It's been a bad year for the Washington Metrorail system....Even for its feathered customers

[marmar]

via MassTransitMag:



Big Bird Gets Talon Caught in DC Metro Escalator
The Associated Press



WASHINGTON -- Every so often in the Washington Metro subway system, a foot gets caught in an escalator. Usually, the culprit is a shoe lace or a flip-flop. On Monday, it was a bird's talon. D.C. fire department spokesman Pete Piringer says rescuers were called to the Benning Road station in northeast Washington shortly after 8 a.m. Monday. A large bird of prey - possibly a hawk or a falcon - had its foot stuck in the escalator.

Metro employees shut off the power, and a passer-by held the bird to keep it from injuring itself more. When firefighters arrived, they removed a portion of the escalator to free the bird.

Piringer says that despite a slightly injured foot, the bird flew to the top of a nearby gas station, where it sat for a while before continuing on its way.


http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10264

[Buzz Clik]

1. The bird was trying to go up the down escalator. Probably on a dare from his friends.