Transit and Railroad Police patrol railroad yards and transit stations to protect property, employees, and passengers from crimes such as thefts and robberies.
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- Transit and Railroad Police
Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
What do they typically do
- Monitor transit areas and conduct security checks to protect railroad properties, patrons, and employees
- Prepare reports documenting investigation activities and results
- Apprehend or remove trespassers or thieves from railroad property or coordinate with law enforcement agencies in apprehensions and removals
- Direct security activities at derailments, fires, floods, or strikes involving railroad property
- Patrol railroad yards, cars, stations, or other facilities to protect company property or shipments and to maintain order
- Investigate or direct investigations of freight theft, suspicious damage or loss of passengers' valuables, or other crimes on railroad property
- Examine credentials of unauthorized persons attempting to enter secured areas
- Enforce traffic laws regarding the transit system and reprimand individuals who violate them
- Provide training to the public or law enforcement personnel in railroad safety or security
- Plan or implement special safety or preventive programs, such as fire or accident prevention
- Seal empty boxcars by twisting nails in door hasps, using nail twisters
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- Education Most occupations require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
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