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While I agree that more high-speed rail would be amazing in the US as a viable transit option, a lot of the calculus around efficiency of it rests on it being e

While I agree that more high-speed rail would be amazing in the US as a viable transit option, a lot of the calculus around efficiency of it rests on it being exempt from the likes of TSA. TSA has been making their way into train stations for a few years now: 2013: http://reason.com/archives/2013/08/08/tsa-to-ruin-train-travel-now-too http://reason.com/archives/2013/08/08/tsa-to-ruin-train-trav... 2015: http://www.infowars.com/tsa-airport-style-searches-on-all-amtrak-trains/ http://www.infowars.com/tsa-airport-style-searches-on-all-am...

chimeracoder 11y ago
> TSA has been making their way into train stations for a few years now: Yeah, 'Amtrak police' are now also doing their own 'random' inspections and swabs, etc. Last few times I took the Amtrak from Penn Station they were doing this. Yet another reason for me to take the bus (which is 80% cheaper, as long as they're not sold out).