BNSF Railway Police Department

BNSF Railway Police Department, RR

BNSF Railway Police Department

Special Agent Earl Scothorn

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department, RR

EOW: Sunday, November 13, 1927

Cause: Struck by train

Special Agent Samuel Adair

St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department, RR

EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1922

Cause: Struck by train

Special Agent Boss Huffman

St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department, RR

EOW: Tuesday, March 12, 1918

Cause: Struck by train

Special Agent Bert Wootan

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Police Department, RR

EOW: Tuesday, August 25, 1914

Cause: Gunfire

Detective James Rauland

Northern Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR

EOW: Wednesday, November 1, 1899

Cause: Gunfire

K9 Defender

BNSF Railway Police Department, RR

EOW: Thursday, February 7, 2019

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 57

  • Assault 2
  • Fall 1
  • Gunfire 38
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
  • Heart attack 1
  • Struck by train 13
  • Vehicular assault 1

By Month

  • January 6
  • February 3
  • March 5
  • April 4
  • May 2
  • June 3
  • July 8
  • August 7
  • September 2
  • October 6
  • November 3
  • December 8

By Gender

  • Male 57
  • Female 0

K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1

  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1

Predecessor Agencies