New York, NY – Federal agents are going to help step up security on MTA commuter trains and stations in a new program that will be announced today, sources said.
The Transportation Security Administration will assist the MTA police in patrolling the railroads.
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Earlier this month, the MTA rejected a proposal by the TSA to conduct random bag checks.
Transit agencies, including the MTA, have long complained that the federal government spends billions of dollars on air security but will spend only pennies on mass transit.
MTA Executive Director Elliot Sander will be joined by state homeland security boss Michael Balboni and representatives of TSA, the NYPD, and state and county police departments to announce the program, officials said. [nypost]