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Amtrak to Allow Guns on Trains. Workers Union Calls Policy 'Lunacy'
The union says the change weakens security because firearms could be accessed by force in train cars, while Amtrak says the policy follows federal review.
- The Transport Workers Union denounced a new Amtrak policy allowing passengers to bring firearms on trains, calling the decision "lunacy."
- President Trump's February 2025 Executive Order directed federal agencies to address "ongoing infringements of the Second Amendment rights of our citizens," prompting Amtrak's policy shift.
- Passengers 18 and older may carry declared, unloaded firearms on Acela and Northeast Regional trains, but TWU International Rail Division Director John Feltz warned that "an enraged rider could use brute force to access a weapon."
- Feltz contrasted this with airline policies, where guns must be checked in luggage, arguing that confined train passenger cars create dangerous situations for riders and staff.
- Amtrak plans a phased rollout starting with the Auto Train on September 1, allowing the railroad to monitor implementation before expanding to other routes between staffed stations.
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Amtrak to allow guns on trains. Workers union calls policy 'lunacy'
The expanded policy will allow passengers to bring declared, unloaded firearms and ammunition aboard eligible trains in secured cases, rather than checking them into a baggage car.
·Missoula, United States
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Amtrak to allow passengers to bring firearms on select trains in January
Amtrak is expected to roll out a new policy in January 2027 that allows passengers to take firearms to their seats in lockboxes.Those 18 and older will reportedly be allowed to bring declared, unloaded firearms and ammunition in carry-on bags on trains that don't offer checked baggage. This includes the Northeast Regional and Acela.Under the new policy, the weapons would be brought in cases to an Amtrak station agent, who would add an Amtrak com…
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