Roll of Honor
J. George Schriner
Incident
Railroad Policeman George Schriner was killed when two train cars collided on the Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railway line at Camp Parole, Maryland.
The railway was running special single-car trains to Annapolis for graduation ceremonies at the United States Naval Academy. One of the trains failed to pull onto a siding, causing both trains to collide at full speed as they came around a blind curve. A total of nine people were killed as the result of the crash.
Policeman Schriner was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Policeman Schriner was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Railroad Policeman Schriner served with the Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railway Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Odenton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Railroad Policeman Schriner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Railroad Policeman J. George Schriner 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. J. George Schriner's cause is highlighted.
How J. George Schriner Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. J. George Schriner is highlighted in Jun.