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New Bill Would Bring Terrorist Watch List Check to U.S. Rail Travel

Andrew Sheivachman

Photo Credit: A group of U.S. Senators are looking to increase security at surface transportation stations across the country. Here, an Amtrak train departs Wilmington, De. Flickr / YU-JEN SHIH

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If this bill passes, it looks like ridiculously long security lines could hit U.S. train stations in coming years.

A group of bipartisan U.S. Senators introduced a bill today that would compel the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to work towards securing trains, highways, and ports more similarly to U.S. airports. Under the new legislation, the TSA will partner with rail providers to check rail passengers against the terrorist watch list, which could result in much more stringent security at passenger rail stations

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