Guns on trains

The Senate passed an amendment to the transportation and housing appropriations bill that would allow passengers on AMTRAK to transport firearms in their checked luggage. The House passed the same bill in July without the amendment so whether its going to come about is still open. In any event AMTRAK opposes the provision. The Airlines manage. Why can't the railroads? I rode a train from New Jersey to Durham several years ago. It was the most miserable travel experience I've ever had. This reluctance on the part of AMTRAK is just one more reason not to travel by rail.