New York, New York 2/19/2008 9:54:15 PM
Train Travel Improves as Amtrak Steps Up Security
Random searches of passengers' carry-on bags will begin this week
Train travel just got better on Amtrak as plans to step up security for rail travel is put in place. Random searches of passengers' carry-on bags will begin this week. Amtrak spokesman Bill Rooney told the Associated Press that “on-time performance is a key element for Amtrak.” Amtrak will set up mobile security teams starting on the Northeast Corridor lines this week before expanding the program through the rest of the country. The move is in response to public concern over safety since the 2004 Madrid bombings.
Amtrak is a great option for travelers. Train travel is economical, practical and may offer fewer delays than the airlines in 2008. Rail travel continues to be one of the safest and stress free modes of travel today, states Milan, editor of DestinationVillas.com. A trip from New York to Boston by train is a 4-hour ride. When compared to an average 2-hour airport check in requirement and a 1-hour and 30-minute flight, the total travel times are equivalent.
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