TSA LAUNCHES PILOT

The test program lauched on 4 May 2004 by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is meant to measure the potential for explosives screening of passengers and bags traveling on U.S. trains. Amtrak and Maryland Rail Commuter Service (MARC) passengers boarding at the New Carrolton train station will be screened as a part of the pilot project designed to make rail travel safer. The New Carrolton project is the first of the program's three phases. The next phase will be conducted at Washington's Union Station and will include items placed in storage; the final stage will involve on-board screening with dogs. To determine the success of the pilot, TSA will ultimately evaluate the effects of wait time and through-put, in addition to testing how new devices operate in an open air environment, as are most train and metro stations.

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  Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Roembke, J
• Publication Date: 2004-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 34-36
• Serial:
  • Mass Transit
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0364-3484
  • Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Baggage screening; Dogs; Explosives; Pilot studies; Rail transit; Railroad stations; Railroad trains; Security; Terrorism
• Identifier Terms: Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001; Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; U.S. Transportation Security Administration
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00976230
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 27 2004 12:00AM