Special Agent Ray Daugherty
Union Pacific Railroad Police Department
Railroad Police
End of Watch: Monday, November 19, 1917

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: Monday, November 19, 1917
Incident Location: Nebraska
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Special Agent Daugherty died after being struck by a light switch engine and knocked from a bridge.

During World War I, following numerous threats and some bombings, the Chief Special Agent of the agency assigned a large number of agents to bridge guard duty. They were to run across bridges behind passenger trains to make sure no one threw a bomb off while crossing the bridge. Special Agent Daugherty was working the Loup River bridge at Columbus, Nebraska, when he was following a train across the bridge and was struck by the switch engine and knocked from the bridge.

Special Agent Daugherty was survived by his wife and several children.