The New York Cross Harbor Railroad Police was the law enforcement arm of the
New York Cross Harbor Railroad
New York New Jersey Rail, LLC is a switching and terminal railroad that operates the only car float operation across Upper New York Bay between Jersey City, New Jersey and Brooklyn, New York. Since mid-November 2008, it has been owned by t ...
. The NYCHRR was in existence from 1983-2006 when the operation was sold to Mid Atlantic New England Rail and it was renamed to
New York New Jersey Rail
New York New Jersey Rail, LLC is a switching and terminal railroad that operates the only car float operation across Upper New York Bay between Jersey City, New Jersey and Brooklyn, New York. Since mid-November 2008, it has been owned by t ...
.
History
Beginning in the early 1990s, the New York Cross Harbor Railroad had its own police force. The NYCH PD employed a full-time
police chief
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...
as well as about a dozen "Reserve Special Agents" led by the Reserve Superintendent of the Railroad Police.
The main duty of the NYCH PD was traffic control on freight movements that transversed First Avenue among other city
thoroughfares
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extension, via watercraft or aircraft. On land, a thoroughfare may refer to anything from a multi-lane highway ...
. The NYCHRR Police Reserve held training drills on the property, as well as assisting with security during events and affairs concerning
R. Diamond and Brooklyn Historic Railway Association.
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* ''Reign
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Most of the Reserve Agents had been previously employed in some facet of law enforcement. The uniform was a light blue shirt, with blue jeans and work boots. A pair of patches were used, one for property protection, and the other for train protection, one on each sleeve. Gold badges were also used.
New York Cross Harbor Railroad page
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See also
* List of law enforcement agencies in New York
there were 514 law enforcement agencies in New York State employing 66,472 Police Officers, some agencies employ Peace / Special Officers. (about 341 for each 100,000 residents) according to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' ''Census of Stat ...
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References
External links
New York Cross Harbor Railroad page
Organizations established in 1983
Defunct law enforcement agencies of New York (state)