From Staff Reports - Dallas Morning News - Friday, June 1, 2007
GRAND PRAIRIE - What is believed to be the first railroad-crossing camera in the state will be activated Friday morning in Grand Prairie at the corner of Southeast 9th and Pacific streets, city officials said.
Those caught on camera ignoring the warning signs of an approaching train can be fined $150. Officials say they hope the cameras will encourage people to drive safely and obey railroad-crossing signals.
“We look forward to the day when the cameras don’t catch any violators,” police chief Glen Hill said in a news release.
The camera is the first to be installed along the main Union Pacific rail line in Grand Prairie, which currently has 11 crossings. Grand Prairie has the highest railroad-crossing fatality rate of any Texas city, officials said. Since 2003, five people have died in motor vehicle collisions at crossings.
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