Train robbery
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Since the invention of locomotives in the early 19th century, trains have often been the target of robbery, in which the goal is to steal money or other valuables. Train robbery was especially common
1873 train robbery by the James–Younger Gang near Adair, Iowa
Depiction of the 1906 Rogów raid
Train Robbers' Bridge in Buckinghamshire, England, site of the 1963 Great Train Robbery
Memorial plaque for victims of the 1963 Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery is a 1903 American silent Western action film made by Edwin S. Porter for the Edison Manufacturing Company. It follows a gang of outlaws who hold up and rob a steam train at a
Train robbery
…and many criminals began instead targeting banks. The outlaw culture in the American Old West became romanticized in Hollywood's Western films, such as The Great Train Robbery in 1903. Some serial train robbers, like William L. Carlisle, became folk heroes. Train robbery saw a marked decline as the 20th century progressed…
Cover of a promotional leaflet for the film
1. Interior of Railroad Telegraph Office
2. At the Railroad Water Tank
3. Interior of Express Car