Roll of Honor
Eveleigh Bollman Bates
Incident
Special Agent Eveleigh Bates was killed after falling between two rail cars near Huxley, Nevada.
It is believed that he was attempting to make his way to the locomotive to stay warm when he slipped between the cars. He suffered fatal injuries when he was run over by the train.
Agent Bates was a United States WWI veetrand and had served with the Southern Pacific Railroad Police for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his brother and sister.
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- April 2, 2026
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- 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 Agent Bates gave the Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco 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
Eveleigh Bollman Bates served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Special Agent Eveleigh Bollman Bates 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. Eveleigh Bollman Bates's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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