AMTRAK banned all weapons following 9/11, but in 2010, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., attached an amendment to a transportation funding bill that made $1.5 billion in Amtrak funds
contingent on allowing train travelers to transport firearms in checked baggage. The Wicker Amendment passed the Senate by 68 to 30.
So effective on December 15, 2010, Amtrak will accept reservations of firearms and ammunition for carriage between Amtrak stations and on Amtrak trains within the United States that offer
checked baggage service.
Unfortunately for us in Michigan, The Bluewater, Wolverine, and Pere Marquette trains do not have checked baggage.
Here is a link to Amtrak's weapon policy
http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=am/Layout&cid=1248542758975
BTW: Amtrak's site says no firearms or ammunition in carry on baggage, only checked baggage, BUT I see
nothing that says about carrying
on your person, but that's another can of worms.
AMTRAK SECURITY MESSAGE:
Amtrak, along with the Amtrak Police Department, has a range of behind-the-scenes and front-line security measures in place to ensure passenger rail security.
Among these security measures, some of which are conducted on an unpredictable or random basis, passengers may notice any of the following in stations or onboard trains:
* Uniformed police officers and Special Operations Units
* Random passenger and carry-on baggage screening and inspection*
* K-9 units
* Checked baggage screening
* Onboard security checks
* Identification checks
*With due respect to passengers' privacy, the random screening and inspection of passengers and their personal items will be completed as quickly as possible - usually in less than a minute. Passengers failing to consent to security procedures will be denied access to trains and refused carriage, and a refund will be offered.