When was the last train robbery in Texas?

[Moonpie]

July 18, 1970
Brackenridge Park
San Antonio

For reals. LoL

 

[jeepinbanditrider]

More recent than I would have though lol

 

[Nightwatch]

Now I find that inspirin'...surely they've built their money back up a LITTLE by now...see y'all later...

 

[Army 1911]

Well there are lots of folks stealing rides on the Dallas DART trains everyday.

Does that count?

 

[BRD@66]

Probably because trains have just gotten too big & heavy to carry off.

 

[Kar98]

What makes this the "Best Crime", you wonder?

Because this is the train in question, in case you missed that from the snippet above.

 

[easy rider]

OMG! they didn't blow up the mail car did they?

 

[Bozz10mm]

It would have been cooler if they had been on horse back. Shetland ponies.

 

[Nightwatch]

OMG! they didn't blow up the mail car did they?

You don't know anybody who can write, do you? You're a motorcyclist...

 

[easy rider]

Obviously not my students.

 

[Moonpie]

I've always wondered who the robbers were and what happened to them?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I've always wondered who the robbers were and what happened to them?

I thought they jumped off the train with the money, and were never seen again..

 

[easy rider]

They rode off into the sunset, don't you watch movies?

 

[Nightwatch]

https://mysapl.wordpress.com/2012/07/18/july-18-in-san-antonio-history-4/

 

[Nightwatch]

They rode off into the sunset, don't you watch movies?

...on Vespas...

 

[Moonpie]

 

[Davetex]

They went to Bolivia or something.

 

[Nightwatch]

I can't make the newspaper large enough to read.

 

[majormadmax]

Most of the passengers on the "train" thought it was a joke at first. The robbers were two soldiers from Ft. Sam who were captured and sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison. Some thought they did it to get out of going to Vietnam...

 

[Nightwatch]

Thanks, MMM, these old eyes. The link I posted said they got 20 and 10 years, respectively...but didn't say respectively of WHAT. We're not the first generation to deal with sorry press.