The monkey wrench that brought commuter railroads to a halt on Monday was wielded by a squirrel. If you were one of the 50,000 Metro-North Railroad commuters, trying to get out of Manhattan on Monday, your train probably did not show up. Apparently, a squirrel journeyed onto the Metro-North power lines and created a power surge. The surge weakened an over head bracket causing one of the wires to droop. A train, passing underneath the wire, became entwined with the wire and tore down all the power lines.
According to Donna Evans, a Metro-North spokeswoman, the squirrel was electrocuted during his exploration of the power lines. Crews restored service on Tuesday.
2 comments:
I love your lead! Very conversational. Nice job!
The only problem is the formatting. For broadcast, it should be ALL CAPS. Gotta dock you for that. It also needs a slugline and time signature.
8.5/10 - feel free to revise and repost.
I just noticed that you never did the first (print) version of this feature lead. Is this the print version, or the broadcast version?
Actually, even if it's the print version, the grade stays the same because you lose points for being late.
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