Morning commuters took to Twitter to share the story of a masked bandit that tried to hop a Toronto subway train during rush hour.
Several photos and videos were posted of a raccoon trying to ride a subway train from Spadina Station at approximately 8 a.m. on Tuesday.
Fun ride on ttc this morning @CP24 pic.twitter.com/eGEZCykxZG
— Tatyana Marayeva (@TMarayeva) February 2, 2016
One photo showed the nocturnal critter peeking into a woman's bag, while a video showed the raccoon sniffing the feet of fellow subway riders.
Brief delay at Spadina, southbound due to a raccoon aboard the train! @TTCnotices pic.twitter.com/Q3yPzLU5iK
— Heather Leach (@heatherlleach) February 2, 2016
The train was stopped at the station until the raccoon got off the train and sauntered down the platform and into the subway tunnel.
Raccoon gets free metro pass! Decides to walk #TTC #Spadina #RacCity pic.twitter.com/iwUPtnfEeb
— Carl Fernandez (@Carlnandez) February 2, 2016
"We had about a 4 minute delay," TTC spokesperson Brad Ross told CTV Toronto.
"I have no idea how it got on the train."
