Originally Posted by Doppy
Rail screening is completely impractical. There are WAY too many stations; there's no way they could deploy TSA or other security staff to all of them.
Furthermore, it does nothing to address the largest hole in rail security - unsecured tracks. This would be a giant waste of time and money, not to mention the gigantic cost it would have on the economy.
I guess we could wreck our economy through all of this "security" nonsense, then become like the Chinese - and invent ever more fake security jobs to keep people employed.
I actually agree will these points. It's not like you could use a train as a missile should you hijack one anyway. Unlike a airplane a train has got to stick to it's tracks.
