NOATH VANCOUVER City Fire Department crews, the North Vancouver RCMP and Ports Test drive the | Mercury Villager Automotive: 35 Distribution 986-1337 NEWS photo Mike Wakelleld Canada Police help retrieve the body of a Canadian National Railways worker who was crushed to death after being trapped between a CN locomotive engine and a boxcar Thursday morning on CN tracks near the Saskatchewan Wheat Pooi. Man trapped between locomotive and boxcar on NV waterfront A CANADIAN National Railways (CN) worker crushed to death Thursday morming on the North Var- couver waterfront when he became trapped between a CN locomotive engine and a railway boxear. The accident occurred at about 715 a.m. along CN rail tracks near the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. A huge crane was brought in Thursday moming to lift the CN locomotive off the body of the victim, whose name had not been released to press time Thursday. Investivations of the accident have been launched by the B.C. coroners’ office, CN Rail, the Ports Canada Police and the North Vancouver RCMP. CN spokesman Muriane Robson described how the trainmin was Killed. “He wason the far stairwell of stocomonse and wave the signal By Surj Rattan News Reporter two the locomotive engineer, who was at the back of the train, for the train to back up. “Tt did, and the trainman was crushed between the locomotive and a boxcar,”* Robson said. The boxcar was parked on a track adjacent to the CN locomotive. Robson said it was onelear if the (rainman wis aware that there wits a boxcar on the track next to the locomotive. “Thats what we don't know, was That's what the insestizadon will fook into. Phere were ono witnesses, and all we have is the engineer's statement that the trainman had given the signal to move the train,” said Robson. She added that) she did not know if a rail switch had been ac- tivated prior to the accident. “The engine backed into the railcar. We can’t recall in recent years an accident like this happen- @ Automotive FH Classified Ads... . Ecolnto Editorial Page B Home & Garden . ing.” said Robson. “We don't know haw this hap- pened. | don’t believe anyone was Physically looking iat the scene when it happened.’ She said the shift for the train crew that the trainman and the engineer were working on had just started when the aecident occur- ted. The rest of the crew were sent home following the accident. index Mailbox B Paul Se. Pierre @ Trevor Lautens & What's Gomg On Bfap..... Printed on 30% recycled newsprint Second Class Registration Number 3885 VER RR EEE EES WE SEEMS ERE ES, “when “Our crews sre, deediess toa say, shocked, We have specially train- ed units on the ritilway to look after the crews and their families something like this hap- pens," said Robson, She added that the trainman’s responsibility is to look after ali of the physical work uround a train yard, including activating train switches. Weather Saturday and Sunday sunny. Highs 24°C. Lows 12°C. oe ome er eae