Originally Posted by
mahohmei
What would happen if you approached a crewmember on board the train, explained your refusal to put up with that, and asked if you could "extend" your ticket to the next station in a town big enough that you could find a Greyound station or one-way car rental?
What would happen is that you shouldn't be surprised to be met by TSOs and police as you get off at that station down the line.
See, for example --
http://www.universalhub.com/2011/mbt...r-bag-searches
(The TSA is involved with the MBTA bag search operations.)