CN Police
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The CN Police Service is a police force enforcing safety and security along the Canadian National Railway properties and rail lines in Canada and the United States, including GO Train lines in the Greater Toronto Area.
Established in 1923, there are 81 officers in Canada that operate across North America:
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Moncton, New Brunswick
- Quebec City, Quebec
- Charny, Quebec
- St. Lambert, Quebec
- Limoilou (Quebec City)
- Montreal, Quebec
- Toronto, Ontario
- Hamilton, Ontario
- Brockville, Ontario
- Oakville, Ontario
- Oshawa, Ontario
- Brantford, Ontario
- Concord, Ontario
- Scarborough, Ontario
- Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Brampton, Ontario
- Capreol, Ontario
- Cobourg, Ontario
- Windsor, Ontario
- Sarnia, Ontario
- Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Fort Frances, Ontario
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Regina, Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Calgary, Alberta
- Kamloops, British Columbia
- Surrey, British Columbia
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Squamish, British Columbia
- Prince George, British Columbia
- Fort St. John, British Columbia
CN Police Officers are also stationed in the United States:
- Detroit, Michigan
- Lansing, Michigan
- Chicago, Illinois
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Jackson, Mississippi
- New Orleans, Louisiana
Officers are Federally Sworn under section 158 of the Canada Transportation Act and have powers as Police Constables and can make arrests in regards to offenses on or in relation to the CNR. Officers also have special provincial appointments which allow for them to extend enforcement outside the boundaries set under the Canada Transportation Act.
Their duties are to protect rail commerce and the rail infrastructure. Three main focused areas of interest are:
- Traffic Enforcement and Collision investigation to reduce deaths and injuries along the rail lines and on rail properties
- Criminal Investigation and Crime Prevention Related Intiatives
- Public Safety and Awareness Education
Their numbers were greatly reduced during privatization of the CNR in the mid-nineties when the CNR transitioned from a Crown Corporation to Private Industry and became a tax paying corporation thereby entitling CN to the provincial and municipal policing efforts already in place across the nation. This allowed for the reduction of the federal railway police service.
The CN Police Service has a proud and long standing history in the building of Canada and have had a presence in many of the communities across the nation. The Service continues to be a vital role in protecting the nations commerce and rail infrastructure to this day.
The CN Police Service today is an amalgamation of two Canadian railway police services, the CN Police and in 2005 the BC Rail Police. In the US it is an amalgamation of CN Police and three US railway police services, Illinois Central Railroad Police, Grand Trunk Railway Police and Wisconsin Central Railway Police. Frank Morgan is the President of the CN Police Association.
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