Roll of Honor
Lee Hobbs
Incident
Special Officer Lee Hobbs was killed after being struck an object protruding from a passing train in the North McAlester rail yards. An engineer on a passing train spotted his body laying in the railroad's right of way at approximately 7:00 am.
Investigation determined that a door or piece of metal hanging from a passing train struck his head as he walked along the tracks while on patrol.
Officer Hobbs was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children, brother, and sister.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Special Officer Hobbs gave the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Lee Hobbs served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Special Officer Lee Hobbs 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lee Hobbs's cause is highlighted.
How Lee Hobbs Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lee Hobbs is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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