Roll of Honor
Edward Baker
Incident
Special Officer Edward Baker was struck and killed by a South Pacific Railroad freight train on the Army Street Bridge in San Francisco, California.
Officer Baker was a widower.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer Baker served with the Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer Baker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Officer Edward Baker 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department, 8 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Baker's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Baker Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Baker is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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