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Epsilon secures railway contract: Epsilon Secures Railway Contract: San Diego-based Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc. was awarded a contract to install a video and security sensor system to protect segments of the Amtrak and Jacksonville, Fla.-based CSX Corp. railway systems in the Washington, D.C., area. Epsilon Systems teamed with Duos Technologies, which is also...; Tags: Amtrak, CSX Corp., MARKETING, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-04-28
Duos Receives Award to Expand Washington DC Rail Corridor Security Project: Substantial Contract Award Will Continue Intelligent Video Surveillance along Amtrak and CSX Rail System JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Duos Technologies, Inc. duostech has been awarded a contract valued in excess of one million dollars to expand its existing intelligent video and security sensor system along a segment of the Amtrak...; Tags: Amtrak, Biometrics, RFID, SECURITY, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, WIRELESS; Research articles 2008-04-15
Amtrak to do random screenings of passengers' carry-on bags: In an effort to beef up safety on trains, Amtrak is adding extra security measures. Passengers' carry-on bags will be randomly screened, and officers with automatic weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs will patrol platforms and ride trains. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Amtrak, unlike airlines, had relatively little visible increase in security...; Tags: Amtrak, officer, SECURITY, train; Research articles 2008-03-10
Amtrak outlines security features: Amtrak's new 15-member security teams, heavily armed and "exceedingly polite," will show up in force this week at Northeast rail stations, trying to secure a system that is inherently vulnerable to terrorist attack. The new security measures, including random searches of ticket holders before they board, are designed to balance...; Tags: Amtrak, Government, luggage, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-02-20
Amtrak to search bags, add special agents: Amtrak announced a security initiative yesterday that will involve random baggage searches and patrols by armed special agents at train stations from Washington to Boston. So, next time you are at 30th Street Station you might see Amtrak police, bomb-sniffing dogs and armed counter-terrorism agents sweeping trains, platforms and passenger's...; Tags: agent, Amtrak, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-02-20

Amtrak to increase security measures: WASHINGTON -- Amtrak will start randomly screening passengers' carry-on bags this week in a new security push that includes officers with automatic weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains. The initiative, to be announced by the railroad on Tuesday, is a significant shift for Amtrak. Unlike the...; Tags: Amtrak, railroad, SECURITY, train; Research articles 2008-02-19
Thompson Emphasizes Importance of Rail and Mass Transit Security: To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Dena Graziano or Adam Comis, both of the Committee on Homeland Security, +1-202-225-9978 WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Amtrak announced a new security regime consisting of roving patrols and select passenger bag screening procedures to better secure their rail operations. History tells us that...; Tags: Amtrak, Government, SECURITY, Thompson, Transportation; Research articles 2008-02-19
Security: no magic formula: though government recommendations may help, the industry is tapping its own expertise to boost the well-being of its customers, neighbors, and its own ranks: When it comes to security, North American railroading may wish to follow the lead of its European counterparts. That extends beyond safeguarding physical assets and rights-of-way to include the human aspect: employees and, in the case of intercity and commuter railroads, passengers. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Beyond that is a...; Tags: Amtrak, CSX, CSX Corp., Phillips, railroad, SECURITY, team, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2008-01-01
Tackling security? Take a risk-based approach: The Transportation Security Administration has partnered with Amtrak and Niagara Frontier Transit Authority (Buffalo, N.Y.) on a new pilot program. Agency officials, along with the Cheektowaga, N.Y. police, screened riders and baggage at various station locations throughout November. Canine teams and hand-held, explosive trace-detection devices added another layer of...; Tags: Amtrak, SECURITY, Transportation, Transportation Security Administration; Research articles 2006-12-01
