[JustPiper]

Well, if you think how hard it is, say if they decide to hit our rail system and how travel is much more used than airflight, how can they warn anything without even knowing where we will be hit?

[MamaDearest]

Thats just it JP, trains can derail (have seen it firsthand time and again). Passengers are grouped together and there is no escape other than departure. I heard that trains coming in from Canada are x-rayed and they do find things that way. How much they find remains to be seen. Chemicals or bio-agents are another story. Following is part of Amtrak's security policy. I saw no references to personal or baggage inspections whatsoever.

Amtrak rail station ticket agents must now do the following when ticketing passengers 18 years of age or older:

Ask the passenger for valid ("in-force" or "current") photo identification, which includes the following:

State-issued photo driver's license

State-issued photo ID for non-drivers, or if ID does not carry a photo, it must identify the presenter by physical characteristics

Passport

Federal, state, or county government issued employee photo ID

University, college, or high school photo ID

Confirm that the photo identification and the ticket match. If they do not match, the passenger may not be ticketed. If a passenger claims not to have valid photo identification, the passenger may not be ticketed.