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Three hundred metres of signal cable was torn up and stolen overnight on a major commuter and freight route.
Hundreds of rail passengers and tonnes of cargo from Felixstowe Port were held up for nearly 12 hours after the Ely to Ipswich line was targetted.
Services between Peterborough and Ipswich were suspended as Network Rail engineers worked to replace the cable.
Train operator National Express East Anglia said services resumed on the line later.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: "After terrorism, the theft of cable is one of their biggest challenges.
"Those who steal cable are not just risking a prison sentence, they are risking their lives.
"This is an extremely dangerous crime which is costly to the rail industry and causes delays to the thousands of passengers who rely on the rail network."
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