Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police, Fallen Officers

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Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department

	Special Agent Larry E. Jordan Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department EOW: Tuesday, October 7, 1997 Cause: Automobile accident
	Patrolman William Reed Templin Penn Central Railroad Police Department EOW: Sunday, May 19, 1974 Cause: Gunfire
	Sergeant Jack R. Armstrong Southern Railroad Police Department EOW: Thursday, April 25, 1968 Cause: Gunfire
	Sergeant John Holcombe Woodson Southern Railroad Police Department EOW: Monday, August 5, 1946 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman William J. Costello Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1945 Cause: Heart attack
	Sergeant Joseph Koning Erie Railroad Police Department EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1942 Cause: Struck by train
	Police Officer John W. Sutfin Norfolk and Western Railroad Police Department EOW: Friday, May 2, 1941 Cause: Gunfire
	Special Agent Thomas A. Owens Central of Georgia Railroad Police Department EOW: Tuesday, May 10, 1938 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman Fred L. Klenk Cleveland, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad Police Department EOW: Wednesday, February 26, 1936 Cause: Vehicular assault
	Patrolman E. A. Gurganus Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department EOW: Thursday, October 17, 1935 Cause: Gunfire
	Special Agent Omer Earl Davenport Wabash Railway Police Department EOW: Wednesday, October 9, 1935 Cause: Gunfire
	Sergeant William S. Ford Erie Railroad Police Department EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 1935 Cause: Gunfire
	Railroad Detective William Myrtle McIntyre Southern Railroad Police Department EOW: Saturday, February 23, 1935 Cause: Gunfire
	Railroad Detective Frank B. Lakey Southern Railroad Police Department EOW: Thursday, January 10, 1935 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman William D. Keller Wabash Railway Police Department EOW: Friday, January 23, 1931 Cause: Gunfire
	Special Officer Frank Schimunck Lehigh Valley Railroad Police Department EOW: Wednesday, March 14, 1928 Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Patrolman Martin J. Gaffeney Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department EOW: Friday, March 21, 1924 Cause: Gunfire
	Railroad Detective William A. Daly Chicago and Alton Railroad Police Department EOW: Sunday, July 1, 1923 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman Charles W. Reinke Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 1923 Cause: Gunfire
	Sergeant Frank Parkhouse Lackawanna Railroad Police Department EOW: Friday, September 15, 1922 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman Thomas F. Prince Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department EOW: Monday, January 17, 1921 Cause: Struck by train
	Detective Charles S. Thurston Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department EOW: Monday, February 2, 1920 Cause: Gunfire
	Railroad Detective Rodney Goe Michigan Central Railroad Police Department EOW: Saturday, May 18, 1918 Cause: Gunfire
	Lieutenant Howard Snyder Erie Railroad Police Department EOW: Saturday, February 16, 1918 Cause: Gunfire
	Railroad Detective Adolphus Biggers Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Police Department EOW: Thursday, February 14, 1918 Cause: Gunfire
	Captain Ralph Mullen Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department EOW: Monday, September 10, 1917 Cause: Stabbed
	Railroad Policeman John L. Beisser Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department EOW: Saturday, October 21, 1916 Cause: Gunfire
	Special Officer Roy Wise Erie Railroad Police Department EOW: Thursday, September 21, 1916 Cause: Struck by train
	Chief of Police Cornelius Joseph Leyden Lehigh Valley Railroad Police Department EOW: Sunday, July 30, 1916 Cause: Explosion
	Railroad Detective Frank V. Smith Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Police Department EOW: Sunday, May 28, 1916 Cause: Gunfire
	Night Patrolman Hubert Vreeland Erie Railroad Police Department EOW: Friday, February 25, 1916 Cause: Struck by train
	Detective James Allie Baucus Norfolk and Western Railroad Police Department EOW: Sunday, December 6, 1914 Cause: Gunfire
	Railroad Detective Moses Price Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Police Department EOW: Friday, January 16, 1914 Cause: Gunfire
	Special Policeman John Gibby Southern Railroad Police Department EOW: Friday, February 28, 1913 Cause: Gunfire
	Police Officer Thomas Mallory Erie Railroad Police Department EOW: Wednesday, December 11, 1912 Cause: Gunfire
	Captain Andrew J. Craw Erie Railroad Police Department EOW: Wednesday, December 11, 1912 Cause: Gunfire
	Railroad Detective Philip Kelley Wabash Railway Police Department EOW: Sunday, April 28, 1912 Cause: Struck by train
	Railroad Detective Daniel Vreeland Michigan Central Railroad Police Department EOW: Friday, August 11, 1911 Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Railroad Detective Frank J. Cook Michigan Central Railroad Police Department EOW: Friday, August 11, 1911 Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Railroad Detective Oscar R. Spatch Queen and Crescent Railroad Police Department EOW: Tuesday, March 21, 1911 Cause: Gunfire
	Detective William Weathers Lehigh Valley Railroad Police Department EOW: Friday, October 28, 1910 Cause: Gunfire
	Detective Harry Hinkson Boon Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department EOW: Wednesday, June 30, 1909 Cause: Gunfire
	Special Policeman J. H. Crawford Southern Railroad Police Department EOW: Sunday, February 16, 1908 Cause: Gunfire
	Detective William J. Hanson Jersey Central Railroad Police Department EOW: Friday, July 4, 1902 Cause: Struck by train
	Patrolman John Cosgrove Jersey Central Railroad Police Department EOW: Friday, July 4, 1902 Cause: Struck by train
	Special Police Officer Theodore Grote Old Colony Railroad Police Department EOW: Thursday, September 11, 1890 Cause: Struck by train
	Detective Elie D. Kreigh Chicago and Alton Railroad Police Department EOW: Tuesday, April 3, 1888 Cause: Gunfire
	Special Police Officer William B. Snow Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Police Department EOW: Tuesday, December 28, 1886 Cause: Struck by train
	Officer William M. Landers Kentucky Central Railroad Police Department EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1870 Cause: Stabbed

