Fallen Officers
Since the establishment of the BNSF Railroad Police Department, 20 officers have died in the line of duty. The following list contains officers from departments that have since merged with the BNSF Police Department. Those departments are: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department, Burlington Northern Railroad Police Department, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Police Department, Fort Worth and Denver Railroad Police Department, Northern Pacific Railroad Police Department, and the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department.
| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Detective James Rauland |
|
Gunfire |
| Railroad Detective C. S. Calhoun |
|
Gunfire |
| Railroad Detective Charles L. Stewart |
|
Gunfire |
| Railroad Policeman Alexander S. Smith |
|
Gunfire |
| Special Agent J. A. McClure |
|
Gunfire |
| Special Agent Ray Cunningham |
|
Gunfire |
| Railroad Policeman William Applestiel |
|
Gunfire |
| Special Police Officer Jack Chelton Harris |
|
Gunfire |
| Special Officer Thomas McMillin |
|
Gunfire |
| Special Officer Charles Sherman Patterson |
|
Gunfire (Accidental) |
| Special Officer Roy E. Burton |
|
Gunfire |
| Special Agent Louis McCamant |
|
Assault |
| Special Officer Lewis H. Mickey |
|
Gunfire |
| Special Officer William H. Garrett |
|
Vehicular assault |
| Special Officer James Edward Dunman |
|
Gunfire |
| Special Agent Durward Faulding Geddes |
|
Gunfire |
| Railroad Detective Benjamin Earl (Red) Gaughenbaugh |
|
Heart attack |
| Special Agent Harry Lloyd Ashley |
|
Gunfire |
| Special Agent Frank Clarence Schultz |
|
Struck by train |
| Special Agent James Robert Robison |
|
Struck by train |
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