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Critical Infrastructure Security Assignment

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Critical Infrastructure Security Assignment

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Running head: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTIONCritical Infrastructure ProtectionName of the studentName of the UniversityAuthor’s Note
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1CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION Table of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................2Overview..........................................................................................................................................2Risk Assessment..............................................................................................................................3Risk Management............................................................................................................................6COUNTERACT..............................................................................................................................9Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................10References......................................................................................................................................12
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2CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IntroductionThe transportation industry has been creating various critical issues to the human overseveral centuries. The railway transport has to evolve and reaching its peak point of providingtransportation services. This report discusses the Acela Express between Washington D.C. andBoston USA. This report focuses on the critical condition of this railway and weakness that can beexploited during a terrorist attack. This report explains the intention of any terrorist group toattack this railway system. Various risks involved in this railway have been identified andcritically analyzed in the report.This report outlines the risk assessment and risk management of the Acela Expressbetween Washington D.C. and Boston USA. Various steps and strategies have been suggestedfor mitigating these risks including threats of terrorist attacks on the railway system in the USA.These strategies include both protective and resilience measures. OverviewThe Acela Express is a train under the Amtrak’s flagship service providing services alongthe Northeast Corridor in the Northeastern United States between Washington, D.C. and Boston(Edwards 2014). This train has 14 intermediate stops during its journey including Baltimore,Philadelphia and New York City. A huge number of passengers are travelling on this trainapproximately 3.4 million passengers in 2016. It has provided a huge revenue of $585 million tothe Amtrak. Lewis (2014) commented that these trains use tilting technology that providescontrolled centripetal forces for travelling at high speed. Acela operates routes used by freightand slower passenger traffic. It reaches maximum speed in only a few stations. This train travels
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3CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION through high-density population area of the country. Therefore, it does not travel through itsmaximum speed. Risk AssessmentVarious risks have been identified in the railway system including the Acela trains. Theserisks have created a critical situation for the railway system. Alcaraz and Zeadally (2015)mentioned that there have been various attacks and accidents recorded that have created a havocamong passengers during travelling in the Acela trains. Various strategies have been used by theculprits to create a critical situation among the passengers. Therefore, risks and threats have beenincreasing in the trains. Therefore, risks assessment process have to be implemented on therailway system of the Acela trains. These trains used to travel through crowded areas of thecountry that have created most attack prone zone for them. As commented by Betts (2015), there are various weak points of the trains that havecreated the vulnerability to risks and threats. The speed of the train is the main reason foraccidents. Edwards (2014) stated that these trains used to travel at 150 MPH, which is a hugespeed for a vehicle. As these trains travel through the populated area, the chances of accidentsincreases. The track inspection of the train has been of poor quality. Therefore, it creates the highrisk for trains to dislocate from the railway tracks and might meet with an accident. The trackconfiguration at Penn Station New York has a complex maze of slip switches that can be uniquein various ways. Around 1,200 train movements are happening within this 21 track, seven-tunnelstation area in downtown Manhattan. However, there are 12 tunnels in 20.6 miles (Stergiopouloset al. 2016). Track Geometry Measuring System (TGMS)Track DescriptionInspection Frequency
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