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Gun Theft in Rail Yard Raises Security Questions
There is growing concern over the safety of train cars carrying shipments of guns in Chicago.
Such cars often sit unguarded in rail yards on the South Side. One alderman says she wants answers from the Norfolk Southern Rail Line after two recent incidents in which thieves broke into train cars, and shipments of guns were stolen.
The alderman, Chicago police, and federal investigators worry that train cars are becoming a pipeline for weapons ending up in the hands of potential criminals.
Incidents of theft
Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd Ward) is calling for Norfolk Southern Railway officials to appear at City Council hearings after two robberies of a total 124 guns from trains that sat in rail yards overnight.
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