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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Aug 29, 2013, 04:07 PM Aug 2013

Two kittens shut down subway service for nearly two hours

By Pete Donohue / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Subway service was suspended on the Q and B lines in Brooklyn Wednesday for nearly two hours while transit workers dealt with a furry situation: two kittens chilling on the tracks.

Transit workers spotted the two little felines near Church Ave. on an outdoor stretch of the Q and B lines at 11 a.m., officials said. The workers, and later police, tried to capture the duo but were unsuccessful.

The MTA suspended B train service between DeKalb and Brighton Beach, and Q train service between Dekalb and Stillwell, until 12:40 a.m.

Service was restored when the kittens scurried away.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/kittens-shut-subway-service-45-minutes-article-1.1440740#ixzz2dOHUnUda