Transit and Railroad Police

Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.

Job Task

• Apprehend or remove trespassers or thieves from railroad property, or coordinate with law enforcement agencies in apprehensions and removals.
• Direct and coordinate the daily activities and training of security staff.
• Direct security activities at derailments, fires, floods, and strikes involving railroad property.
• Examine credentials of unauthorized persons attempting to enter secured areas.
• Investigate or direct investigations of freight theft, suspicious damage or loss of passengers' valuables, and other crimes on railroad property.
• Patrol railroad yards, cars, stations, and other facilities in order to protect company property and shipments, and to maintain order.
• Plan and implement special safety and preventive programs, such as fire and accident prevention.
• Prepare reports documenting investigation activities and results.
• Record and verify seal numbers from boxcars containing frequently pilfered items, such as cigarettes and liquor, in order to detect tampering.
• Seal empty boxcars by twisting nails in door hasps, using nail twisters.
• Interview neighbors, associates, and former employers of job applicants in order to verify personal references and to obtain work history data.

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