Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Agent Edward Scott was struck and killed by a train in the Union Pacific rail yards in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
He was searching for a pair of boxcar thieves who had been stealing from the yards over the past two weeks.
Special Agent Scott had served with the Union Pacific Railroad Police for two months and had previously served as a game warden.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Scott served with the Union Pacific Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Omaha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Scott.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Edward Scott 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 NE, 36 of 151 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, 8 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Scott's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Scott Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Scott is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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