, who was named “Garfield” for his adorable resemblance to the cartoon character, was later seen loudly meowing in videos.
Garfield was frightened but did not appear to be seriously injured by the train, police told the outlet.
South Shore Feral Care in West Babylon, which took Garfield in for care, said in an update that the cat will be “meeting with a veterinary team,” including an orthopedist.
“Can you help us find the words to describe being ‘stable after HIT BY A TRAIN’? Luck, fate, we’re dumbfounded!” South Shore Feral Care wrote in a Facebook post.
The rescue group said Garfield is very affectionate and “wants love so bad.”
“This mushball of a stray just wants to lean in for head rubs for comfort while being examined,” they wrote about the ginger kitty.
Power to the rails was only cut for three minutes, and LIRR service was not disrupted.
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