Word Puzzle Spells Unemployment for LRT Driver Caught Doing Crossword on the Job

CALGARY - A light-rail transit train operator in Calgary who was caught doing a crossword puzzle while at the controls has learned the hard way what the five-letter word is for job dismissal.

Calgary Transit says the employee was fired after investigators determined that a photograph of the operator's cab showed the train was in motion while the driver was preoccupied with the puzzle.

The picture was taken by a passenger last week just after the train had left a station.

The photo was later posted on the Internet.

Ron Collins, a transit spokesman, says the employee's actions breached a department rule that operators must pay full attention to their duties.

Collin says no details about the driver are being made public due to confidentiality. (CHQR)