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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 11:04 am
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Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
WTOP reported a record number of passengers were anticipated for AMTRAK out of Union Station. I can't wait for the TSA spin on this.
Easy--

Train travel is up = Risk of train terrorism is up = TSA needs more screeners and a bigger budget.

Air travel is down = Irrelevant, still a big risk, needs more security layers = TSA needs more screeners and a bigger budget.
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