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Ok I'm a Culinary Arts student going to jacksonville fl is it ok if bring my knife kit along with my luggage
Yep, I just wouldn't make a big deal about it. If you pointed out you had a boxful of knives, you might create a problem. Just keep your mouth shut and and bring it. As traveler pointed out, there are no (useless) security invasions.Sure! There is no "Security" theater on Amtrak like at airports!
Well... not exactly. OK... "useless invasions" maybe. But there is some security, as I discovered this past weekend on the AT.Yep, I just wouldn't make a big deal about it. If you pointed out you had a boxful of knives, you might create a problem. Just keep your mouth shut and and bring it. As traveler pointed out, there are no (useless) security invasions.Sure! There is no "Security" theater on Amtrak like at airports!
Probably looking for drugs or explosives or both.For the first time, I actually saw the Amtrak Police deploying the K-9 unit at Lorton Station. They had the dog do a quick "once around" the car exterior (i.e. around the running boards, etc.), sniffing for whatever it is they're trained to sniff. Thankfully, it did not alert on my car, or any car that I saw. I would guess that if the dog did alert on a car, the car (and its owner) would get the ol' "Shake & Bake" inspection.
On occasion, the dog would do a quick pass inside the terminal as well.
Of course, Amtrak disclaims that "all passengers/baggage are subject to search," just like airlines. Although, in Amtrak's case, it would seem to fall upon the Amtrak Police and not the TSA (thankfully). hboy:
While I believe its not an everyday thing its not that outlandish to see the Border Patrol in ROC checking the LSL.For what it's worth, both times I was at the ROC station last summer, I arrived just as a couple of Homeland Security/Customs agents were departing. I presume they were engaged in searches, as ROC is within the "Even if you're 100 miles from Canada, we'll let the Border Patrol have jurisdiction" concept that the courts have upheld over the past few years.
I have no idea if it's common, but a 100% rate of encountering them on two widely separate occasions would lead me to believe that it's not uncommon, at least. ;-)
Actually, there have been many reports of TSA agents in train stations, and I have personally seen them in both NYP and CHI.Well... not exactly. OK... "useless invasions" maybe. But there is some security, as I discovered this past weekend on the AT.Yep, I just wouldn't make a big deal about it. If you pointed out you had a boxful of knives, you might create a problem. Just keep your mouth shut and and bring it. As traveler pointed out, there are no (useless) security invasions.Sure! There is no "Security" theater on Amtrak like at airports!
For the first time, I actually saw the Amtrak Police deploying the K-9 unit at Lorton Station. They had the dog do a quick "once around"
the car exterior (i.e. around the running boards, etc.), sniffing for whatever it is they're trained to sniff. Thankfully, it did not alert on my
car, or any car that I saw. I would guess that if the dog did alert on a car, the car (and its owner) would get the ol' "Shake & Bake" inspection.
On occasion, the dog would do a quick pass inside the terminal as well.
Of course, Amtrak disclaims that "all passengers/baggage are subject to search," just like airlines. Although, in Amtrak's case, it would seem
to fall upon the Amtrak Police and not the TSA (thankfully). hboy:
We have to be careful of those from northern RI!amamba said:1338494081[/url]' post='370732']For a while about six months ago the amtrak policy were also swabbing all bags in PVD for explosives.
The practice of Border Patrol agents routinely boarding the LSL & other trains has ended.While I believe its not an everyday thing its not that outlandish to see the Border Patrol in ROC checking the LSL.For what it's worth, both times I was at the ROC station last summer, I arrived just as a couple of Homeland Security/Customs agents were departing. I presume they were engaged in searches, as ROC is within the "Even if you're 100 miles from Canada, we'll let the Border Patrol have jurisdiction" concept that the courts have upheld over the past few years.
I have no idea if it's common, but a 100% rate of encountering them on two widely separate occasions would lead me to believe that it's not uncommon, at least. ;-)
I think the latter more than former, especially with it being the holiday weekend, etc., and it being a "light day" going southbound (the "snowbirds" are all heading north now).Probably looking for drugs or explosives or both.For the first time, I actually saw the Amtrak Police deploying the K-9 unit at Lorton Station. They had the dog do a quick "once around" the car exterior (i.e. around the running boards, etc.), sniffing for whatever it is they're trained to sniff. Thankfully, it did not alert on my car, or any car that I saw. I would guess that if the dog did alert on a car, the car (and its owner) would get the ol' "Shake & Bake" inspection.
On occasion, the dog would do a quick pass inside the terminal as well.
Of course, Amtrak disclaims that "all passengers/baggage are subject to search," just like airlines. Although, in Amtrak's case, it would seem to fall upon the Amtrak Police and not the TSA (thankfully). hboy:
Really? That's awesome news!The practice of Border Patrol agents routinely boarding the LSL & other trains has ended.
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