[GeoStL] Re: caches near railways.

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I think this cache should be pulled then. This weekend I did this one
and it is only 15 to 20 feet from the tracks and you have to walk all
most on the track its self to get to the location. R.R. Bridge Cache is
the name of the cache. I don't know if L.E.G.S or if Mount Vernon has a
geo caching group. But I think it would be a great idea to show them
this article and have this cache archived.

Drei

>>> GLNash@xxxxxxxxxx 7/29/2003 2:52:20 PM >>>
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Placing caches near railway can be dangerous.. to your wallet. 
Ouch...
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Hillwilly's Day In Court
If most of you don't know what this is about this is an update on what

happened with Tunnel Vision 1909. On November 2, 2001 Hillwilly's cache
was 
blown up by the BOMB SQUAD in Dorris California. The FBI got involved
and 
charged us with Criminal Trespass and Criminal Vandalism for placing
the 
cache on railroad property. You cannot be within 150 feet of it. This 
happened to be the weekend of the most terrorism that was suppose to
hit 
all the bridges and tunnels in the U.S. since the 9-11 attacks. There
were 
some people at the cache and replacing the ammo can back on the
hillside 
when the train conductor came out of the tunnel and noticed them. In
turn, 
he called the police and in turn they called in the bomb squad and the
FBI. 
They ended up coming to our house and investigating us and dropped the

terrorist charges. The other charges were then filed against Hillwilly.
He 
had to go to court on May 3rd. last Friday and here is the outcome. The

judge started out with a 1 hour commentary on every case to be
presented 
except ours in which Tonto, fell asleep and was snoring through it. 
Hillwilly went up before him and took the newspaper article that was 
featured in our local newspaper with him and Quad doing Geo-caching and

promoting it, along with alot of caches and groups of people with the 
cache. The judge threw it aside and wasn't interested. He proceeded to

start telling him the charges of Criminal trespassing and vandalism. 
Hillwilly sprayed some gold paint where it wasn't suppose to be. The 
sentence was then read. It goes as follows: 1 year jail time, 1 year on

probation to stay out of any kind of trouble, 1 year license suspension
in 
the state of California, and to pay all the expenses incurred for the
bomb 
squad, the railroad having to change 2 crews out because of a 4 1/2
hour 
detainment and closing down of Hwy. 97. They had to taxi 2 crew men in
to 
change shifts and 2 crew men had to be taxi'd into K.Falls and put up
in a 
motel for the night then be taxi'd back to Redding the next day. The 
expense just for that was $1650.00. With all the fines and fees
attatched 
to all of this, the grand total was $2030.00, which we had to pay right

then and there. To be kind ,for the moment, the judge told him he would

drop the 1 year jail time. He was not to be near the train tracks ever

again unless he was on the train. This was pretty hefty for playing a 
harmless game. Tonto mentioned taking up donations, maybe not a bad
idea. 
The thing we didn't understand was the suspension of his driver's
license 
for a year. Pulled that out of a hat. I'm mentioning all of this so it

hopefully won't happen to anyone else. If you have any caches on RR 
property pull them or move them, and you shouldn't go and get any one
elses 
either. This is probably the most expensive cache we will ever do and
the 
most talked about. I want to thank all of you for your thoughts and
concern 
for Hillwilly. Happy Geo-caching to all. Di

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Glenn





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