It seens that commerce, especially railroads are a critical part of the infrastructure of the transportation industry.  Whether it be commerical commerce or passenger, it is still a very vulnerable area.  Looking at past events, almost every terrorism event has involved some component of the transportation industry.

With this be said, the rail industry needs to be more open with the criminal justice industry and formulate partnerships that will assist in identifying vulnerable areas, facilitating commerce, yet sharing potential intellignece information for the safety of the commercial and passenger industry.

The collaboration of the rail industry with the criminal justice component is a no brainer, especially looking at past events, and the potential for a futre event.  This is just another step in the information sharing network, identifying trends, and hardening the infrastructure.