Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 5, § 3755

Upon petition of a person or corporation owning or operating a railroad, the Commissioner of Public Safety may, subject to the provisions of section 3757 of this subchapter, commission any employees of the railroad as the person or corporation designates to act as police officers in and upon the premises and equipment owned, managed, or used by a railroad; shall issue commissions to the employees so commissioned; and shall have the authority to rescind such commissions.