Leavenworth County officials are investigating the death of a 29-year-old Eudora man whose body was found along railroad tracks.

Crews with the Union Pacific Railroad discovered the body of John Schmidt about 2 p.m. Tuesday, according to Sgt. John Schermbeck of the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office.

The discovery was made between Loring Drive and the Kansas River, near cold-storage caves in southeastern Leavenworth County.

“We don’t know how he died,” Schermbeck said. “We don’t know why he was where he was.”

Schermbeck said officers had traced Schmidt’s activities until about 9:30 p.m. Monday, when he was at the home of relatives in Eudora.

“We’re just trying to find some people who knew what he was doing on the evening of the ninth or the morning of the 10th,” he said.

Police say Schmidt may have been on a train.

“There’s some speculation he may have fallen from the train,” Schermbeck said. “He’s got some lacerations. We don’t know how he got them, but he could have gotten them from falling from the train.”

Schermbeck said officials identified Schmidt through papers he was carrying.

An autopsy is scheduled today at the University of Kansas Hospital, Schermbeck said.

Anyone with information about Schmidt is asked to call the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office, (913) 682-5724.