Amtrak to step up security (Winging It)

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Amtrak to step up security

Amtrak assures us it won't be as time-consuming as airport security is, but it's going to do random screening of passengers' bags. Read more of the front-page Amtrak story here.

Posted by Tom Belden on February 19, 2008 10:48 AM | Permalink

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Tom Belden, a former Inquirer business writer, has written about Philadelphia International Airport, airlines, the travel industry, the conventions and meetings business for 25 years. He has traveled to all 50 states and extensively in Europe and Mexico.