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Rail Awareness in Nevada

About Us

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

Purpose

  • 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?"