{"id":21261,"date":"2013-08-07T08:47:01","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T12:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=21261"},"modified":"2013-08-07T08:47:01","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T12:47:01","slug":"tsa-expands-to-railroad-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/tsa-expands-to-railroad-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"TSA expands to railroad stations","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 As hundreds of commuters emerged from Amtrak and commuter trains at Union Station on a recent morning, an armed squad of men and women dressed in bulletproof vests made their way through the crowds.<\/p>\n<p>The squad was not with the D.C. 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