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Damn just when you thought you heard it all... ya'll got some fiends down there!

http://cbs4.com/local/locomotive.theft.CSX.2.942230.html (http://cbs4.com/local/locomotive.theft.CSX.2.942230.html)


You lock a car, but you don't lock a locomotive. After all, where can you take it? Sounds logical, but logic didn't stop a thief from stealing a CSX Locomotive sometime after 11:30 Sunday night and taking it for a noisy joy ride, in Miami's version of the Great Train Robbery.

The diesel locomotive, number 2617, was parked on a CSX siding in the Kendall area, awaiting an assignment, when it came up missing. It was there Sunday night, but missing when the railroad went working for it Monday.

Weighing in at more than 120 tons, locked on a track which took it to Miami to Homestead, all the railroad had to do was follow the steel ribbon until they found it.

They did, about 7 miles to the south in Homestead. Miami-Dade police surrounded the out of place locomotive and looked for clues about who took it for a spin, but the driver was long gone.

CSX Transportation spokesperson Gary Sease said it appears the locomotive was taken by an 'unauthorized individual', but as most people don't have experience starting and driving one of the behemoths, investigators believe their thief is someone with more than with a passing fancy for trains.

One police officer who spoke about the theft said it was the first time in 20 years as a cop that he'd seen a stolen locomotive.

Even though the locomotive was driven without the approval of the CSX train tracking system, there was no traffic on the line at the time and luckily, no collision.

That's funny!!

choo  choo    gone in 60 seconds

I worked as a railroad breakman back in the 70s.  Although I've never considered stealing an engine and taking it for a joy ride, it wouldn't be that difficult.  They are normally left running and the controls in the engine are pretty basic.  It wouldn't take a genious to figure out how to get one moving.  However, the switches on the tracks are supposed to be kept locked which should have made a joy ride more difficult.  This story is funny but it could have been a disaster had another train been on the track going in the opposite direction.  Someone could have easily gotten killed.  I left the railroad after hitting a car which tried to beat us across the track.  Train crashes are usually a major disaster due to their massive weight.

Those Cubans are creative...gotta give them that.  ;)

"dats how we roll"

lol.... nice

lol

Welcome to Miami!!!    whats new???   

I'm surprised they found that thing in one piece and not chopped up and sold for scrap, that would buy alot of crack rocks and tacos in Homestead !

Sounds like fun.

classic!

LMFAO, They were wanting to put the motor in a little Honda car for the US27 drag strip.

Or Matt4x4 wanted to put it in the Pink Monster. He is always looking for more smoke to billow from his bike.  LMAO.  ;) ;D :)