Duos Technologies, Inc: Duos Technologies, Inc., has been awarded a contract valued at $4.7 million to design, manufacture and install a security system to secure a segment of the Amtrak rail system in Washington, D.C.; Tags: Amtrak, SECURITY; Research articles 2006-10-01
Beef up security: PEOPLE WHO bike and take Amtrak have a huge problem: bicycle theft. On Aug. 16, my bicycle seat was stolen for the second time in two weeks at the Centerville train station. After the first theft, I put a quarter-inch steel lock through my...; Tags: Amtrak, Fax, SECURITY; Research articles 2006-08-25
Union Station fails security sniff test Amtrak still without bomb-sniffing dog.(News): Byline: Joseph Ryan Daily Herald Staff Writer Union Station in downtown Chicago serves as many as 50,000 passengers every day on dozens of Metra and Amtrak trains that spread like tentacles across the country. Yet despite the not-so-long-ago terrorist bombings of transit...; Tags: Amtrak, Chicago, SECURITY; Research articles 2006-04-10
Editorials.(News)(Editorial): Trains need all available security tools Train travel, by its nature, presents extraordinary challenges when it comes to security. For commuter rail lines, particularly at terminal stations, so many passengers are boarding or leaving the trains that anything even remotely matching...; Tags: Amtrak, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, tool; Research articles 2006-04-11
Law Review: Orioles sue city, BDCover hotel fenceThe Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership this week asked a judge to order the city and the Baltimore Development Corp. to take down a construction fence two hours before and after all baseball games.The fence was put up due to the construction of the city's $305...; Tags: Amtrak, INTERNET, officer, SECURITY, U.S. Circuit Court; Research articles 2006-03-24
Amtrak beefs up security.(Intercity Passenger Rail Security Grant Program)(Brief Article): DHS has awarded Amtrak $7.1 million under the Intercity Passenger Rail Security Grant Program: $6.3 million will go toward security enhancements along the Northeast Corridor and at the Chicago hub, the most highly traveled U.S. passenger routes. An additional $726,270 will help fund a risk assessment...; Tags: Amtrak, SECURITY, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2005-08-02
Complete list: Rail Transit Security and Safety Act of 2005, HR 1109, introduced in March. Sponsor: Lynch. Among its provisions: DHS rail vulnerability assessment, establishes eight regional federal rail security mangers, includes money for Amtrak security improvements and tunnel improvements in the Northeast, whistleblower protections for rail employees who report security violations....; Tags: Amtrak, SECURITY, Transportation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2005-08-01
Complete list of rail security bills and sponsors.: Rail Transit Security and Safety Act of 2005, HR 1109, introduced in March. Sponsor: Lynch. Among its provisions: DHS rail vulnerability assessment, establishes eight regional federal rail security mangers, includes money for Amtrak security improvements and tunnel improvements in the Northeast, whistleblower protections for rail employees who report security violations....; Tags: Amtrak, SECURITY, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2005-08-01
US transport systems on alert after London terror strikes: WASHINGTON AFP — London's terror blasts sent a shiver of fear through US cities, as officials tightened security on transport systems and President George W. Bush urged vigilance as Americans headed to work. Washington, where memories are still fresh of the September 11 attacks in 2001, immediately raised security...; Tags: Amtrak, attack, London, SECURITY, Washington; Research articles 2005-07-07
US transport cops tout machine guns, sniffer dogs after London blasts: WASHINGTON AFP — Machine gun-toting police and bomb sniffer dogs fanned out on subway networks and transit systems nationwide hiked security as US cities felt a shiver of fear after London's terror blasts. President George W. Bush urged vigilance as Americans headed to work, but top security officials said...; Tags: Amtrak, attack, London, SECURITY, U.S.; Research articles 2005-07-07
US hikes terror alert for transit, denounces terror after London blasts: WASHINGTON AFP — The United States raised its terror alert for mass transit to "high" and sent machine gun-toting police onto subway systems after deadly bomb blasts ripped through the London rush hour. Fear flickered through US cities where memories of the September 11 attacks in 2001 are still...; Tags: Amtrak, attack, London, SECURITY, terror; Research articles 2005-07-07