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This April 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago shows several guns that were stolen by street gangs from a train stopped in Chicago. The guns had been en route from New Hampshire weapon maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. to Spokane, Wash. The photo entered into evidence in the April 2017 trial of one suspect in the case. Norfolk Southern that operates a rail yard in a high-crime part of Chicago where thieves stole 150 guns in recent years says in a letter to Sen. Dick Durbin it has implemented new measures to thwart gun thieves. (U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago via AP)

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This April 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago shows several guns that were stolen by street gangs from a train stopped in Chicago. The guns had been en route from New Hampshire weapon maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. to Spokane, Wash. The photo entered into evidence in the April 2017 trial of one suspect in the case. Chicago aldermen representing neighborhoods near a Norfolk Southern rail yard where thieves in recent years stole 150 guns want new laws aimed at ensuring railways properly secure their yards. (U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago via AP)

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This April 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago shows several guns that were stolen by street gangs from a train stopped in Chicago. The guns had been en route from New Hampshire weapon maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. to Spokane, Wash. The photo entered into evidence in the April 2017 trial of one suspect in the case. Chicago aldermen representing neighborhoods near a Norfolk Southern rail yard where thieves in recent years stole over 100 guns want new laws aimed at ensuring railways properly secure their yards. (U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago via AP)