In Mexico City, a runaway chicken briefly disrupted the city’s subway system, prompting staff to cut power and pause trains so crews could safely remove the bird from the tracks. The moment unfolded as teams faced an unexpected avian intruder in the busy transit corridor, turning a routine commute into a brief scene of chaos. Despite officers and workers pursuing the bird with helmets and protective mats, the chicken proved elusive, sprinting along the rails and triggering a rare interruption in the predictable rhythm of daily travel. The rescue succeeded when a worker enveloped the bird with a coat, allowing personnel to secure it off the rails and restore normal operations. [Citation: Mirror]
Once the bird was out of the way and safety checks were completed, train traffic resumed, and officials verified that there were no injuries. Normal service quickly followed as the network confirmed the line was clear and operations returned to standard. The incident underscored how fragile daily schedules can be when wildlife intrudes into passenger spaces, reminding both transit workers and riders that the balance of urban life can hinge on the smallest of disruptions. [Citation: Mirror]
Across the globe, similar interruptions have occurred on other transit networks. In Britain, a turtle wandering onto the tracks once caused trains to run with delays of around 75 minutes. Police investigated how the animal ended up on the rails, and the rail company apologized to passengers for the inconvenience. That episode, though less dramatic, highlighted the ongoing challenges public transit systems face when unexpected wildlife encounters take place on dense routes, and it serves as a reminder that cities must plan for the unpredictable paths of urban ecology. [Citation: British rail incident]