Roll of Honor
R. Littleton Sale
Incident
Railroad Detective Littleton Sale was struck and killed by a Louisville and Nashville Railroad freight train in the rail yards at 14th Street and Neave Street in Covington, Kentucky.
He was examining another train when he was struck.
Detective Sale was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Detective Sale was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Railroad Detective Sale served with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Railroad Detective Sale.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Railroad Detective R. Littleton Sale 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Police Department, 2 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. R. Littleton Sale's cause is highlighted.
How R. Littleton Sale Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. R. Littleton Sale is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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