AdvertisementHe appeared with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis and members of the California Highway Patrol, Caltrans, Union Pacific Railroad and UPS. For Newsom and many others, questions linger about how things got so bad along the railroad tracks, and what can be done about it. “A train at rest is a train at risk,” said Keith Lewis, vice president of operations for CargoNet, a company that tracks cargo thefts. It’s still unclear how widespread the train thefts have been, with rail operators reporting a big increase in the last year. Organized crime groups use other people to pilfer the cars, said Adrian Guerrero, a director of public affairs for Union Pacific.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 20, 2022 21:20 UTC