The Amtrak Police is a railroad police agency that acts as the law enforcement and security agency of Amtrak, the government owned passenger train system in the United States. The Amtrak Police has 450 sworn police officers, most of whom are stationed within the Northeast Corridor, Amtrak's busiest route.
This agency is the primary jurisdictional agency involving Amtrak stations, trains, right-of-way, maintenance facilities and crimes committed within or against Amtrak, its passengers and other railroads operating upon Amtrak owned right-of-way.
Amtrak Police officers are trained at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
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