Line of Duty Deaths: 49

Automobile accident: 1
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 31
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Heart attack: 1
Stabbed: 2
Struck by train: 9
Vehicular assault: 1

By Month

January: 4
February: 10
March: 3
April: 3
May: 5
June: 1
July: 7
August: 3
September: 4
October: 5
December: 4

By Gender

Male: 49
Female: 0

Component Agencies

Divisions or absorbed agencies:

	Central of Georgia Railroad Police Department Savannah, GA Fallen officers: 1
	Chicago and Alton Railroad Police Department Chicago, IL Fallen officers: 2
	Cleveland, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad Police Department Cleveland, OH Fallen officers: 1
	Erie Railroad Police Department Meadville, PA Fallen officers: 7
	Jersey Central Railroad Police Department Jersey City, NJ Fallen officers: 2
	Kentucky Central Railroad Police Department Lexington, KY Fallen officers: 1
	Lackawanna Railroad Police Department Buffalo, NY Fallen officers: 1
	Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Police Department Chicago, IL Fallen officers: 2
	Lehigh Valley Railroad Police Department Bethlehem, PA Fallen officers: 3
	Michigan Central Railroad Police Department Detroit, MI Fallen officers: 3
	Norfolk and Western Railroad Police Department Roanoke, VA Fallen officers: 2
	Old Colony Railroad Police Department Boston, MA Fallen officers: 1
	Penn Central Railroad Police Department Philadelphia, PA Fallen officers: 1
	Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department Harrisburg, PA Fallen officers: 9
	Queen and Crescent Railroad Police Department Junction City, KY Fallen officers: 1
	Southern Railroad Police Department Richmond, VA Fallen officers: 6
	Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Police Department Toledo, OH Fallen officers: 2
	Wabash Railway Police Department St. Louis, MO Fallen officers: 3

Line of duty deaths this year
46 +28%

Gunfire deaths this year
17 +6%

Auto-related deaths this year
16 +33%

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Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department

Line of Duty Deaths: 49

By Month

By Gender

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