Jul 11, 2009 7:03 pm US/Pacific
What A View! Crowds Moon Passing Amtrak Trains
Crowds Dwindle At Annual O.C. Train-Mooning Event
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) ―
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Only about 100 people showed up to this year's "Moon Over Amtrak" event, giving passing riders a startling view. Last year, some 8,000 people showed up to the event. (File)
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The pants are down and so are the crowds at the annual "Moon Over Amtrak" in Orange County.
Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino says only about 100 people showed up Saturday to moon passing commuter trains at a Laguna Niguel road, thanks to new street parking restrictions and city pleas for folks to stay away.
Last year, some 8,000 showed up in the coastal town and deputies shut down the event because of traffic jams, public nudity and drinking.
This year, Amormino says the racy rite has been mellow, with only a couple of cars being towed and no drunkenness. He says deputies aren't citing anybody for mooning trains.
The event began in 1979 with a bet at a local bar and has become an annual tradition.
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