Imagine being one of 47,000 commuters whose day is put off track due to a daring little squirrel. Well, for commuters of the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Monday afternoon, this was a sad reality.
Some waited for hours, and some were stuck on unmoving trains because an unfortunate but adventurous squirrel decided to climb onto the Metro-North Commuter Railroad power lines.
The cause of the power outage was an electrical power surge that weakened an overhead bracket, which in turn caused a wire to dangle down. Somehow, a train passing underneath got caught up in the line and tore down all the other power lines.
The cause of the surge, according to Metro-North spokeswoman, Donna Evans, was the squirrel getting electrocuted during his escapade on the power lines.
Service was restored by crews by Tuesday morning.
At least somebody got the shock of their life.
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You've got the right idea, but your lead still needs work. I try to avoid "imagine this" leads -- they've been overused, so they're not very effective.
Instead, how about: An adventurous squirrel sparked a power outage Monday afternoon that stranded 47,000 riders of the Metro-North Commuter Railroad.
or
Thousands of Metro-North rail commuters were stranded in the city Monday afternoon, waiting for trains that never came. The cause? A power outage. The culprit? A squirrel.
Then, in P2, you can tell how it happened.
Avoid inserting your opinion in the story, as in "sad reality" and "unfortunate."
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