The Great Canadian Train Robbery

The Great Canadian Train Robbery was a daring theft that took place in 1966, when a group of robbers intercepted a Royal Canadian Mounted Police payroll train in British Columbia. They used a combination of intelligence, planning, and coercion to overpower the train’s security and steal around $175,000 (equivalent to over a million dollars today). The criminals then disappeared, but law enforcement eventually tracked down many involved, leading to arrests and convictions. The event remains one of Canada’s most notorious train robberies, highlighting the risks and complexities of large-scale heists during that era.