My heart goes out to his family. I know how it is to loose a loved one in this manor.
There is a strong possibility Leroy was sucked in by the train. The dirty little secret nobody knows is a train is capable of sucking a person in and killing them. This is how the aerodynamics of a train works. When the head of a train passes an object it creates a compression wind, which blows away from the train immediately followed by a suction wind, which blows directly towards the train. The Suction wind will be about twice as strong as the compression wind. When the compression wind hits a person he will instinctively lean into the wind. Just as he is leaning into the wind the suction wind will pull him directly in front of the train. This all happens in the blink of an eye. I tried to get the FRA, My two do nothing senators (Kohl and Feingold) and my do nothing congressman (Sensenbrenner) to warn the public. They seemed more concerned about protecting the railroads than protecting the people they are supposed to serve.