Union Pacific (UP) threatened to end rail traffic through Los Angeles County in response to widespread train burglary, but it has deferred a decision for the near future. The company told The Epoch Times that it would continue to work with Los Angeles law enforcement over the issue for several months. “We brought in dozens of Union Pacific special agents from across our 23-state-network during the peak season months of 2021. We continued to keep that increased presence in LA over the last several months,” the company’s statement read. The statement follows a response from Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon that blamed UP’s own security failures for the rise in theft. Gascon claimed that rail theft prosecution was down because the railroad’s police officers hadn’t provided enough evidence to make cases stick. “Felony and misdemeanor cases are filed where our office is presented with enough evidence to prove that a crime …