An LA Train Robbery Spree Has Union Pacific and Law Enforcement Blaming Each Other

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The spirit of Butch Cassidy and his gang of infamous train robbers has lived on in film, television and literature for over a century. Unfortunately for America's second largest railway, it's also having a comeback in the real world.

Union Pacific, the rail giant with a $155 billion market cap, says it has been the victim of a spree of train robberies in Los Angeles for the last 12 months. The company is worried law enforcement isn't doing enough, while law enforcement blames Union's own lax security.

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Source Fool.com