LA train heist

Published January 21, 2022 4:00am ET



Californians were promised a high-speed rail train that could get a person from Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours. Instead, they’re stuck with freight trains that can’t even make their way out of downtown Los Angeles without being robbed.

Union Pacific revealed earlier this month that train robberies in California have increased by 356% from October 2020 to October 2021. On average, 90 containers are broken into every single day, according to Lupe Valdez, a spokeswoman for the company.

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