RE: [speeders] Cadillac vs Trains

[PISKOR Ronald <Ronald.Piskor@comaupico.com>]

The guys in the cadillac are railfan photographers that just got done
photographing one of the approaching trains. They were speeding away so as
to not get picked up by railroad cops for trespassing or being linked to
some terrorist network using western looking operatives.Welcome to life on
heightened alert!

-----Original Message-----
From: Patrice [mailto:patricew@pacbell.net]
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 4:30 AM
To: speeders@lists.cirr.com
Subject: [speeders] Cadillac vs Trains



This doesn't have to do with speeders directly, but I know we all want to
encourage the public to behave safely around trains and railroad tracks.

I saw a commercial on TV last night that I thought was disgusting. It showed
two engineers in their trains heading toward a crossing, then a car off in
the distance, back to the engineers, and then a close-up of the Cadillac
Escalade heading for the crossing. The next scene shows the car off in the
distance and the two trains going through the crossing. There were no gates,
I don't remember seeing any signals, and this is a lonely road out in the
middle of nowhere, but I don't think any of that matters. Am I wrong here,
or is this a commercial that should be pulled immediately? It encourages
trying to beat the train at a crossing and I was shocked when I saw it. If
enough of us contact Cadillac/GM, maybe they'll pull the commercial.

Patrice Warren