Train President Robbed At Gun Point At Train Stop
Many have complained that the riding the "tren urbano" - commuter train is not safe. Official complaints of robberies and assualts are few, however, riders of the morning and afternoon rush hours through San José are using extra caution.

Well, yesterday, the president of INCOFER, the government agency that runs the trains, got a first hand demonstration of what riders complaints.

Miguel Carabaguíaz, who rides the train every morning and afternoon, was robbed of his cellular telephone and cash in his billfold when the train made a stop in front of the Contraloría General de la República, in La Sabana.

Both Carabaguíaz and the chief of train engineers were robbed at gun point at 6:30pm.

"It was very quick", said Carabaguíaz as he related his experience.

It is a habit for Carabaguíaz to take the train to the Contraloría where his car and chauffer await him. The INCOFER president normally then heads home in his car while the chauffer takes the train back.

"I stopped to have a conversation with the chief of train engineers when a motorcycle with an armed man got off an pointed his weapon at us. He asked for our cellular phones and cash. There was a lot of traffic at the time but no one noticed anything. It appeared as the thieves were talking to us", said Carabaguíaz.

Though Carabaguíaz did not comment on train security, increased security can be expected at the stops and on the train cars.