List of train robberies in the United States

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This is a chronological list of train robberies that occurred in the United States from the 1860s to 2024.

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1800s

LocationDateCulpritsDescription
Western and Atlantic Railroad, Georgia 12 April 1862 2nd, 21st, and 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment led by James J. Andrews During the American Civil War, James J. Andrews and his men commandeered a Confederate train known as The General. [1]
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 14 October 1864 Confederate Guerrillas A party of Confederate guerrillas robbed a train and burned the cars. [2]
west of Cincinnati, Ohio 5 May 1865possibly Confederate Guerrillas A group of armed men boarded a train and robbed it of all its valuables, it is suspected the men were Confederates angered by the south's surrender. [3]
Seymour, Indiana6 October 1866 John and Simeon Reno John and Simeon Reno of the Reno gang robbed an Ohio and Mississippi Railway passenger train. The men boarded the train and entered the an Adam Express Co. car and intimidated employee Elem Miller into giving them the keys, the men then emptied the safe and left the train once it stopped. [4] [5]
Marshfield, Scott County, Indiana 22 May 1868 Reno Gang The Reno gang held up a Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad and stole $90,000 ($2 million in 2024).
Verdi, Nevada 4 November 1870a gang of five menA gang of five men stop a Central Pacific Railroad train in Verdi and forced the train engineer Henry Smalls to stop the train and stole $41,600 [equivalent to $1,001,261 in 2024] only $3,000 was returned. [6]
Moscow, Kentucky July 1871Farrington BrothersLevi and Hillary Farrington, William Taylor, George Bertine, and William Barton, a former railroad brakeman, robbed a Southern Express car on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad at Moscow, Kentucky. They successfully made off with $1600. [7]
Union City, Tennessee 21 October 1871Farrington BrothersThe group robbed another Mobile & Ohio Railroad and made off with about $6000. [7]
Adir, Iowa 21, July 1873 James–Younger Gang Jesse James and the gang robbed a derailed Rock Island Line train and stole $3,000 (equivalent to $76,000 in 2023), the gang wore Ku Klux Klan mask in protest of President Grant's Enforcement Acts. [8]
Gads Hill, Missouri 31 January 1874 James–Younger Gang The gang entered and robbed a small general store, they then stopped and boarded a train at 4:45 PM and stole $12,000 (equivalent to $290,000 in 2023) from rich men (they avoided robbing working-class men and women.) [9] [10] [11]
Big Springs, Nebraska 18 September 1877 Sam Bass, Joel Collins, Jack Davis, Tom Nixon, Bill Heffridge, and Jim BerryThe Black Hills gang led by Sam Bass boarded Union Pacific express train No. 4 at 10:48 PM and proceeded to rob the passengers and pistol-whip an employee, the men stole $60,000 [equivalent to $1,716,750 in 2023] worth of gold. [12] [13]
Medicine Bow, Wyoming 16 August 1878 Big Nose George, Frank McKinney, Joe Manuse, Jack Campbell, John Wells, Tom Reed, Frank Tole, and Dutch “Charley” Burress.The group of 7 men planned to rob a Union Pacific train by derailing the train but were stopped by the trains crew and gang received a $10,000 bounty. [14]
Winston, Montana 21 July 1881James-Younger GangJesse James and his gang boarded a train leaving the town of Winston, Montana and proceeded to rob the express car and kill two men and the conductor. [15]
Glendale, Missouri 7 September 1881 Jesse and Frank James The brothers committed their last robbery and stole $1,000 - $3,000 from the train.
Bellevue, Texas 11 December 1886 Rube Burrow, Jim Burrow, W.L. Brock, Leonard Brock, Henderson Brumley, and Nep ThorntonRube and the men robbed a Denver & Fort Worth Express train in Bellevue, Texas. The gang boarded the train and held everyone at gun point, the men got about $300 from the passengers and Sgt. Chase Conner of the 24th Infantry Regiment, nearly shot the men but was persuaded not to. [16] [17]
unknownearly May 1887Bill Whitley Gang and Brack Cornett Brack Cornett with the newly formed Bill Whitely Gang attempted to rob a train but it was unsuccessful. [18]
