Deputies respond to Amtrak bomb threat Deputies say they first received a call about the threat from an Amtrak representative on Sunday. The representative reportedly told deputies that they received calls about an explosive device on Train 98 for New York. (Source: AP) By Riley Bean | March 8, 2021 at 5:08 AM EST - Updated March 8 at 5:44 AM KINGSTREE, S.C. (WCSC) - The Williamsburg County Sheriffâs Office says they responded to a bomb threat regarding an Amtrak train heading toward New York. Deputies say they first received a call about the threat from an Amtrak representative on Sunday. The representative reportedly told deputies that they received calls about an explosive device on Train 98 for New York.