T. Jesse Flannery is a small-time crook. Or at least he used to be. Nothing ever seems to go right for him, somehow. Then a buddy, or anyway a guy who's sort of a buddy, tells him about a train that really needs to get itself stolen.
Well, why not? I mean, unless it's going to be a problem with his girlfriend.
Just what you're looking for: A fun story with no moral stance or other redeeming social value whatsoever.