I have taken Amtrak between Hartford CT to NYC and Springfield MA/Albany NY/Syracuse NY and never have had my bags searched.
Liquids are not an issue. Please be aware of any prohibited items on Amtrak. Just because they dont check doesnt mean you can bring it.
If its alcohol, you cannot consume it on the train (unless it's their alcohol you purchased)
There are rarely any checkpoints unlike an airport. You may see some increased police presence at big city stations like NYC Penn Station, but smaller cities/stop have very little security scrutiny. They can and will search your bags at any time and sometime bomb sniffing dogs might go through, but the amount of security on Amtrak is just like boarding a subway. no ones stopping you.
I've traveled all over the US, many times since 9/11. (On 9/11, in fact.) Liquids are no problem. Large bottles of shampoo, nail polish remover, jugs of water, no problem. Bottles of wine are fine. Nothing explosive, of course, and you can't drink your alcohol. There aren't the security concerns that there are on planes.
They CAN check your luggage at any time, and the dogs are often around in NY Penn Station checking things out, but there's no metal detectors, x-ray, hand-check lines, whatever. Most stations in the US are barely bigger than a bus stop.
I went on Amtrak like 11 years ago, and they did not check my bags, course that was pre-9/11, now, maybe they do. You'll have to call ahead and of the liquids will have to be in a clear plastic bottles, and the cap is on good and tight. But then, for all the jostling the train does, I wouldn't travel with liquids. Good Luck.
Wolf is right. they do no longer generally seek luggage, yet they have the remarkable to attain this, and in the event that they think something, they'll gain this. in case you have been questioning of carrying something unlawful on the prepare, do no longer gain this--it would desire to be got here upon, wherein case you would be situation to arrest. in case you're only frightened approximately your privateness, take convenience interior the incontrovertible fact that bag searches do no longer take place all that generally.
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I have taken Amtrak between Hartford CT to NYC and Springfield MA/Albany NY/Syracuse NY and never have had my bags searched.
Liquids are not an issue. Please be aware of any prohibited items on Amtrak. Just because they dont check doesnt mean you can bring it.
If its alcohol, you cannot consume it on the train (unless it's their alcohol you purchased)
There are rarely any checkpoints unlike an airport. You may see some increased police presence at big city stations like NYC Penn Station, but smaller cities/stop have very little security scrutiny. They can and will search your bags at any time and sometime bomb sniffing dogs might go through, but the amount of security on Amtrak is just like boarding a subway. no ones stopping you.
Baggage On Amtrak
I've traveled all over the US, many times since 9/11. (On 9/11, in fact.) Liquids are no problem. Large bottles of shampoo, nail polish remover, jugs of water, no problem. Bottles of wine are fine. Nothing explosive, of course, and you can't drink your alcohol. There aren't the security concerns that there are on planes.
They CAN check your luggage at any time, and the dogs are often around in NY Penn Station checking things out, but there's no metal detectors, x-ray, hand-check lines, whatever. Most stations in the US are barely bigger than a bus stop.
I went on Amtrak like 11 years ago, and they did not check my bags, course that was pre-9/11, now, maybe they do. You'll have to call ahead and of the liquids will have to be in a clear plastic bottles, and the cap is on good and tight. But then, for all the jostling the train does, I wouldn't travel with liquids. Good Luck.
Wolf is right. they do no longer generally seek luggage, yet they have the remarkable to attain this, and in the event that they think something, they'll gain this. in case you have been questioning of carrying something unlawful on the prepare, do no longer gain this--it would desire to be got here upon, wherein case you would be situation to arrest. in case you're only frightened approximately your privateness, take convenience interior the incontrovertible fact that bag searches do no longer take place all that generally.
Maybe, but I'm not 100%
Probably it's ok