Western Railroad Discussion > UPRR Intermodal Thieves

I saw this mentioned in another thread, but I don't know if the video has been shared here before.

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/los-angeles-cargo-train-theft-packages-missing-delayed-fedex/2765071/

The decline of Western Civilization. Well, at least UP is "aware".......  Good thing they got rid of all those unnecessary UP Police to improve the OR.  Utterly Pathetic. 

Bruce 

StStephen Wrote:
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> The decline of Western Civilization>

Theft, and fighting theft, has been part of Western Civilization (and every other civilization), from day one.  This is not a decline but simply an adaptation to modern conditions.

StStephen Wrote:
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> The decline of Western Civilization. 

The vast majority have learned that there a very low risk of consequences for criminal and immoral activity.

Yeah "UPRR is aware".  Railfans are asked to step back 10 feet otherwise they are standing on RR property.

Yet look at this.  I mean - look at that ROW.  This has been going on for a while.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/30/21 10:36 by restricted_speed.

I go back to my comments from a few weeks ago, Metrolink stops the Lathrop Z for 2 hours at Saugus and an hour at Soledad,
so how hard is it to find a PO unit to go spend some time with the train? Are they truly down to zero PO units in the LA Basin? I
agree, the word is pathetic! Not to mention stopping nearly every Z at Tehachapi to close doors, more pathetic! The darling of Wall
Street is the dunce of TO!!

Out 

The real question is why should FedEx Ground ship via UP anymore?  I wouldn't.
 



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At least the person shown boarding a train at the end is wearing a hard hat.  But where's their hi-viz vest and steel toe boots?  :-)

Jim

rgzfan Wrote:
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> God damn. I'm not shipping anything into/out of LA
> via FedEx Ground ever again.

It’s not just FedEx in LA. Check out what one former FedEx employee did in Alabama. They dumped hundreds of packages into a ravine.

https://www.al.com/news/2021/11/questions-surrounding-fedex-pacakges-dumped-in-ravine-could-soon-be-answered-sheriff-says.html?outputType=amp

Good job, UP! I hope you go broke paying claims for all this stuff

So is this stuff happening to BNSF trains too? Or is this just a "pick on UP thing"?

Three words-NO BAIL California

PHall Wrote:
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> So is this stuff happening to BNSF trains too? Or
> is this just a "pick on UP thing"?


Virtual Railfan had a grab bag of open container and trailer doors on Cajon a few weeks ago. Some bad 2-3-4 in a row, other trains had just a few.

The thieves were very selective about what they opened.

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Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> PHall Wrote:
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> > So is this stuff happening to BNSF trains too?
> Or
> > is this just a "pick on UP thing"?
>
>
> Virtual Railfan had a grab bag of open container
> and trailer doors on Cajon a few weeks ago. Some
> bad 2-3-4 in a row, other trains had just a few.
>
> The thieves were very selective about what they
> opened.
>
> Posted from Android

That tells me its an inside job

callum_out Wrote:
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> I go back to my comments from a few weeks ago,
> Metrolink stops the Lathrop Z for 2 hours at
> Saugus and an hour at Soledad,
> so how hard is it to find a PO unit to go spend
> some time with the train? Are they truly down to
> zero PO units in the LA Basin? I
> agree, the word is pathetic! Not to mention
> stopping nearly every Z at Tehachapi to close
> doors, more pathetic! The darling of Wall
> Street is the dunce of TO!!
>
Well said. 
> Out 

I would imagine employees of shipping companies tip off theves on shipments for a cut of the profits.

amelar Wrote:
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> Three words-NO BAIL California

As someone said earlier, adapting to local conditions.     But they have a "task force" looking into things!    Start prosecuting petty crimes again and the word will get out, no task force needd.   This is going to happen soon in NYC and crime will go down.     

restricted_speed Wrote:
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> Railfans are asked to step
> back 10 feet otherwise they are standing on RR
> property.

As they should be.  Just because scum bags are doing illegal things elsewhere does not give foamers the right to be on private property.

memphisfreight Wrote:
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> amelar Wrote:
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> > Three words-NO BAIL California
>
> As someone said earlier, adapting to local
> conditions.     But they have a "task force"
> looking into things!    Start prosecuting petty
> crimes again and the word will get out, no task
> force needd.   This is going to happen soon in
> NYC and crime will go down.     

The original broken Windows theory of policing called for detaining any turnstile jumper, two seat taker, spitter in the subway or bus, etc. Pat them down, check ID for wants and warrants.

Illegal weapons on a felon? Crack? You go for a ride

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amelar Wrote:
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> Three words-NO BAIL California

Funny, my local Bail Bonds office seems to still be in business, hmmmmm.... 
And I'm in California...



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