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Railroad Detective

Anton Wopat

Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department — Harrisburg, PA

Accident

End of Watch April 17, 1906

Age 27

Tour of Duty 3 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Railroad Detective Anton Wopat was struck and killed by a Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad engine at the 43rd Street crossing in Chicago, Illinois.

He was speaking to a crossing flagman when they were both struck and thrown clear of the tracks. Despite having both legs severed, Detective Wopat was able to crawl approximately 50 feet back to the flagman and attempted to render aid to him before dying.

Detective Wopat had only served with the agency for approximately three months.

Rest in Peace Detective Anton Wopat. Thank You for your Service and Sacrifice protecting America's steel roadways. You are not forgotten.

Senior Special Agent B.L. Sherwood (Ret) Port Terminal Railroad Police Houston, Texas April 18th, 2016

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Railroad Detective Wopat served with the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Harrisburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Railroad Detective Wopat.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department

Location Harrisburg, PA

Platform Identity pccslrpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 17, 1906

Tour of Duty 3 mo

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Railroad Detective Anton Wopat 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%.

Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anton Wopat's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Anton Wopat Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

0.2