Roll of Honor
Charles Henry Roeder
Incident
Railroad Detective Charles Roeder was killed in a train derailment at the McCalla & Co. steel plant in the 1300 block of Beach Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The engine jumped the track and crashed through the wall of the plant, causing part of the building to collapse. Detective Roeder and a freight conductor were killed and the engineer was seriously injured.
Detective Roeder had served with the Pennsylvania Railroad for more than four years.
Det. Roeder, On today, the 100th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice as a Law Enforcement Officer.
BPA Mike Casey United States Border Patrol (Retired) May 30th, 2024
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Railroad Detective Roeder gave the Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphpia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Railroad Detective Roeder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Railroad Detective Charles Henry Roeder is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, 22 of 36 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 61.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Henry Roeder's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Henry Roeder Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Henry Roeder is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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