Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Joseph Bixler was killed when he fell beneath a railroad car while attempting to disembark a train he was riding into Coshocton, Ohio.
His body was found on the tracks in front of the passenger platform at the Pennsylvania Railroad station.
Sergeant Bixler was survived by his wife, son, and sister.
Survivors
Sergeant Bixler was survived by his wife, son, and sister.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Bixler served with the Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphpia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Bixler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Joseph E. Bixler 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. Joseph E. Bixler's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph E. Bixler Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph E. Bixler is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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