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 ...

By some estimates, cargo thefts are a $35 billion-a-year problem with the power to disrupt supply chains, and even increase ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

On Sunday, Union Pacific released a statement that said rail incidents in Los Angeles County, including theft, assaults and armed robberies of Union Pacific employees, rose 160 percent last year.

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 ...

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.