Man Hit By Train Identified

The man who was hit by a train while walking on the railroad tracks on Sunday night east of Stevenson has been identified.  Skamania County Sheriff Dave Brown says 54-year-old Russell Stotts of Stevenson had been walking along the tracks after fishing with friends.  Brown says Stotts’ friends warned him the train was coming, but he did not move out of the way.  Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas says the crew of the freight train sounded the horn, but the man did not respond.  The accident occurred shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday.

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