Special Agent

Edward Scott

Accident
End of Watch March 28, 1910
Age 30
Tour of Duty 2 mo
The Vigil Panel 24 ›
Gender Male

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.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
neuraspine_01krbxtp9gmq2j5ga68s1nf1gf
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Edward. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

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

Type Police Department
Location Omaha, Douglas County, NE
Platform Identity uprpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 28, 1910
Tour of Duty 2 mo
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Edward is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

  1. See the roll
  2. See the roll
Compare against
I

Time

In 1910, 18 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 121st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Edward was 30. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Edward had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
III

When

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
V

His people

Union Pacific Railroad Police Department has 21 officers remembered here, Edward among them.

VI

Where

Special Agent Edward Scott

Union Pacific Railroad Police Department · End of Watch March 28, 1910

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 7-E

↑