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Train robbery

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 during the 19th century and is commonly associated with gangs of outlaws in the American Old West. It has continued into the 21st century, with criminals…

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Train robbery

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Triples158
Avg. degree1.99
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Train robbery

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related to 20th century · 28
Train robbery → American, An, At, Beheira Governorate, Bezdany, British, Cairo, Canada, China, Egypt, Examples, Gharbia Governorate, Giza, India, Ireland, Kakori Train Robbery, Lincheng Outrage, Lithuania, Mexico, Most
related to In Westerns · 28
Train robbery → Alan LaddRage, Bill MinerThe Assassination, Coward Robert Ford, Dawn, Edison Studios, Forrest TuckerMan, Gary CooperButch Cassidy, George PeppardThe Train Robbers, Jack Nicholson, Jesse James, John WayneThe Missouri Breaks, Marlon BrandoThe Grey Fox, Paul Newman, Randolph Scott, Rob, Robert RedfordThe Wild Bunch, Since, Smith, Sundance Kid, The
related to Other examples · 26
Train robbery → Assalto, Brazilian, Breaking Bad, Burt LancasterBuster, Clive CusslerTough Guys, Dead Freight, Denzel Washington, Firefly, Japeri Train Robbery, John TravoltaThe First Great, Kirk Douglas, Marighella, Money Train, Other, Pelham One Two Three, Sean ConneryThe Chase, Seu Jorge, Star Wars Story, The Taking, The Train Job
related to Further reading · 21
Train robbery → An Encyclopedic History, Brief History, Decline, Dorothy, Flowering, Hobos, Holdups, Homeless, ISBN, Johnson Books, North America, Notorious Western Enterprise, Patterson, Police Studies, Pruett Publishing Company, Railroad Police, Richard, Schulz, Summer, The Birth
related to American Old West · 17
Train robbery → After, American Civil War, American Express Company, American Old West, Changing, Civil War, During, Early, Indiana, Initially, Midwest, Other, The, These, Wells Fargo, West, Wild West
has prevention · 10
Train robbery → China, Chinese, Decker, In, Mexican, Of, Railroad, Ruddell, They, Those
has effect · 9
Train robbery → American Old West, As, China, Ferromex, Financial, In, Mexico's, Robberies, Train
related to Humanitarian cost · 9
Train robbery → Additionally, Especially, However, One, Others, Such, Swedish, Today, United States
has method · 8
Train robbery → Cargo, Goods, However, Perpetrators, Some, Sometimes, The, Thieves
related to United Kingdom · 2
Train robbery → EdwardsBrian FieldBruce ReynoldsCharlie Wilson, Great Train RobberyRonnie BiggsBuster

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