1. It would be difficult to throw a bomb into the door of a moving train. At a station the doors are open anyway, but the doorway is attended.

2. A bomb in a baggage car wouldn't kill many people. Maybe a crew member or two.

From a terrorists point of view, its not much of a target.

With all due respect, you don't know what Amtrak does or does not do, in regard to the luggage situation.

Here in Albuquerque, people are being busted left and right for attempting to smuggle drugs and even large amounts of cash onto the train.

At the US/Canadian border, passengers are very carefully scrutinized. Not only is their paperwork gone over, but guards ask searching questions and look for psychological signs that indicate a person is being deceptive.

And I have seen some German Shepards inspecting passenger luggage that seem very on the ball.

Furthermore, I take issue with your comment, "If anything ever happend to Amrtak it would be the end of U.S. Rail."

Unfortunately, in this country, politicians seem to have the uncomfortable habit of coming up with the big bucks only after there has been a major tragedy.

Perhaps the reason that there have been no incidents to date is precisely the opposite of your frightened reasoning. Maybe the employees of Amtrak, with all their budgetary problems, are really looking after their passengers.

Running with baggage car doors open was the normal practice on most railroads for years before and up until Amtrak. Usually if there will be no one in it, the door will be closed. Normally baggage cars are not so full, so the luggage is placed where it is in no danger of falling out from the bouncing of the train.