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Morning commute interrupted by cow on railroad tracks

Train service on Scotland's Milngavie line was delayed Thursday morning when a cow wandered onto the tracks in East Dunbartonshire. Photo courtesy of ScotRail/Twitter
Train service on Scotland's Milngavie line was delayed Thursday morning when a cow wandered onto the tracks in East Dunbartonshire. Photo courtesy of ScotRail/Twitter

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Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Railway operators in Scotland said some morning commuters found their trains delayed when a loose cow found its way onto the tracks.

ScotRail posted a photo to Twitter showing the cow that wandered onto the Milngavie line tracks in East Dunbartonshire around 10 a.m. local time Thursday morning.

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The cow was noticed by ScotRail employees monitoring CCTV cameras and a crew responded to the location to coax the bovine to safety, ScotRail said.

Officials said there were delays on the Milngavie line as a result of the cow's wanderings.

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