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Metrolink Southern California's Commuter Rail System
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Car versus train collision to be staged in downtown Los Angeles, October 27Metrolink : Friday,October 22, 1999State Officials and Local Rail Agencies Publicize Increased Fine for Motorists Who Risk Death at Railroad Crossings Contact: Peter Hidalgo (213) 452-0233 LOS ANGELES, CA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1999: The horrific consequences of challenging a moving train at a railroad crossing will be demonstrated on Wed., Oct. 27 when a van carrying crash test dummies will collide with a freight train locomotive in a dramatic staged crash coordinated by a Hollywood stunt team. The crash demonstration will provide a warning to motorists who risk death, ignore railroad crossing warnings, and are lucky enough to live: The price of this risky "stunt" is going up. A bill recently signed by Gov. Gray Davis will raise the penalty for motorist violations at railroad crossings from $104 to $271 beginning Jan. 1. Those are the same fines paid by motorists caught violating carpool lane rules or running red lights.
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This file last updated: Sunday, 24-Oct-1999 05:53:49 EDT