The Great Train Robbery Redux

In Preston Sturges’s 1941 film “Sullivan’s Travels,” a Hollywood director wants to “know about trouble” firsthand, so he sets out hopping freight trains, living as a self-described “tramp.” Two weeks ago, a handful of people rummaged through the detritus of thousands of looted packages along the Union Pacific rail line, near downtown L.A.

“Almost everybody I associate with here robs trains,” Rodriguez said. At night, through binoculars, he often watches thieves break into the stalled boxcars. “There will be, like, twenty people, up and down,” he said. “There’s a girl I know who runs a crew of five. She’s rough as steel, calluses from climbing the rope.” He pointed to a cut in the fence. “I see them go through the hole. Even if they put barbed wire around it, people cut into it.

Railroads have their own police with guns and full arrest powers. Kind of a big deal they're nowhere to be found. 😲

equalityAlec

Wild west? Rummages? More like Africa train heists and derailments.

adaman797

Where are the police--where are the railroad police-where are the federal authorities--where is the local, state federal administration? This is a national disgrace!

Not mentioned… Union Pacific laid off a large number of workers, including railroad police, in September 2020. Two months later, the thefts began to increase. From 2019 to 2021, Union Pacific reduced their security and workforce by nearly 5000 employees.

Make America Live Again..

Which shipping container door security latching devices work best? There’s like dozens of them to choose from and I need your help…

equalityAlec Could you retweet the article you wrote about the media focussing on crimes that affect corporate interests, instead of focusing on issues that really matter?

What's the actual numbers for the 160% increase? What was going on in 2020 globally? What a lazy story Ms Hitchens

The thefts spiked two months after Union Pacific allegedly slashed the number of security officers they employ.

Is that pic really in the US? It looks like 3rd world.

So no security, no police patrols...nothing? I guess they don't care.

does union pacific know who is responsible for their train's security?

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