NORWALK, Conn. -- Trains in Norwalk and Darien, Conn., were searched Friday morning following reports that one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects may be on board, the Associated Press reported.
Amtrak officials confirmed "policy activity on board" a Washington-bound Acela train Friday morning had delayed the train in Norwalk, Conn., for several hours.
Cliff Cole, a spokesman for Amtrak, said the Acela train had left Boston's South Station around 5:10 a.m. It was the last train to leave Boston Friday morning.
Amtrak cancelled all service in and out of Boston at 5:45 a.m. at the request of the MBTA, Cole said. Service remains suspended until further notice.
Police from Norwalk, Stamford and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority boarded the southbound train in East Norwalk with at least one bomb-sniffing dog shortly before 8:30 a.m., according to the Associated Press. Nothing was found, Cole said. The train resumed travel around 9:30 a.m.
Separately, an MTA spokesman said police also searched a Metro-North train in Darien and didn't find anything. The southbound train originated in Danbury.
Passengers remained on the train until police cleared the area.