Security Perspective Rail

1
Security Perspective - Rail

• Stable workforce, well trained / closely
  supervised
• Larger railways have permanent security forces
• Professional Railway personnel and/or contracts
• Formalized partnerships with public policing
• Federal peace officer powers (CN, CPR)
• Minimum number of security incidents
• Railway Security measures in place as prescribed
  by MOU with TC Security

2
RAC Mandate on Security

• Information sharing and coordination
• Liaise with government agencies (Canada and US
  including border issues) and AAR
• Public relations through speeches, presentations,
  press releases, web-site, etc.
• Promote voluntary approaches versus prescriptive
  regulation (e.g. MOU with TC)
• Industry training initiatives and best practices

3
RAC Security Activities

• RAC is a member of AAR Security Committee
• RAC participates in Transport Canadas Urban
  Transit Working group (con-calls, intelligence)
• RAC DG security training package to members
• RAC attends appropriate security conferences and
  disseminates information to members
• RAC monitoring US and Canadian legislative
  projects
• RAC has established Security WG reporting to SOMC

4
Railroad Security Task Force

• Class I Response following September 11

More than 150 highly-experienced railroad,
customer, and security personnel working since
September 25th on 5 Critical Action Teams
5
Alert Levels

• Level 1 -- New Normal day-to-day operations
  (appropriate operating countermeasures)
• Level 2 -- Heightened Security Awareness
• Level 3 -- Credible Threat of an attack on the
  US or railroad industry (continuously re-
  evaluated)
• Level 4 -- Confirmed Threat of attack against
  the railroad industry or actual attack in
  the US (implemented up to 72 hours and re-
  evaluated)
• Similar Alert levels in Canada on CN / CPR