MCKEESPORT, Pa. — A man allegedly made a bomb threat aboard an Amtrak train, forcing it to stop for more than two hours, an Amtrak spokeswoman said.
According to an Associated Press report, the Chicago-bound Capitol Limited, with 104 passengers and 15 crew members, made the unscheduled stop Sunday in this Pittsburgh suburb while FBI officials and a bomb-sniffing dog searched the train for explosives, said Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Van Veen.
None were found, FBI Special Agent Bill Crowley said.
Raymond Lamont Smith, 27, allegedly told someone aboard the train he had a bomb, Crowley said.
Police arrested Smith, who had an outstanding warrant in Georgia on an unrelated drug charge, Crowley said. Smith’s last known address could not immediately be determined, Crowley said.
Authorities were determining whether to file federal or local charges, Crowley said. Smith remained in jail Monday.
Passengers and crew members were allowed to reboard the train and continue on to Chicago nearly four hours behind schedule, Van Veen said.