Stolen shoes on eBay lead police to $1 million in missing BNSF train cargo

CDL & Trucking News · · Source: FreightWaves · By Phil Brink · 3 min read at the source

A BNSF freight train transports cargo. Los Angeles police recovered approximately $1 million in stolen railroad merchandise after tracing stolen shoes advertised on eBay to a local business. (Photo: FreightWaves)
A BNSF freight train transports cargo. Los Angeles police recovered approximately $1 million in stolen railroad merchandise after tracing stolen shoes advertised on eBay to a local business. (Photo: FreightWaves)

An eBay listing for stolen shoes exposed a $1 million cargo recovery in Los Angeles. Investigators arrested the business owner, but questions remain about where the merchandise originated.

Reported by Phil Brink for FreightWaves (Business), originally published October 28, 2026.

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Topics: Business, Fraud, Playbook: Cash & Capital, BNSF Railroad, cargo theft, rail theft, recovery

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