Photo By: Doug BurkhardtRail safety
Woodburn City Council member Pete McCallum (right)?discusses railroad safety issues with Operation Lifesaver volunteer and former locomotive engineer Dean Dahlin while on a special excursion train operating between Woodburn and Oregon City on July 31. Union Pacific teamed up with Operation?Lifesaver to provide a forum to talk about safety concerns in the wake of several train-pedestrian fatalities in the area in recent months.
WOODBURN — Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Operation Lifesaver — a nonprofit organization that works to educate citizens about safety around railroads — came to Woodburn on July 31 for a unique safety campaign.