--- description: Raccoon boards subway in Toronto. title: Raccoon Gets on Subway Train in a Commute to End All Commutes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Raccoon Gets on Subway Train in a Commute to End All Commutes  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 2, 2016 7:01 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 2, 2016 7:01 PM CUT If chugging caffeine on a morning subway ride doesn’t wake you up, the sight of a raccoon certainly would. Straphangers in Toronto say they saw a raccoon get on board a train, take a short trip, and wander up and down the platform. During its ride on the Yonge-University subway line, it looked inside people’s bags, sniffed their shoes, and was last seen walking through a tunnel between in the Spadina and St. George stations, a spokesperson for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) told [_The Toronto Star_](http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/02/02/raccoon-hops-subway-at-morning-rush-hour.html "undefined"). On Twitter, the agency’s customer service department responded that these mammals are [“not normally”](https://twitter.com/TTChelps/status/694552105097547777 "undefined") spotted around its [system](https://twitter.com/TTChelps/status/694548993926402050 "undefined"): “Looks like it was looking for a free ride. Hopefully it was removed safely.” Some images of the animal from Twitter: > [](https://twitter.com/globalnewsto/status/694553825680691200) > [](https://twitter.com/TMarayeva/status/694519272379326465) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4204475/raccoon-subway-train/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4204475/raccoon-subway-train/"},"headline":"Raccoon Gets on Subway Train in a Commute to End All Commutes","datePublished":"2016-02-02T19:01:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:29:36.615Z","description":"Fur real?!","url":"https://time.com/4204475/raccoon-subway-train/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4204475/raccoon-subway-train/","name":"Raccoon Gets on Subway Train in a Commute to End All Commutes"}}]}] ```