# Amtrak workers’ union denounces plan to let passengers bring guns on trains: ‘Sheer lunacy’

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-05T14:34:44+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/05/amtrak-workers-union-passengers-guns
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/amtrak-workers-union-denounces-plan-to-let-passengers-bring-guns-on-tr-16e106/

New policy would permit passengers to take firearms to their seats in lockboxes on 1,500 trains a day across the US The Transport Workers Union, which represents 360 onboard service workers at national passenger rail operator Amtrak, has lambasted the planned implementation of a new policy that would permit passengers to bring their guns on its US intercity trains. The forthcoming protocols will a

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