CHICAGO (WLS) -- Authorities are investigating a train cargo theft involving a Union Pacific freight train Thursday afternoon on the West Side of Chicago. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7.

The problem is growing, though the full impact is unclear, according to speakers at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing ...

UP has taken measures to prevent further cargo theft by enlisting additional Union Pacific Police Department special agents, who have responsibility and jurisdiction over the railway’s 32,000 ...

But Union Pacific, which has its own police department with jurisdiction over the 32,000 miles of tracks it owns, said that even as it has expanded its security resources and partnered more ...

A $10,000 reward was announced for information leading to those responsible for stealing hundreds of firearms from freight trains in Los Angeles last month.

Two charged in freight train heist on West Side 02:19. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two men were charged Saturday night in connection with the theft of TVs and other electronics from a railroad shipping ...

A Union Pacific freight train passes by tracks littered with debris from packages stolen from cargo containers stacked on rail cars on January 19, in Los Angeles.

CHICAGO (TNND) — The investigation into the brazen freight train burglary in Chicago continued Monday. Police told The National News Desk that 53-year-oldDerrick Weathers and 21-year-oldLemar ...

Union Pacific also works closely with our shippers and industry experts, finding ways to secure and enhance cargo security, including identifying ways to strengthen the locks on containers. Currently, ...

Union Pacific has seen a 160 percent increase in rail thefts in Los Angeles County over the past year. Many of the packages are from Amazon and other retailers. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images ...

Authorities are investigating a freight train cargo theft Thursday afternoon on the West Side of Chicago. Dozens of boxes of what appeared to include televisions could be seen scattered on the ...

Union Pacific, one of the country's largest railroad companies, says it may avoid operating in Los Angeles County following the spike in thefts, which it blames on lax prosecution of crimes.