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Title: Chicago Train Robberies
Post by: Ben on March 09, 2017, 07:51:45 PM
So apparently the gangs of Chicago have taken to robbing trains and are sometimes scoring gun shipments.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/03/09/chicagos-violent-gangs-looting-freight-cars-filled-with-guns.html
Title: Re: Chicago Train Robberies
Post by: Angel Eyes on March 09, 2017, 08:46:27 PM
I wonder if there's someone on the inside at Norfolk Southern telling them which trains have firearms on the manifest.  A typical freight train can have 100+ cars.  Breaking into the car with the guns by random chance seems unlikely.

And just for grins:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9flhhwkTTA
Title: Re: Chicago Train Robberies
Post by: AJ Dual on March 09, 2017, 09:16:26 PM
Word is that it's a bunch of Ruger revolvers, not in anything oddball, but not the most common of calibers either. The hood may have some logistics issues using these. I should go set up a stand down there and make a few bucks off of them.

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Title: Re: Chicago Train Robberies
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 09, 2017, 10:37:35 PM
Hey, Chicago. What was that you guys have been saying about us gun-happy states being like the wild west? Hmmmm?
Title: Re: Chicago Train Robberies
Post by: Scout26 on March 10, 2017, 12:04:38 AM
I wonder if there's someone on the inside at Norfolk Southern telling them which trains have firearms on the manifest.  A typical freight train can have 100+ cars.  Breaking into the car with the guns by random chance seems unlikely.

And just for grins:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9flhhwkTTA


The Landers yard is in the heart of the 'hood.  79th and Western.   They are breaking into every boxcar and container they can.  Damn near every container that we ever pulled out of there had been broken into, and this was back in mid-90's.  Fortunately, most of what we had going through there was clothes for Land's End or industrial components (think heavy machine parts), so the thieves would rip open some of the boxes, discover that it wasn't readily fencible, then just scatter the *expletive deleted*it everywhere.  We actually lost very little stuff and spent a few man-hours re-packaging/boxing clothes and filing out claim paperwork.

At the time, I mentioned to the NS loss prevention folks that losing a shipment of firearms would be "VERY BAD", and was told that they don't accept firearms.

I guess they do now... :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
Title: Re: Chicago Train Robberies
Post by: Boomhauer on March 10, 2017, 12:09:17 AM
Word is that it's a bunch of Ruger revolvers, not in anything oddball, but not the most common of calibers either. The hood may have some logistics issues using these. I should go set up a stand down there and make a few bucks off of them.

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You misspelled "Fody Five Lawn Colt Fiddy Dolla"

Title: Re: Chicago Train Robberies
Post by: K Frame on March 10, 2017, 06:48:22 AM
I thought they captured this guy...

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Title: Re: Chicago Train Robberies
Post by: Monkeyleg on March 10, 2017, 10:56:12 AM
I thought they captured this guy...

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