Man With White Salmon Ties Dies After Being Hit By A Train In Pendleton

The East Oregonian says a man formerly from White Salmon has died after he was struck by a railroad train in Pendleton.  24-year-old Angel Murillo, who was living in Pendleton, died in the Tuesday morning accident.  The East Oregonian reports Murillo was a cowboy and worked at a western store as a hat shaper and saddle maker.  Pendleton Police Lt. Tony Nelson said the fatal accident occurred about 1:40 a.m. Tuesday. Nelson says the engineer placed the 136-car train into emergency stop mode when they spotted a person lying between the rails.  But he says the train could not stop before striking Murillo.  Police are calling the case an accident.