The Rail Auxiliary Team is a trained force multiplier that is helping to keep the railroad safe and secure through your communities by observation and education.

Rail Auxiliary Teams . . .

• Requirements

  • ​Background Checked

  • Rail Academy

 

• Who Does the Rail Auxiliary Support?

  • Schools and Educational Groups
  • ​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

 

• Training

  • ​Eight Hours of Rail Specific Training

    • ​Basic Railroading

    • Suicide Awareness

    • Worldwide Rail Terrorism Awareness

    • Reporting Procedures

  • Monthly Classroom Training

  • Monthly Field Exercises

  • Tabletop 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 ongoing public education regarding safe behavior around trains, tracks and crossings.
• To have specifically trained teams that work to keep this vital National transportation system moving in support of our Nation.
• To reduce the chance of having to answer the question, "How could this have happened?"