DOT, FRA Support Allowing Railroad Police To Access Public Safety Interoperability, Mutual Aid Channels
The Department of Transportation and Federal Railroad Administration support the FCC NPRM that would allow railroad police officers to use public safety interoperability and mutual aid channels to communicate with other public safety officials, the agencies said in a filing…
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in commission docket 15-199. Railroad police officers need to be able to communicate with first responders quickly to fix any problems and respond to emergencies, the filing said. Changing the definition of a railroad police officer to be defined more broadly will also help to improve passenger safety and the security of the rail network as a whole, it said.