The Rail Auxiliary Team (RAT) is a trained force multiplier for law enforcement that is helping to keep the railroad safe and secure through your communities.

Rail Auxiliary Teams . . .

• Are A Fully Vested Law Enforcement Program

  • ​Background Checked

  • Organized under the direction of the local Law Enforcement

  • Law Enforcement Identification

 

• Who Does the Rail Auxiliary Support?

  • ​Local & State Law Enforcement

  • Railroads & Amtrak

  • State Fusion Centers / TSA

  • State DOT's

  • Transit Rail

  • State Suicide Prevention Programs

  • Work with Homeless Outreach

  • Athletic Events Near or Over Tracks

  • Other Highway Rail Safety Programs

 

• RAT Training

  • ​Eight Hours of Rail Specific Training

    • ​Basic Railroading

    • Suicide Awareness

    • Worldwide Rail Terrorism Awareness

    • Reporting Procedures

  • Monthly Classroom Training

  • Monthly Field Exercises

  • Table Top Exercises

  • On-Line Classes

  • "Five Minutes of Fame" for Law Enforcement Roll Call

  • Aviation/Drone Integration & Reporting

Program Coordinator & Consultant

​Meet Rich Gent, the program coordinator for the Rail Auxiliary Teams and a Rail Awareness Consultant.

• Retired Naval Officer
  • ​Intelligence
  • Sensor Management
  • Operational Security
  • Counter-Terrorism
  • Operational Planning
  • Security Clearance
• NV POST Instructor
• FAA Part 107 Drone Pilot
• NV Terrorism Liaison Officer
• WCSO Instructor of the Year
• Operation Life Saver State Director

• To have specifically trained teams that work to keep this vital National transportation system moving in support of this Nation.
• To reduce the chance of having to answer the question, "How could this have happened?"

Annual Report for 2021