Railroad police??? CSXT?

[hoosierdoc]

I just saw an SUV with this on it. Lights, 911, etc. protect and serve.

is this literally some railroad thing or a town I haven't heard of?

 

[MohawkSlim]

Dude, RR police have more power than most other police though there's just not that many of them. Their jurisdictional boundaries are almost non-existent since the RR goes everywhere. They're kind of like the DNR cops that everyone sleeps on. "You're just a ranger, you can't mess with me." Nunh uh... they can arrest you everywhere!

It's a thing. It's real. They're out there.

....though they generally don't wander too far off the RR since they don't have much to do in the way of "law enforcement" (aka revenue generation) and therefore leave most common subjects alone.

 

[snorko]

Real deal. Broad powers in some jurisdictions, more limited in others.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_police

 

[BE Mike]

Yep, RR police have been around forever. Actually you might be surprised at how much theft from trains takes place. They also investigate deaths from trains, de-railings and a host of other criminal activities.

 

[17 squirrel]

Its the railroad police, they also work interstate.. CXS has there own police Dept.

This is from a retired CSX railman sitting near me right now..

 

[hoosierdoc]

How have I never heard of a national police force and I'm 38 years old? I need to get out more.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I just saw an SUV with this on it. Lights, 911, etc. protect and serve.

is this literally some railroad thing or a town I haven't heard of?

Look at Indiana Code 8-3-17-1, et seq.

Indiana Code - Chapter 17: RAILROAD POLICE

 

[Denny347]

My friend retired from IMPD and works for them. He investigates all their thefts, derailments, ect for several states. Basically any police issue on their property and rail right-of-way.

 

[CHCRandy]

How have I never heard of a national police force and I'm 38 years old? I need to get out more.

You just never rabbit hunted along the RR

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Dude, RR police have more power than most other police though there's just not that many of them.

This I have to hear. "More power"? Just what do you think that the RR police can do that the "regular police" cannot do?

 

[T.Lex]

This I have to hear. "More power"? Just what do you think that the RR police can do that the "regular police" cannot do?

Wear overalls and pull the woo-wooo chain.

 

[chezuki]

Wear overalls and pull the woo-wooo chain.

Geeze... At least take the guy to dinner first.

 

[T.Lex]

Geeze... At least take the guy to dinner first.

Sorry, dude, I swear to god it is state law. RR police really do have that much power.

 

[chezuki]

Sorry, dude, I swear to god it is state law. RR police really do have that much power.

Meh... Very well then. It ain't gonna pull itself.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

How have I never heard of a national police force and I'm 38 years old? I need to get out more.

I'm older than you are and I don't think I've ever heard of them either.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

You just never rabbit hunted along the RR

I have...among other things.

 

[Vigilant]

This I have to hear. "More power"? Just what do you think that the RR police can do that the "regular police" cannot do?

Cross state lines and enforce the law maybe?

 

[phylodog]

"law enforcement" (aka revenue generation)"

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Wear overalls and pull the woo-wooo chain.

They've got a pretty nice pension, too, as I recall.

Cross state lines and enforce the law maybe?

That's like arguing I've got more power because I can arrest for events off railroad property. That's not "more power", that's "different jurisdiction".

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

They've got a pretty nice pension, too, as I recall.

And you know they all get a sweet pocket watch.