Roll of Honor
Joseph Windolph Lintner
Incident
Sergeant Joseph Lintner was killed when he was crushed beneath a freight car while conducting an inspection in the railyards at Altoona, Pennsylvania.
He was taken to a local hospital where he died several hours later.
Sergeant Lintner was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Sergeant Lintner was survived by his wife.
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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.
Sergeant Lintner 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 Lintner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Joseph Windolph Lintner 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 Windolph Lintner's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Windolph Lintner Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Windolph Lintner is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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