After the three had thrown off the safes they were to ring the bell, stop the train, get off and walk back till they met the others.

They were then to take the safes to some convenient place, break them open, and pack the money and valuables in two valises which they had with them, and leave the safes there.
"On the night of the 6th of January last, the eight of us, Allen, Tristram, McGuire, Hudson, Wells, McGloyn, Grady and myself met by previous agreement, about seven o'clock, near the depot and Forty-second street.

McGuire brought with him two carpet-bags, a marlin spike and a common mortising chisel.

The others of us had a piece of steel, a lock, a sledge hammer and a dark lantern.

Hudson, Grady, McGuire and myself got in between the express car and the freight train, and managed to break the lock with the marlin spike.
We then drew back the door and three of us, Grady, McGuire and myself, got in.