A query for genealogists: death aboard a train?

Yes All deaths would have been reported. Most likely there would also be a report in St. John.

Yes but................ There would have been a report file written up and it is likely to have been kept for a few years it is 7 years now, but back then, it is likely it would have been kept until someone cleared out the cupboards....................

You may find a newspaper report in a local paper and the library could help you with that........

Or if there was someone who knew the importance of old records when the cupboard was cleared out they could be in the local archive ( if they would accept them, many will not) or in someone's private home ( you see these records being sold on Ebay)........ or like the ones I salvaged about 20 years ago which was when a staff rail administration office was being moved and they had a skip outside and was dumping staff lists, H&S books, pay books, personnel files, inspection reports all with full names and details.....I got permission and filled my car to save as much as I could only to find no one wanted them, they stayed in my attic for 20 years until a group of railway enthusiasts opened their rail centre and were very grateful for all those beautiful original leather bound books....which I gave them having transcribed all the information and they burn it onto CDs and sell it to raise funds....and the records office also has one.......... so it may be worth asking in the local records office, library............

I'm sure some sort of report was filled out, but quite likely wouldn't be kept for this long. Businesses are usually only required to keep files for seven years. Unless the railroad was found to be a fault, and there was some sort of lawsuit, very unlikely to keep records. You can order a copy of the death certificate but would need to determine what state he died in. If it was in or very near Nebraska, you can order records from the state vital records department.