The subway system is trying to fight back against the seemingly invincible: No, not inevitable fare hikes or services, but the population of rats that live underground and thrive on garbage found on the platforms or in subway tracks. The Post reports that NYC Transit is testing out a "roach motel-like trap" at the Franklin Street 1 station: "Once the rodents get in, they're not supposed to get out and will have nothing to eat but the poison baits inside." Before the trap was set, a "rat census" was taken before and another will be taken afterwards to see whether the trap really did work (although finding rat carcasses in the trap might be a clue). The Department of Health's rat expert Bobby Corrigan will be monitoring the pilot and other stations will be getting the traps, too. We guess rat motels were more sensible than finding really enormous tom cats or hawks to roam the subways. Photo: balmes on Flickr