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(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 9, 2010.)

SEATTLE — Amtrak says it’s stepping up security this week on trains operating to Vancouver, British Columbia, because of the Winter Olympics.

Passengers may notice more police, baggage screening and bomb-sniffing dogs at stations.

Passengers will encounter more random identification checks. Undercover Amtrak police will be riding the trains.