Earl Shull

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department — Baltimore, MD

Accident

End of Watch April 10, 1922

Age 34

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 21

Incident

Railroad Policeman Earl Shull died after he fell from train No. 97 four miles west of Breman, Indiana.

He was riding the train to Chicago to guard its cargo. His body was found between the two sets of tracks several hours later by the crew of another train. Investigators initially believed that he had been attacked and thrown from the train by tramps but his death was ultimately ruled accidental.

Policeman Shull had served with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, three children, and two brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Railroad Policeman Shull served with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Railroad Policeman Shull.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity borpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 10, 1922

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Railroad Policeman Earl Shull 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%.

At Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department, 8 of 22 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.4% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department

of 22 officers

36.4% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident