A duck and a hawk in the subway

[Abba]

Look at the first 3 articles it this twitter profile.Might be further down once new things are posted.https://mobile.twitter.com/#!/NYCTSubwayScoop

[mark1447]

Your page leads to a Sign Up form. You mean:

 

https://twitter.com/#!/NYCTSubwayScoop

 

And the tweet says:

 

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If you were caught up in a Stillwell Ave-bound #N disruption this afternoon near 8th Ave apologies. We had animals on the roadbed..

 

 

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Re #N delay: These was a duck being chased by a hawk on the roadbed. The Train Operator blew his horn to no avail. Delayed service 45 mins

 

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Finally the hawk flew away; no one knows what happened to the duck. A #Christmas 'only in NY' subway tale (can't make this stuff up)

 

 

I LOL'ed at this! ONLY IN NEW YORK CITYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY & MTAAAAA!!!! xDD

[Roadcruiser1]

Only this can explain what I can say to the right now.

 

[Abba]

Only this can explain what I can say to the right now.

 

 

Is it really the (MTA)'s fault that these animals got there?

[Roadcruiser1]

Is it really the (MTA)'s fault that these animals got there?

 

There might have had been some way to prevent the birds from entering the tracks in the first place, but they didn't thought of that did they now.

[KTrainExp]

There might have had been some way to prevent the birds from entering the tracks in the first place, but they didn't thought of that did they now.

 

8th avenue is an open cut station. Just how exactly is supposed to prevent them from going on the tracks?

[mark1447]

8th avenue is an open cut station. Just how exactly is supposed to prevent them from going on the tracks?

 

Yeah... Hes thinking about a big blanket. I dont think so.

[INDman]

There might have had been some way to prevent the birds from entering the tracks in the first place, but they didn't thought of that did they now.

 

Really dude, do you think before you type? With all the stuff you post, you have to know that 8th av is outside.

[Roadcruiser1]

You could have had erected a giant fence, or something like that to prevent them since I know that it is open cut, but they didn't.

[8thAveExpress]

You could have had erected a giant fence, or something like that to prevent them since I know that it is open cut, but they didn't.

 

Teehee. You said erect...

[Jamaica Line]

You could have had erected a giant fence, or something like that to prevent them since I know that it is open cut, but they didn't.

 

lol just stop man, that was a fail on your part. I think you're forgetting that birds have wings...

[Fresh Pond]

when i got the notification last night from twitter, i couldn't believe it myself

 

Teehee. You said erect...

 

giggity

[peacemak3r]

You could have had erected a giant fence, or something like that to prevent them since I know that it is open cut, but they didn't.

 

So you're going to put a fence around every elevated and open-cut stations? Really? Really?

[Cait Sith]

There might have had been some way to prevent the birds from entering the tracks in the first place, but they didn't thought of that did they now.

 

You could have had erected a giant fence, or something like that to prevent them since I know that it is open cut, but they didn't.

 

You might want to stop posting in this thread now.

[trainfan22]

I'm shocked they stopped service for that. I know this may sound a bit cold, but would the train would have had major damage or went BIE if just hit/ran over the duck & hawk and kept it moving?

 

I mean when pigeons are on the tracks the train still comes into the station like normal. Isn't the duck & hawk slimar in size to a pigeon?

 

Now, I am a animal lover (Except for Pigeons cause they literary shitted on me in the past) so I think the TA did the right thing, but OTOH, condering the type of city NYC is, I'm kinda shocked they did that and not just let the train run over them and become roadkill.

 

This also sort of answers my question of "What would happen if a deer ever went on a open cut subway line" When I saw a dead deer along the Metro North tracks a few years ago, I've been wondering that since.

[aemoreira81]

Interesting to say the least...I actually came into this thread from the Gothamit (which posted a link to this thread).

[TriboroughBridge]

I'm shocked they stopped service for that. I know this may sound a bit cold, but would the train would have had major damage or went BIE if just hit/ran over the duck & hawk and kept it moving?

 

I mean when pigeons are on the tracks the train still comes into the station like normal. Isn't the duck & hawk slimar in size to a pigeon?

 

Now, I am a animal lover (Except for Pigeons cause they literary shitted on me in the past) so I think the TA did the right thing, but OTOH, condering the type of city NYC is, I'm kinda shocked they did that and not just let the train run over them and become roadkill.

 

This also sort of answers my question of "What would happen if a deer ever went on a open cut subway line" When I saw a dead deer along the Metro North tracks a few years ago, I've been wondering that since.

 

it could be, the T/O is from PETA.