The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, May 14, 1996                  TAG: 9605140359
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B11  EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

POLICE SEEK IDENTIFICATION

Police are trying to identify the body of a man found inside a railroad car Friday in the 1500 block of Columbus Avenue.

The body was found while the tank car was being cleaned. The car, which originated out of state, was headed for an oil-processing plant in Portsmouth.

Police are following leads in several other states to trace the route of the train.

KEYWORDS: UNIDENTIFIED BODY by CNB