Roll of Honor
Edward Lee Bowler
Incident
Special Agent Edward Bowler was struck and killed by a freight train in Ottawa, Kansas.
He had just completed an inspection of a freight train and stepped backwards into the path of a train on an adjoining track.
Special Agent Bowler had served with the ATSF Railroad Police for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and one child.
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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.
Special Agent Bowler gave the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Topeka community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Bowler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Edward Lee Bowler 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department, 8 of 32 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Lee Bowler's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Lee Bowler Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Lee Bowler is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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