Union Pacific Special Agents

Union Pacific has a police station with more than 175 agents. Agents have primary jurisdiction over railway crime. The division is responsible for all the Pacific regions of the 32 thousand miles of 23 states. Its success is a model of criminal management of the state, and the establishment of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1907 is closely related to the method of the Federal Police Bureau.

Railway Police is a certified state law enforcement officer with the authority to investigate and arrest in most state railway facilities. According to federal law, they also have inter-provincial enforcement powers.

In 2014, the United Pacific Police Department was accredited by the Council of Law Enforcement Council (CALEA) that it complies with the highest standards of enforcement criteria. The agency reaffirmed its commitment to these standards and achieved re-certification in 2017. Only 17% of US law enforcement agencies are CALEA certified

The history of railway police dates back to the middle of the 19th century. At that time, the number of US marshals was insufficient to regulate the growing US railway network. Members are called Pinkertons named after their founder Alan Pinkerton. Today, railways of all levels adopt agents around the country to protect the railway network in the United States.

Investigated crime included unjust infringement of railway rights, theft of railway assets, threat of terrorism and derailment accident

In many cases, agents send active security information to schools, companies, and civil society organizations and investigate public safety incidents concerning railway property.

Railway police turned to sophisticated surveillance techniques and research techniques such as night vision, thermal imagers, K - 9 team and other equipment. They often work with rural, state, and federal law enforcement agencies on railway issues.

Like all law enforcement experts, agent work has created potentially dangerous situations. Union Pacific created plaques to commemorate the deceased agent who lost his life to the railway that protects their service. Plaques were created by UP police stations, such as the name of the death, date and place, and the railway being displayed. The plaque was exhibited at the United Pacific Railway Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In addition, the name of the deceased hero will be submitted to the National Law Enforcement Memorial of Washington, DC.

Applicants must attend the accredited police academy and graduate, and now it is necessary to meet the certification requirements delegated at the workplace. Prior to applying for the status of a special agent, the candidate must have 1 year public law enforcement or military police experience. We recommend that you obtain a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, police science, administration, or related fields. Like other positions, Union Pacific will present special agent positions in our "career" section.

The jurisdiction of Union Pacific special representative and local law enforcement agency personnel overlaps, UP Rail Property is the responsibility of Union Pacific police. The first agent was hired in 'Hell & Wheel' era to protect the goods from the wild west train robbery. They replace individual city agents through the state, which gives them more power than local police. Currently, 210 United Pacific agents throughout the network are still responsible for protecting customers' goods, but law enforcement agencies have changed and their responsibilities are rising.

Union Pacific has a police station with more than 175 agents. Agents have primary jurisdiction over railway crime. The division is responsible for all the Pacific regions of the 32 thousand miles of 23 states. Its success is a model of national crime management, and the establishment of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1907 is closely related to the Federal Pacific police method. In 2014, the United Pacific Police Department was accredited by the Council of Law Enforcement Council (CALEA) that it complies with the highest standards of enforcement criteria. The agency reaffirmed its commitment to these standards and achieved re-certification in 2017. Only 17% of US law enforcement agencies are CALEA certified