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Just as the country celebrated the death of its most wanted criminal, Osama bin Laden, it learned that he was speculating about an attack on the American rail system: One idea outlined in handwritten notes was to tamper with an unspecified U.S. rail track so that a train would fall off the track at a [...]
May 7th, 2011 | Filed under Uncategorized
Tags: Atocha Station, France, Germany, grade separations, Madrid, security, security theater, Spain, terrorism, TSA
HEADS UP: More on President Obama’s strategic plan for HSR this afternoon. Remember ye olde threat level chart and the “chatter” that mysteriously reached a crescendo every time the previous administration wanted to change the subject? Ah, those were the days. Of course, nothing last longer than a temporary measure, so air travelers still have [...]
Apr 16th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized
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