PROSPECT LEFFERTS-GARDENS, BROOKLYN -- It was literally a wild goose chase. Police chased a runaway goose down the southbound Q train tracks near Prospect Park Monday afternoon, according to the MTA.

Southbound trains began running express between the Prospect Park and Kings Highway stations at about 1:40 p.m. as the NYPD tried to nab the loose goose spotted near the Parkside Avenue Station, according to an MTA. Southbound Q trains are running express from Prospect Park to Kings Hwy while the NYPD removes a goose from the tracks at Parkside Av.

— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) February 4, 2019 One angry straphanger who reported a 50-minute wait for a local southbound demanded to know when service would be restored.

"We are still waiting for NYPD to remove the goose," the MTA tweeted at 2:20 p.m. "We do not have an estimated time when the goose will be removed." Transit officials suggested straphangers consider the B68 bus on Coney Island Avenue or the B49 on Ocean Avenue.

"Hey boss, I'm sorry I'm gonna be late to work. Why? Ya know, subway problems. Specifically? Oh yeah there's a goose in the way. Don't worry though. Special units are coming to remove it." pic.twitter.com/Q5sku1scpD

— Ange Lopilato (@ange_lops) February 4, 2019 "Is the goose okay?" Twitter user Mackenzie Ford asked. "Power has been removed from the tracks," the MTA replied. "Emergency personnel are working to remove the goose safely from tracks."

What will happen to the bird remains unclear, but after a New York city councilwoman proposed new goose liver legislation Monday, he or she is less likely to become foie gras.