One of several busy Hudson Line stations (file photo)
MID-HUDSON – From Yonkers to Rensselaer, train stations on Amtrak’s Empire Corridor and Metro-North’s Hudson Line were visited on Tuesday by local and state law enforcement as part of a counter-terrorism and incident response exercise.
The events were coordinated by the State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.
State Counter-Terrorism Director Staff Inspector Robert Willis was onsite in the region noting the message to riders is if they see something, they should say something.
“We are doing these randomly and will continue to do them for the foreseeable future,” he said. Police K-9s joined officers at the stations. The events are to familiarize riders with law enforcement and for people to be comfortable with seeing law enforcement at train stations, Willis said.
The Tuesday events were not in response to any threat, Willis said.
