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Leaders of the nation's major freight railroads and the
United Transportation Union entered into an agreement to
operate locomotives by remote control late last year, and
began the implementation of 'pilot projects' using the new
technology in the Spring of 2002.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, which represents
the craft of employees federally licensed to move and operate
locomotives in the United States, protested the agreement as a
violation of its collective bargaining agreements and
long-standing established practices. The BLE also threatened
to strike over this issue.
Robot Railroads
A KCBS (Los Angeles)
Special Assignment Investigation
Remote Controlled Union Pacific Train Crashes in
Rail Yard
KSL (Salt Lake City, Utah)
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An August 10 remote control accident at a
Kansas City Southern yard in Baton Rouge, La. left a tanker car
derailed.
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Links from Various Sites concerning Remote Control
Remote Control Issues
- BNSF/Montana Rail Link GCA
Remote Control
Information - UP Southern Region GCA
Remote Control
Information - UP Southern Region GCA
Flash Presentation Remote Incidents
- UP Southern Region GCA
Remote
Control Accident/Incident Report Form
California State Legislative
Board: INFO CENTER
Board
of Adjustment - 1141 - Remote Control Arbitration