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Amtrak has a federal police force with nationwide reach

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The remarkably polite folks scanning your paper train ticket also casually command a heavily armed tactical division. The Amtrak Police Department is a fully recognized federal law enforcement agency that has wildly unchecked jurisdiction to aggressively pursue suspects absolutely anywhere in the United States, as long as the underlying crime originally took place on or near railroad property.

Amtrak has a federal police force with nationwide reach
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