Leonard M. Kennedy

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Police Department — Dallas, TX

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch July 19, 1922

Age 22

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 6

Incident

Special Officer Leonard Kennedy was struck and killed by a freight train north of Burlington, Kansas, while guarding the bridge over Otter Creek.

His body was located in the water below the bridge when another officer arrived to relieve him at approximately 6:00 am. It was believed that he was struck by an unscheduled freight train at approximately 2:00 am. He had been assigned to the guard the bridge to assist United States Marshals who were protecting the railroad infrastructure during a strike by MKT railroad employees.

The location of the bridge where Officer Kennedy was killed is now covered by the John Redmond Reservoir.

Officer Kennedy was a U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his father and three brothers.

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Last updated: August 2, 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 Kennedy served with the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Police Department.
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

Department Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Dallas, TX

Platform Identity mrpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 19, 1922

Age 22

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Leonard M. Kennedy served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Special Officer Leonard M. Kennedy is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In TX, 657 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

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.

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Police Department

of 7 officers

71.4% Accident

TX — Statewide

657

of 2,421 officers

27.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident