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New York Railroad Law Section 53-e - Unlawful Interference With A Railroad Train.

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    § 53-e.  Unlawful  interference  with  a  railroad train. A person is
  guilty of unlawful interference with a railroad train when  he  wilfully
  with  intent to disrupt, delay, or disturb service, places, causes to be
  placed, drops, or positions an object or objects of any kind, on, under,
  or upon the tracks which does or could cause physical damage to railroad
  equipment or property or physical injury to passengers or both.
    Unlawful interference with a railroad  train  is  a  class  D  felony;
  provided,  however, that such classification shall not apply in any case
  in which an offense having a higher classification for  the  purpose  of
  sentence is charged under any other provision of law.

Last modified: August 27, 2006