Arthur Ford

Great Northern Railway Police Department — Saint Paul, MN

Accident

End of Watch August 16, 1915

Age 20

Tour of Duty 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Special Officer Arthur Ford was struck and killed by a freight train while patrolling the Great Northern Railway yards in Duluth, Minnesota.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer Ford served with the Great Northern Railway Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Paul community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer Ford.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Great Northern Railway Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Saint Paul, MN

Platform Identity gnrpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 16, 1915

Tour of Duty 6 mo

Age 20

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Officer Arthur Ford is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 28.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Great Northern Railway Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Great Northern Railway Police Department

of 4 officers

50% Accident

MN — Statewide

of 293 officers

28.7% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident