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Train robberies were common in the American Old West where trains slowly carrying valuable cargo, like payroll shipments, were a frequent target. These shipments would be guarded by an expressman whose duty was to protect the cargo of the "express car".
Before the invention of dynamite, it was almost impossible to break into safes. Criminals required the combination lock to open safes, and often relied on the expressman to provide it. Following its invention and widespread use, it became much easier to break into safes and rob trains. Criminals sometimes robbed passengers of the train'scarriages at gunpoint stealing their jewelry or currency.
Contrary to the method romanticized by Hollywood, outlaws were never known to jump from horseback onto a moving train. Usually, they would either board the train normally and wait for a good time to initiate the heist, or they would stop or derail the train and then begin the holdup.
Famous train robbers include Butch Cassidy, Bill Miner and Jesse James.[1] Jesse James is mistakenly thought to have completed the first successful train robbery in the American West when on July 21, 1873 the James-Younger Gang took US$3,000 from a Rock Island Railroad train after derailing it southwest of the town of Adair, Iowa.[2] However, the first peacetime train robbery in the United States occurred on October 6, 1866, when robbers boarded the Ohio & Mississippi train shortly after it left Seymour, Indiana. They broke into one safe and tipped the other off the train before jumping off. The Pinkerton National Detective Agency later traced the crime to the Reno Gang. There was one earlier train robbery in May 1865, but because it was committed by armed guerrillas and occurred shortly after the end of the Civil War, it is not considered to be the first train robbery in the United States.
In 2021, train robberies in Los Angeles resulted in hundreds of discarded packages to be strewn about the tracks. Trains were targeted on a section of tracks that they must slow down on and that are easy to access. Thieves are using bolt cutters to cut open the locks on shipping containers and taking the packages inside. Union Pacific estimated that losses were in the millions from all the stolen merchandise.[3]
In two robberies on the Bristol and Exeter Railway two passengers climbed from their carriage to the mail van and back. They were discovered at Bridgwater after the second robbery.[4] One was Henry Poole, a former guard on the Great Western Railway, dismissed for misconduct (possibly on suspicion of another robbery);[5] the other was Edward Nightingale, the son of George Nightingale, accused, but acquitted,[6] of robbing the Dover mail coach in 1826,[7] when two thieves had dressed in identical clothes to gain an alibi for the other.[8] They were transported for 15 years.[9] Henry was sent to Bermuda on the Sir Robert Seppings (ship) in December 1850 whilst Edward was transported to Fremantle on the Sea Park in January 1854.[10][11]
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to steal money or other valuables being carried by trains Contents 1 History 2 List of most notable train robbers 3 Notable robberies 4 In fiction 5 ReferencesHistory editThis section s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items October 2020 Train robberies were common in the American Old West where trains slowly carrying valuable cargo like payroll shipments were a frequent target These shipments would be guarded by an expressman whose duty was to protect the cargo of the express car Before the invention of dynamite it was almost impossible to break into safes Criminals required the combination lock to open safes and often relied on the expressman to provide it Following its invention and widespread use it became much easier to break into safes and rob trains Criminals sometimes robbed passengers of the train s carriages at gunpoint stealing their jewelry or currency Contrary to the method romanticized by Hollywood outlaws were never known to jump from horseback onto a moving train Usually they would either board the train normally and wait for a good time to initiate the heist or they would stop or derail the train and then begin the holdup Famous train robbers include Butch Cassidy Bill Miner and Jesse James 1 Jesse James is mistakenly thought to have completed the first successful train robbery in the American West when on July 21 1873 the James Younger Gang took US 3 000 from a Rock Island Railroad train after derailing it southwest of the town of Adair Iowa 2 However the first peacetime train robbery in the United States occurred on October 6 1866 when robbers boarded the Ohio amp Mississippi train shortly after it left Seymour Indiana They broke into one safe and tipped the other off the train before jumping off The Pinkerton National Detective Agency later traced the crime to the Reno Gang There was one earlier train robbery in May 1865 but because it was committed by armed guerrillas and occurred shortly after the end of the Civil War it is not considered to be the first train robbery in the United States In 2021 train robberies in Los Angeles resulted in hundreds of discarded packages to be strewn about the tracks Trains were targeted on a section of tracks that they must slow down on and that are easy to access Thieves are using bolt cutters to cut open the locks on shipping containers and taking the packages inside Union Pacific estimated that losses were in the millions from all the stolen merchandise 3 