Arizona: Excessive train length a factor in recent train heists, President Hall says in television interview - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

Arizona: Excessive train length a factor in recent train heists, President Hall says in television interview - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

In a recent television interview, BLET National President Eddie Hall said excessive train length is a factor in the ongoing problem of train robberies in the American southwest. In an interview with television station Fox 10 News in Phoenix, President Hall said that excessively long trains are easy targets. Seemingly with a working knowledge of freight train air brake systems, thieves typically cut air hoses to initiate emergency stops in specif…