Train heists aren't just a thing of the Old West. A series of brazen train robberies has emerged across the western United States and authorities say the thieves focus on high-value containers.

Thieves have targeted freight trains running through the deserts of California and Arizona in a string of audacious heists resulting in the theft of more than $2 million worth of new Nike sneakers, including many that haven’t hit the retail market yet,

It’s not quite desperados riding up to a train chugging through the high desert and relieving passengers of their valuables. No twisty mustaches and spurs here. However, train heists are still a thing in 2025 and criminals are going for high-dollar items, like $2 million worth of unreleased Nike shoes.