San Antonio, Texas 18 May 1887Bill Whitley GangThe gang robbed a Missouri-Pacific train and stole $4,000. [19]
Benbrook, Texas 9 June 1887 Rube Burrow and his gangRube Burrow and his gang boarded a Texas & Pacific Express and held the train engineer at gunpoint and stole $1,350.00 from the mail car. [20]
near Fort Worth, Texas 20 September 1887 Rube Burrow and his gangRube Burrow robbed another Texas & Pacific Express in a manner very similar to the robbery in Benbrook. [21]
Genoa, Arkansas 9 December 1887Rube Burrow and Jim BrockThe men stopped a St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railroad express train in Genoa, Arkansas. The train was protected by Pinkerton agents from the Southern Express Company and stole money from a Louisiana lottery payoff estimated to be between $10,000 and $40,000. [22]
Canyon Diablo, Arizona 21 March 1889William D. Sitrin, “Long John” Halford, John J. Smith, and D.M. HaverickA group of 4 robbers robbed an Atlantic and Pacific train and stole $1,000. [23]
Canyon Diablo, Arizona April 1889James LeeJames Lee robbed a train in the Canyon Diablo and went on the run until his capture in January 1890. [24]
Arkansas River's Royal Gorge 31 August 1891Peg Leg Watson and Bert CurtisThe men halted a Denver & Rio Grande train and stole thousands of dollars and gold. [25]
Monroe Junction, Florida 11 May 18924 unknown menA train belonging to The West Indian Fast Mail was stopped north of Monroe Junction, two of the men forced the fireman and train engineer, a man known only as Dumas, to stop the train. The other men attempted to enter the express car but were stopped by two men W. N. Saunders and I. M. Cox, Saunders was shot in the breast and later died. The men fled into the woods fearing the possibility of being lynched by a mob. [26]
Minnesota River, Minnesota 1 July 1892 George, John Sontag, and Chris Evans The trio attempted to rob a train traveling between St. Peter and Kasota but where stopped by the arrival of Pinkerton agents. [27]
Frenso, California 1 August 1892 George, John Sontag, and Chris Evans The trio robbed a train leaving Frenso and got $500 worth of Mexican and Peruvian currency. [27]
Huntington, West Virginia before 16 December 18924 unknown menAround 11 o'clock, a train on the Chesapeake and Ohio road was held up by four robbers, two of the passengers, an unknown German immigrants and Peter Drake of Cincinnati tackled the robbers and both men were shot but not killed, the robbers fled into the dark when the ticket collector named Zingley opened fire unto the men. [28]
Between Houghton and Calumet, Michigan 15 September 1893The LaLiberty GangThe gang stopped a Adams Express Company train and stole $65 but were stopped and arrested by the Pinkerton Agency. [29]
Jackson County, Arkansas 7 November 1893The Oliphant Train Robbers (presumed to be Dalton Gang)The gang robbed a St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, the men stole $6,000 and were briefly stopped by the Irish conductor William P. McNally who shot at them with a pistol he received from a passenger named Charles Lamb, they shot him and left the train. [30] [31]
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma 18 July 1894 Crawford Goldsby and his gangGoldsby and his gang held up a Frisco train Wells-Fargo Express Company and the St Louis and San Francisco railroad train at Red Fork. [32]
Correatta, Oklahoma 20 October 1894 Crawford Goldsby and his gangCrawford Goldsby and his gang robbed a train. [33]
Twin Mountain, Colorado9 September 1897 "Black Jack" Ketchum and his brotherBlack Jack and his brother boarded a passenger train and stole $10,000. [34]
Glyndon, Minnesota 26 September 18972 menTwo men boarded the train and detached the Wells Fargo express car and ordered the conductor to continue driving, the men then looted it and planned to blow it up but were scared off by the law. [35]
Wilcox, Wisconsin2 June 1899 Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch.A Union Pacific train was flagged down over a wooden bridge and the Wild Bunch boarded it and blew up the safe with dynamite and stole $36,000. [36] [37]
Cochise, Arizona September 9, 1899Alvord-Stiles GangThe gang led by Bill Downing held up the train crew and detached the Wells Fargo express car from the train and stole $10,000. [38]

