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Your Papers Please�Boston Transit Customers Face ID Checks

Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) will be stopping passengers to conduct ID checks at T locations throughout the system. Following the deadly terrorist attack in Madrid Spain domestic train and transit authorities have instituted measures they believe will address security threats. Not only will passengers be asked for identification, they will also face questions about their activities.


MBTA set to begin passenger ID stops
Boston Globe, May 22, 2004