1. Surface
Transportation
Security
Sonya T. Proctor
Director, Surface Division
Office of Security Policy & Industry Engagement
March 2, 2018

2. Approximately 1.4M trucking companies; 11M trucks;
480K school buses; 26M students transported daily; 3.5K
motor coach companies; 33K buses; and 604M motor
coach passenger trips annually.
361 ports,
118M ferry
passengers,
and 11M
cruise ship
passengers.
Over 138K miles of track and 574
individual railroads.
Approximately 6.8K local transit
providers, serving over 10B trips
annually.
Over 2.7M miles of natural gas and
hazardous liquid pipelines.
Surface Transportation Landscape
Over 600K bridges and 473
roadway tunnels.

3. Surface Transportation is a Vital Link to Other
Critical Infrastructure Sectors
• Pipelines deliver fuel to airports and
military bases.
• Railroads and pipelines deliver
chemical feedstock and transport
finished commodities.
• Motor Carriers and railroads deliver
raw materials and transport
consumer goods and foodstuffs.
• Pipelines and railroads transport
fuels to power plants.
• Motor Carriers and railroads deliver
purification chemicals to water
treatment facilities.
• Railroads and motor carriers
transport arms, ammunition,
vehicles, and personnel for the
military.
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4. 5
Threats to Surface Transportation
May 17, 2017 Propaganda video
titled “We Will Surely Guide Them to
Our Ways” encourages lone wolf
attacks with knives and motor
vehicles.
In August 2017, AQAP published “The Derail Operations,” a 50-page special edition
of Inspire Magazine detailing instructions for constructing a homemade “derail tool”.

5. • Transportation Security Template
and Assessment Review Toolkit
• Cyber Security (“5 in 5”)
• Mass Transit Emerging Threats
• Public Area Security Summit
• TSA Loaned Executive Program
• International partnerships: RAILPOL, International
Working Group on Land Transport Security
(IWGLTS), Transport Canada
Security
Assessments
Public
Awareness
Campaigns
Information
Sharing
Intelligence
Drills &
Exercises
Workshops Training &
Resources
Grants
Surface
Stakeholder
Engagement
Outreach
Operational
Deterrence
• Intelligence Briefings
(Classified/Unclassified)
• Intelligence Coordination (FBI, DHS,
DOE, TSA OIA/FIOs)
• TSA-Sponsored Clearance Program
• Intermodal Security Training and
Exercise Program (I-STEP)
• Exercise Information System (EXIS)
• DHS “If You See
Something, Say
Something™” Program
• Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid
Transit Authority’s
(MARTA) “Not on My Shift”
campaign
• Visible Intermodal
Prevention and
Response (VIPR)
• Regional Alliance
Including Local, State,
and Federal Efforts
(RAILSAFE)
• TSA K-9 teams
• Baseline Assessment for Security
Enhancement (BASE)
• Pipeline Corporate Security Review (CSR)
• Pipeline Critical Facility Security Review
(CFSR)
• Cyber Architecture Reviews (FERC &
ICS-CERT)
• First Observer Plus™
• Security Awareness Guides
• Active Shooter & Insider Threat
TSA Supports FEMA
Grant Programs
•Transit Security
•Intercity Passenger Rail
Security (Amtrak)
•Intercity Bus Security
• Security Standards &
Guidelines
• Government & Sector
Coordinating Council
(GCC/SCC) Meetings
• Security Awareness
Messages
• Stakeholder and Event-
driven Calls
Driving Continuous Improvement
through Collaboration & Partnership
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6. Sonya T. Proctor, OSPIE Surface Division Director
• Desk: 571.227.3058
• E-mail: Sonya.Proctor@dhs.gov
TSOC (Transportation Security Operations Center)
(866) 615-5150
Contact Information

7. Sonya T. Proctor, OSPIE Surface Division Director
• Desk: 571.227.3058
• E-mail: Sonya.Proctor@dhs.gov
TSOC (Transportation Security Operations Center)
(866) 615-5150
Contact Information