Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Police probe video on how to disrupt trains

A video posted on YouTube offering detailed instructions for disrupting train traffic has triggered investigations by the police forces forCanada’s two main rail lines, CP and CN.
The 3½-minute video surfaced on the Internet this week.

The video was filmed at night showing a person standing over a train track. The person provides a step-by-step guide to setting off the red emergency lights that tell train conductors to stop immediately.

Mark Hallman, a spokesman for CN Rail, said the measures outlined in the video are extremely dangerous and urged YouTube to pull the video.

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