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Hi, my name is Malia Wallen, and I'm a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, based in Oakland, California.
There's something iconically american about freight train robberies.
The very phrase evokes this sort of western Robin Hood narrative of late 19th century heists.
You think of the everyman stealing from hugely wealthy rail barons with their price fixing schemes and monopolistic practices.
You think of folk ballads, dime novels and black and white western movies.
You might also think of Jesse James and Butch Cassidy or the film the great Train Robbery.
But these train heists aren't just a relic of the past.
Theft from trains and trucks is actually on the rise today.
In fact, since 2019, cargo theft has almost doubled, costing as much as $50 billion in annual losses globally, by one estimate.
Just think of how often you shop online, how things are delivered quickly, seamlessly.
It's almost like magic.
In reality, behind your Amazon or Walmart order, there is a huge, mind boggling network of trucks and trains and warehouses.
So for this week's Sunday read, I went on a wild ride through this supply chain that most of us never really see and the thievery that comes with it.