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Re: DC security: travel keep-in-minds?
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lugnet.events.brickfest
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Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:57:18 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Phillip Thorne wrote:
> It's been much reported on the news that the security clampdown on DC is having
> an effect on drivers -- does that apply only to DC proper, or also to
> surrounding communities such as Arlington? WAMALUG-locals would be the ones to
> report.
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> I'm coming by Amtrak from Philadelphia, so I'll be double-checking their luggage
> policy; and then by Metrorail
> (http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/riding_metrorail.cfm, safety page:
> http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/metrorail_safety.cfm) from Union Station to
> Arlington. The Metro cops are known for being heavy-handed, so perhaps I should
> pack my models in transparent, easily-opened containers? (It's not like
> Boston's package-size restrictions during the DNC, anyway.)
Getting through security on amtrak might will probably be your biggest issue. I
take the metro down to the FAA in the mornings, and there's no big deal about
security. I also went to see my broker in the finnancial disctrict the other day
(they claim there is a specific threat against our finnancial institutions) and
the only difference is that there are more cops around. I think you should be
fine, but good luck carrying all your stuff on the metro... you might want to
give rush hour a miss.
-Dan Rubin
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