JOUR 61: Feature 1 (Rewrite)

One squirrel’s misadventure on Monday left 47,000 rail commuters with wrecked travel plans.
A furry-tailed creature managed to find himself among the power lines of the Metro-North Commuter Railroad. Unfortunately for commuters, not to mention the squirrel, it was electrocuted, causing an electrical power surge.
An overhead bracket was weakened as a result and a wire soon became loose, dangling perilously in the line of the onrushing trains below. Sure enough, it wasn’t long before said wire entangled itself onto a train and down came the entire fleet of power lines.
The loss of power meant that no trains could run out of Manhattan. Commuters were left waiting for their trains for hours, only to be disappointed, said Metro-North spokeswoman Donna Evans.
Service was eventually restored on Tuesday morning. Alas the squirrel’s demise was permanent.