Thieves Stealing Battery Packs From Locomotives
Associated Press - Wed 07:18 AM 02/13/2013
Thieves are slowing down the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad.
Thieves are slowing down the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad.
Railroad officials say engineers discovered huge packs of batteries stolen out of two of its locomotives on Monday. The thefts occurred while the engines were sitting in the company's rail yard.
Railroad spokesman Jimmy Patterson says each case is worth $8,000 to $10,000.
The same thing happened to the railroad in January, when someone stole the 300-pound batteries from locomotives at night.
Patterson says it not only stops the railroad's work but also leaves employees at a standstill until the batteries can be replaced.
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Associated Press information from: KAKE-TV.
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Iamgonnagetyou
Wednesday 13 February 2013 08:28 Report this comment
Times are tough no matter what our President wants us to think. We also have a generation hooked on drugs and will steal anything to keep their habit going. These are the times we live in folks.
ksfarmdude
Wednesday 13 February 2013 08:40 Report this comment
thats pretty much it in a nutshell
horsisaz
Wednesday 13 February 2013 09:11 Report this comment
Deputy friend of mine told me "since ya live out in a rural area,you need to take precautions ,especially at night and don't stop for anyone" My wife used to dislike guns.Now she wants one with 30rd magazine.