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South Shore blames copper thefts for delays

                   
chicagotribune.com
Sep 11, 2008
        
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HAMMOND, Ind. - The South Shore rail line is blaming copper thieves for recent delays. Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Police Chief Robert Byrd says thick copper cable was stolen from two locations in Hammond and one in Gary this week, disabling the track signals. That forced train engineers to slow down and contact dispatchers for instructions on how to... [read full story]                    

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Copper thefts blamed for South Shore train delays

 chicagotribune.com Sep 11, 2008
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Copper Wire Theft Disrupts South Shore Train Line

 cbs2chicago.com Sep 10, 2008
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Copper thefts blamed for South Shore train delays

chicagotribune.com
Sep 11, 2008
        

HAMMOND, Ind. - The South Shore rail line is blaming copper thieves for recent delays. Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Police Chief Robert Byrd says thick copper cable was stolen from two locations in...

                   

Copper Wire Theft Disrupts South Shore Train Line

cbs2chicago.com
Sep 10, 2008
        

Thieves stealing copper wire have been disrupting service on the South Shore Electric train line, and they struck again Tuesday night. CBS 2 Northwest Indiana Bureau Chief Pamela Jones reports three of those incidents...