1900s

LocationDateCulpritsDescription
Fairbank, Arizona 15 February 1900Bob Brown, "Bravo Juan" Tom Yoas, the brothers George and Louis Owens, and "Three Fingered Jack" Dunlop. The gang held up the train and attempted to access the Wells Fargo express car, Jeff Milton was shot in the shoulder and in response he shot Dunlop with a sawed-off shotgun and died, the gang couldn't find a key or dynamite and they only stole 17 Pesos. [39] [40] [41] [42]
Tipton, Wyoming 29 August 1900 Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Kid Curry, and possibly Will Carver Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Kid Curry, and another unknown gang member (possibly Will Carver) robbed a Union Pacific train.
St. Louis, Missouri 1901Laura BullionLaura Bullion robbed a train and was convicted in early November. [43]
Oregon September 1903 Bill Miner's gang Bill Miner's gang made an unsuccessful holdup of an Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company train. [44]
Omaha, Nebraska 22 May 1909Donald Woods, Fred Torgensen and Frank Grigward along with two othersAt 11pm the five men held up a Union Pacific mail train and stole $500–$700, the Post Office Department placed a bounty of $20,000 on the robbers and by November 11 all five men were arrested and sent to Leavenworth Prison. [45]
Lenapah, Oklahoma 25, March 1911Elmer McCurdy, 3 other menElmer and his men robbed a Missouri Pacific Railroad train and found a safe filled with $4,000, Elmer used his military experience to put nitroglycerin on the safe and blew it open. However it was too much and most of the money was destroyed and they only made out with $100–500 worth of melted sliver coins. [46] [47] [48]
Okesa, Oklahoma 4, October 1911 Elmer McCurdy, and two othersThe three men intended to steal $400,000 in cash being sent as royalty payment to the Osage Nation. However they accidentally robbed a regular passenger train and made away with only $46. This robbery would lead to McCurdy being killed by the police in a barn shootout. [49] [50] [51]
Sanderson, Texas 13 March 1912 Ben Kilpatrick and Ole HobekAt 12:05 am, Ben Kilpatrick, a former member of the Wild Bunch and his associate Ole Hobek boarded Southern Pacific's Train #9 In Dryden, Texas and rode on it until the was out of the town. Upon leaving the town, Kilpatrick and Hobek made the train engineer, D. E. Grosh, stop at a bridge near Baxter's Curve. Whilst Kilpatrick watched over the engineer, Hobek went to the express car with the express messenger David A. Trousdale along with two other crewmen, Trousdale managed to grab an ice mallet and when they made it to the car, Trousdale beat Hobek over the head killing him instantly. The men then grabbed his rifle and two pistols and shot Kilpatrick. [52] [53]
Tuscaloosa, Alabama September 27, 1913three unknown banditsA New York-New Orleans train was robbed by "three youthful bandits" who successfully escaped sheriffs from both Birmingham and Montgomery. [54]
Blue Mountains, Oregon 2, July 1914Clarence Stoner, Albert Meadors, Charles ManningThe men robbed a Oregon & Washington Railway Navigation Co. passenger train when it stopped in the Blue Mountains, the men robbed the wrong train and were shot at by a sheriff who was on the train, Manning was killed in the gunfire and the other two escaped. [55]
Muskogee, Oklahoma 1915Jack DavisA notorious robber from Oklahoma robbed a Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad train which landing him a ten-year sentence. [56]
Bliss, Oklahoma Winter of 1916Joe Davis and his gangJoe and his gang robbed a train from Santa Fe, Texas and shot and killed the mail clerk. [57]
Wyoming 9 February 1916 William L. Carlisle William stopped and held up a train while wearing a white bandana and was notably very kind to the passengers and guards. [58]
Arizona April 1917Joe DavisSon of Jack Davis and robber committed a robbery and was given a 21-year sentence. [56]
Whiting, Indiana 18 September 1919Carl Stieler Jr., John S. Wejda, Leo Wejda and Walter FilipkowskiCarl Stieler a World War 1 veteran along with the other two robbed a payroll train and stole $234,000. [59]
Kauai, Hawaii 11 February 1920Kaimiola HaliA fisherman wearing a towel with eye holes, stopped a train near the Kekaha Sugar Co. held the conductor known only as Mr. Asser and stole several dollars worth of USD. [60]
Roseville, California 19 May 1921 Roy Gardner Roy Gardner boarded a Southern Pacific train in Sacramento and stole $187,000 from the express car. [61]
Roseville, California 20 May 1921 Roy Gardner Roy Gardner boarded a mail train and received a $5,000 bounty being placed on Roy's head. [61] [62]
Siskiyou Mountains, Califorina 11 October 1923 DeAutremont Brothers The brothers, Roy, Ray and Hugh DeAutremont attempted to rob Southern Pacific Railroad Train No. 13, the brothers armed with sawed-off shotguns climbed onto the locomotive tender and forced the engineer Sideny Bates to stop the train while it was inside of a tunnel and attached all their dynamite to the mail baggage car but were forced to flee when they were shot at by police. [63]
Rondout, Illinois 11 June 1924 Newton Gang In 1924, the gang would commit the biggest rail heist in American history by robbing a mail train near Rondout, Illinois. The gang netted $3 million in cash, jewelry and negotiable securities but one of the members, Doc Newton was wounded by one of the gang which prevented their successful escape. [64] [65]
west of El, Paso 24 November 1937 Henry Loftus and Harry Donaldson The two men boarded a Southern Pacific Railroad leaving El Paso planning to rob it, Loftus left his seat and held the conductor W. H. Holloway at gunpoint, Donaldson then began to rob the passengers of their valuables, panicking Donaldson shot a random passenger and Loftus was tackled by a brakeman W. L. Smith who Loftus killed accidentally, this angered the passengers who beat both men to the point of near death and both men were arrested. [66]

