The TSA works for Biden, this is an action of an executive branch office, and an action that requires a significant amount of budget. If Biden didn't want this

The TSA works for Biden, this is an action of an executive branch office, and an action that requires a significant amount of budget. If Biden didn't want this to happen it would stop at a stroke of his pen. If this is a move to kill passenger rail, then it's Biden that is killing it. When I lived near Dulles airport I frequently used the train to travel up the north east as far as NY or Boston-- even though the train was often more expensive. The fact that I didn't have to deal with the TSA and their intrusive searches was a significant part of that. From the article it sounds like they're only currently planning to quietly invade your privacy in the background, which might not the rail killing effect you are concerned with. But if they did go full airport-tsa style handling of the trains then I wouldn't be shocked if it killed passenger rail: Not dealing with the TSA may not be a reason for most passengers, but it only has to be a reason for enough to bring it under a threshold of viability.