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U.P. remote control plan proves controversial
(The Daily Nonpareil posted the following article by Greg Jerrett on its website on March 7.) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- If you thought playing with toy trains was fun, imagine the rush of playing with the full-size models right in the rail yard. That is the sole...
BLE rails against remote-controlled trains at CSX
(The Newport News Daily Press posted the following article by Peter Dujardin on its website on March 11.) NEWPORT NEWS, Va.--It may be an old-time industry steeped in the romance of America's past, but the railroad business has always adapted to technological change....
BLE, Teamsters criticize remote-control technology use by rail companies
(The Chicago Tribune posted the following article by Frank James on its website on March 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The growing use by railroad companies of remote-control technology that permits freight trains to operate without humans in the cabs was criticized...
Remote-controlled trains unsafe, terror threat-labor groups
(The following article by Reuter’s correspondent Christopher Doering appeared on Forbes.com.) WASHINGTON -- Labor unions on Tuesday said using remote-controlled locomotives in train switching yards compromises safety and leaves trains more susceptible to terror...
Bush administration’s inaction threatens safety of rail workers
(The following press release was issued by the TTD.) One Death, Over 40 Accidents Caused by Remote Control Locomotives WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Acting on behalf of 35 unions representing transportation workers, the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department’s (TTD) today...
Hoffa calls for federal scrutiny of unmanned locomotives
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following press release.) WASHINGTON -- The Teamsters Union and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) today joined forces to draw attention to potential disasters in waiting -- unmanned locomotives. Union...
French air and train service hit by strikes
(The Associated Press published the following article.) PARIS -- Train travelers faced delays in parts of France on Monday and national carrier Air France braced for disruptions on domestic and European flights as employees planned a series of strikes. Air France said...
Working to put B&O back on track
(The Baltimore Sun published the following article by Reginald Fields.) BALTIMORE -- Courtney B. Wilson longs for those 15-hour days when he came to work dressed in a two-piece suit ready to schmooze civic and business leaders for money to support his railroad museum....
Norfolk Southern forms subsidiary to market transportation services in Mexico
(Norfolk Southern issued the following press release.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC - News) has formed a Mexican subsidiary, NorfolkSouthernMexicana, S. de R.L. de C.V. (NSM), to market the railroad's transportation and logistics services in...
Davis’ high-speed rail shift faces rough track in Legislature
(The following Associated Press article by Steve Lawrence appeared in the San Jose Mercury News.) SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Gray Davis' plan to save some money by merging California's ambitious high-speed rail project with the Department of Transportation has hit some rough...