2000s

LocationDateCulpritsDescription
Los Angeles, California August 2022unknown82 guns were stolen from a Union Pacific train heading to Tennessee and were resold. [67]
Chicago, Illinois 12 October 202430 armed thievesA large group of armed people swarmed a Union Pacific freight train in Chicago [68] and stole various objects like air fryers and televisions. [69]

Fiction

LocationDateCulpritsDescription
United States After 1874Blake, Leroy and Gabby BartonIn Whispering Smith, The bad Barton boys—Blake, Leroy and Gabby—rob a train and shoot a guard. Luke Smith, known as "Whispering" to some for his quiet ways, is a detective for the railroad sent to investigate.
Arizona Territory 1876Jericho CrossIn Darkwatch, Jericho Cross attempts to rob a train but is attack by a vampire named Lazarus Malkoth.
Empire, Kansas 1880Colton White and the ResistanceIn Gun, Colton White along with members of the Resistance rob a train belonging to Thomas Magruder in search of a Gatling gun.
Winston, Montana 1880s James-Younger Gang In the Call of Juarez: Gunslinger mission "Death Rides A Steel Stallion", the James-Younger Gang attempt to rob a train leaving Winston, Montana. However, the robbery is unsuccessful due to Silas Greaves.
between Widows Patch and Brimstone1880sunnamed group of banditsIn Red Dead Revolver during the mission "The Traincar," Red Harlow and Sheriff O'Grady are riding a train when an unknown group of bandits board the train and attack Red.
Western United States 1895Jesse Rentier and Edgar GravenorIn Evil West, Jesse and Edgar blow up a train with dynamite and kidnap Irish vampire Chester Morgan in order to help them search for Peter D'Abano.
New Austin1898"Red" Ben Clempson GangIn Red Dead Redemption 2 Online, There is an optional bounty hunter mission in which the player stops a train robbery being committed by Ben and his gang
Wilcox, Wyoming 2 June 1899 The Wild Bunch In the Call of Juarez: Gunslinger mission "not so great robbery", the Wild Bunch blow up a bridge in order to steal a large shipment of gold but are massacred by Silas Greaves.
Ambarino1899The Van Der Linde Gang In Red Dead Redemption 2, during the mission "Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall?" The Van Der Linde Gang rob the train of oil Tycoon Leviticus Cornwall, The gang attempted to derail the train with dynamite but were unsuccessful which forced Arthur Morgan and Lenny Summers to board and stop the train themselves. The gang steal about $1,000 worth of bearer bonds.
Lemoyne1899The Van Der Linde Gang In Red Dead Redemption 2, during the mission "Pouring Forth Oil IV." The gang stop and rob a train by placing an oil wagon in front of the railroad forcing the train to stop. The gang then robbed the train but were interrupted by the law, this led to a shootout between the gang and the lawmen and the gang fled.
New Hanover1899The Van Der Linde Gang In Red Dead Redemption 2, during the mission "Our Best Selves" The Van Der Linde board and rob an army payroll train which results in the gang stealing a large amount of money and one of the members, John Marston being shot and presumed dead.
Western United States 1903unnamed gangIn the film The Great Train Robbery, two unnamed bandits break into a railroad telegraph and force the operator at gunpoint to stop a train and order its engineer to fill the locomotive's tender at the station's water tank. The gang then board the train's express car and kill the fireman and force the passengers out of the train, one man attempts to flee but is shot instantly. The gang then take the money and flee but are gunned down by lawmen in a nearby forest. [70]
Western United States 1905gang of childrenIn the spoof film The Little Train Robbery, a gang of children stop a train, knock out the engineer and steal candy from the train, however the gang are captured by the police and a Confederate saves the gang's leader.
West Elizabeth1911unnamed gangIn Red Dead Redemption during the mission "By Sweat and Toil," John Marston and Uncle see a gang attempt to rob a train and swiftly kill every gang member.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 1926unknownIn The Great K & A Train Robbery, an unknown gang commits a series of robberies in Colorado.
New Mexico 2012 Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, Todd Alquist, and Mike EhrmantrautIn the episode "Dead Freight," Walter White and the others rob a 300 gallons of methylamine from a freight train, the robbery is successful until the men discover that a child named Drew Sharp witnessed the entire robbery which leads to him being killed by Todd in order to keep the robbery a secret.
San Andreas2013Trevor Phillips and Micheal De SantaIn the Grand Theft Auto V mission "Derailed," Trevor boards a train and crashes it into another train causing an accident and Micheal joins Trevor to open a container door and the men steal an artifact.
United States 2013The Payday gangIn the game Payday 2, The player can rob a train stopped on a rocky gorge.

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