“system cathy “in-

troduced for drivers of Sunshine -

Cabs: Ltd: “may: have created an

erroneous’ impression : for. readers 7
“who: didnot study the ‘report

itself in detail. 7

The ‘headline may have sug-
gested to such readers thal Sun-
shine Cab drivers are now being

_ pal only a “dollar an hour’’...

". This, of course, is incorrect, as -

a study of “the report itself will
show.

.. were 11 LPG cars on the train.

°- of steel wheels.

Sewer pipes break
powerlines downed

TRAIN
CRASHES
T

“missed several homes after 10 B.C. Rail freight cars: tumbled.

” MANGLED STEEL’ and boxcar loads of Wood: nafvowly

: off. the track i in West Vancouver early Monday. morning

‘The. 10 carloads of lumber and
wood “chips of the south bound
“train jumped the track about 1:50
a.m. at the junction of Burkehill

. Road,: Rose Crescent and the rail

line in West Vancouver.

‘Fortunately, several Liquid Pet- .
. Toleum’: Gas (LPG) tanker cars
. immediately ahead of the derailed

cars escaped damage and stayed
upright on the track. In all there

:Some. residems awoke to a
hunder-like crash and a flash of
light,: while others managed to
sleep on as tons of strewn lumber,
woods chips and box car fragments
were thrown into their yards.

” $QUEELING STEEL

‘Bill and Lucile Wright, who live
-up the hill from the tracks, said

they-were:’ woken by the squeeling

“The noise ‘got louder’ and
louder: and we saw bright flashes,"’
Lucile Wright said. ‘‘My husband,
got up, pulled the curtain and said
‘Oh! It’s going. Iv 's going off the

“North Shore News, apologizes to
the ‘company and: <its general

“manager, “Richard Hughes, for’
“<gny embarrassment ‘and: other.
As a satisfied corporate cus-:.. problems which the headline to

tomer of Sunshine Cabs, the:

the report may have caused.”

She. believes several. cars : were
dragged along before they ‘‘reared
up and buckled.” -

The exact cause of the accident
is still unknown, but B.C. Rail
spokesman Barry Wall said : Tues-
day the company strongly suspects
a’ broken rail was a contributing:
factor in the derailment.

The train was manned by a.
four-man crew, two-in the front
locomotive and two in: the
caboose. No injuries were
reported,

The train successfully passed
through both a. visual and elec-
tronic inspection at Sunset Beach.
shortly before the accident occur-
red, Wall said.

. FAULTY BEARINGS

The inspection is designed to
detect faulty wheel bearings calied.
. “hot. boxes,”’.. which ‘can’ cause

See Transport .

RICHARD .. HUGHES, . general °
manager of Sunshine Cabs Ltd., «
accepts News apology.