List of most notable train robbers edit nbsp A blue train Some of the most notable train robbers are Butch Cassidy 1866 1908 Bill Downing 1860 1908 Buster Edwards 1931 1994 Brian Field 1934 1979 The Dalton Gang 1890 1892 Jesse James 1847 1882 Frank James 1843 1915 Elmer McCurdy 1880 1911 Bill Miner 1847 1913 Bruce Reynolds 1931 2013 Charlie Wilson 1932 1990 Notable robberies editThe Great Western Mail Robbery 1849 In two robberies on the Bristol and Exeter Railway two passengers climbed from their carriage to the mail van and back They were discovered at Bridgwater after the second robbery 4 One was Henry Poole a former guard on the Great Western Railway dismissed for misconduct possibly on suspicion of another robbery 5 the other was Edward Nightingale the son of George Nightingale accused but acquitted 6 of robbing the Dover mail coach in 1826 7 when two thieves had dressed in identical clothes to gain an alibi for the other 8 They were transported for 15 years 9 Henry was sent to Bermuda on the Sir Robert Seppings ship in December 1850 whilst Edward was transported to Fremantle on the Sea Park in January 1854 10 11 Great Gold Robbery of 1855 United Kingdom France 1855 Union Pacific Big Springs robbery Nebraska US 1877 Canyon Diablo Train Robbery Arizona US 1889 Fairbank Train Robbery Arizona US 1900 Rogow raid Poland 1906 Bezdany raid Lithuania 1908 Baxter s Curve Train Robbery Texas US 1912 DeAutremont Brothers Jackson County Oregon US 1923 Newton Gang Rondout Illinois US 1924 The target was Milwaukee Road s Fast Mail 12 13 Kakori Train Robbery India 1925 B amp O Zoot Suit Bandits 14 W Virginia USA 1949 Great Train Robbery United Kingdom 1963 Sallins Train Robbery Ireland 1976 In fiction editThis section may contain irrelevant references to popular culture Please remove the content or add citations to reliable and independent sources May 2022 The Great Train Robbery film 1903 Jesse James film 1939 starring Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda Whispering Smith film 1948 starring Alan Ladd Rage at Dawn film 1955 starring Randolph Scott and Forrest Tucker Man of the West film 1958 starring Gary Cooper O Assalto ao Trem Pagador 1962 a Brazilian film which portrays the Japeri Train Robbery Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid film 1969 starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford The Wild Bunch film 1969 starring William Holden One More Train to Rob film 1971 starring George Peppard The Train Robbers film 1973 starring John Wayne The Taking of Pelham One Two Three film 1974 starring Walter Matthau The Great Train Robbery novel 1975 The Missouri Breaks film 1976 starring Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando The First Great Train Robbery film 1979 starring Sean Connery The Chase novel by Clive Cussler The Grey Fox 1982 Canadian film starring Richard Farnsworth that was filmed on the British Columbia Railway Tough Guys 1986 a comedy film about two elderly train robbers starring Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster Money Train film 1995 starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes The Train Job an episode of the TV series Firefly that involved a train robbery The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford film 2007 starring Brad Pitt The Taking of Pelham 123 film 2009 starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta Dead Freight an episode of the TV series Breaking Bad in which methylamine is stolen from a train Solo A Star Wars Story film 2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 video game 2018 Marighella Brazilian film by Wagner Moura with Seu Jorge on the role of Marighella 2021 References edit Goodman Marc 24 February 2015 Future Crimes Everything Is Connected Everyone Is Vulnerable and What We Can Do About It Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group p 52 ISBN 9780385539012 Sampson James Sampson Lucille 7 August 1985 Calvert Wade ed Jesse James and the Rock Island Lines Iowa Train Robbery on the Rock Island Archived from the original on 4 August 2008 Retrieved 8 June 2012 Press Associated 2022 01 17 Chronic robbery plagues rail cargo containers in Los Angeles Boston Herald Retrieved 2022 01 19 Vtbt Vreb hues 6 Jan 1849 The Spectator Archive The Spectator Archive Retrieved 2015 11 13 THE WOMAN WHO MURDERED BLACK SATIN kb osu edu Retrieved 2015 11 13 Maggs Colin G May 1963 The Great Western Mail Robbery Railway Magazine 117 119 Start exploring British Newspaper Archive Exeter and Plymouth Gazette January 20 1849 Retrieved 2015 11 13 via British Newspaper Archive 18th and 19th Century Mail Coach Robberies 18thcand19thc blogspot co nz Retrieved 2015 11 13 Read The Bristol Royal Mail Post Telegraph and Telephone by R C Tombs Read free on ReadCentral com www readcentral com Retrieved 2015 11 13 Edward Nightingale Western A Genealogy com www genealogy com Retrieved 2015 11 13 UK Prison Commission Records 1770 1951 via Ancestry com Andrews Evan August 22 2018 6 Daring Train Robberies History com A amp E Television Networks Retrieved November 23 2019 Robberies Smithsonian National Postal Museum Archived from the original on December 10 2019 Retrieved November 23 2019 results search 16 March 2015 Bedlam on the West Virginia Rails The Last Train Bandit Tells His True Tale Arcadia Publishing ISBN 978 1626198937 Notorious train robber nabbed in 1916 Pantagraph Bloomington Illinois newspaper Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Train robbery amp oldid 1221077161, 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