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re: Another reason why there are shortages: They're looting freight trains now
Posted on 1/14/22 at 10:45 am to boxcarbarney
Posted on 1/14/22 at 10:45 am to boxcarbarney
I saw an intermodal train rolling out of Chicago on the UP west line the other day. A lot of containers had the doors open.
I wonder what was stolen out of those.....
I wonder what was stolen out of those.....
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Posted on 1/14/22 at 10:46 am to Sao
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Well now, I stand corrected. I should've seen your old story in the OP...
Its why my furniture I ordered in June of 2021 isn't arriving now until June of 2022. A lot of the pieces were stolen outside the Port of LA in November.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 10:48 am to MrLSU
From my experience they open them randomly. Not even the paperwork the train crew carries says what is in the containers as long as it's not Hazmat. This isn't organized crime with lists of container numbers and what they are carrying, along with their location in the train.
Look at the video you linked and you'll see opened containers with nothing removed from them.
These dirtbags aren't looking for tires or dog food. If they open a container with that type of stuff they just move to the next.
Look at the video you linked and you'll see opened containers with nothing removed from them.
These dirtbags aren't looking for tires or dog food. If they open a container with that type of stuff they just move to the next.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 10:49 am to MikeBRLA
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with his husband
This post was edited on 1/14/22 at 10:50 am
Posted on 1/14/22 at 10:55 am to boxcarbarney
Railroads need to go back to Pinkertons and make examples of some of these folks.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 10:55 am to BuckyCheese
I've heard they have hit containers filled with guns and ammunition repeatedly in Memphis, LA, Chicago, and other cities over the last two years which has contributed to the ammunition and gun shortage.
AP video article on this from 4 years ago
AP video article on this from 4 years ago
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Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:01 am to MrLSU
Crooks learn.
Wiseguy (the book Goodfellas is based on) talks about how half-literate mob guys learned about things like bills of lading and other paperwork to figure out what to grab and when.
Fur coats may be a great item but grabbing them in the summer means you get a shite price for them or have to hold onto them.
OTOH, the crooks’ bar that served as an unofficial HQ for hijacking at JFK would have lists of heavily in-demand cargos that people would be on the lookout for, as those would be quick sales for big money.
Wiseguy (the book Goodfellas is based on) talks about how half-literate mob guys learned about things like bills of lading and other paperwork to figure out what to grab and when.
Fur coats may be a great item but grabbing them in the summer means you get a shite price for them or have to hold onto them.
OTOH, the crooks’ bar that served as an unofficial HQ for hijacking at JFK would have lists of heavily in-demand cargos that people would be on the lookout for, as those would be quick sales for big money.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:02 am to boxcarbarney
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as well as leaving behind dispensable products such as unused COVID tests
I love how the author of the article included this bit to stir up the shite libs because he knew the lawlessness of these acts wouldn't move the meter.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:03 am to BuckyCheese
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These dirtbags aren't looking for tires or dog food. If they open a container with that type of stuff they just move to the next.
Here’s my solution. At the door of every car with valuable stuff on it, put up a stack of things like books, or polka albums, or work boots,
They’ll open the door, see things they don’t need, and move on.
This post was edited on 1/14/22 at 11:04 am
Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:05 am to fr33manator
Or they could insert a solid piece of metal to prevent the door from being opened. None of the bottom containers are getting opened because it sits down in the rail car.
They could extend something similar to the top container.
They could extend something similar to the top container.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:06 am to boxcarbarney
Yay go California.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:07 am to fr33manator
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Here’s my solution. At the door of every car with valuable stuff on it, put up a stack of things like books, or polka albums, or work boots,
They’ll open the door, see things they don’t need, and move on.
"Weird Al" Yankovic disapproves of your hate of polka music
Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:07 am to hottub
Ship a container full of wasps
Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:07 am to fr33manator
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polka album
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They’ll open the door, see things they don’t need, and move on.
hey now! Polka Your Eye Out was catchy af!
Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:07 am to rt3
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"Weird Al" Yankovic disapproves of your hate of polka music
I’m actually a fan of polka, but that may be why I don’t rob train cars.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:07 am to fr33manator
Let rattlesnakes and black mambas loose in the freight cars, put warning signs on the door then let nature take its course
Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:08 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
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Railroads need to go back to Pinkertons and make examples of some of these folks.
The big railroads do have their own police forces. And yes, they are real police, not just security guards.
Obviously they don't have enough of them in the LA and Chicago areas.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:11 am to Beauw
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Let rattlesnakes and black mambas loose in the freight cars, put warning signs on the door then let nature take its course
Kobe Bryant gone brah
Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:15 am to Meauxjeaux
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That's pretty entrepreneurial
If they're taking furniture and leaving epipens, then they're morons. You can't find those things for less than $100 per unit and are a lot easier to move and hide
Posted on 1/14/22 at 11:16 am to hottub
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Or they could insert a solid piece of metal to prevent the door from being opened. None of the bottom containers are getting opened because it sits down in the rail car.
They could extend something similar to the top container.
They could possibly do something with the interconnectors between the containers to block the doors from opening but they would be a lot bigger and heavier. Meaning more difficult to install for a single person.
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