June 23, 2004 | Accident, Headlines, Remote Control
CLEVELAND, June 22 — Two train crew members were hurt on June 11 when a Norfolk Southern remote control locomotive lacking proper point protection rammed into the side of a Grand Trunk Western train. The accident happened at the Norfolk Southern yard in...
May 18, 2004 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following story was posted on Salt Lake City television station KSL’s website on May 15.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Union Pacific is investigating an accident today in one its Salt Lake City Rail yards. Officials say at 1:30 this afternoon one switch engine...
May 11, 2004 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by Brent Hunsberger was posted on the Oregonian website on May 11.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Shortly after sundown on Jan. 23, as rush hour drew to a close, almost 1,900 tons of lumber-laden freight cars rolled out of Union Pacific’s...
April 27, 2004 | CN, Headlines, Remote Control
(Canadian National issued the following news release on April 27.) MONTREAL — CN announced today the sale of 100 per cent of the stock of its St. Laurent, Que.-based CANAC Inc. subsidiary to Savage Companies of Salt Lake City, Utah. The transaction, which is...
April 21, 2004 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following story by Herb Meeker appeared on the Journal Gazette website on April 20. Ed Way is Chairman of the BLET’s Illinois State Legislative Board.) MATTOON, Ill. — A locomotive running down the tracks without an engineer in the cab used to be a runaway...
April 8, 2004 | Headlines, Remote Control
(Television station News 24 Houston posted the following story by David Garlick on its website on April 6. A video is available for download at: http://www.news24houston.com/content/headlines/?ArID=26726&SecID=2) HOUSTON — Recently, new technology has...
March 26, 2004 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following editorial appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on March 26.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Ever since Texas and Pacific Railroad surveyors laid out the original Arlington, there’s been an ongoing, 128-year train-and-town relationship. The...
March 19, 2004 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by Mark Agee was posted on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on March 19.) ARLINGTON, Texas — John Hart watched in bewilderment as a Union Pacific locomotive repeatedly rammed railcars until they toppled over in front of an oncoming...
March 2, 2004 | BNSF, Headlines, Remote Control
(The following story by Cathy Booth Thomas appeared on the Time Magazine website on March 2.) FORT WORTH — If you want proof that America’s railroads are back on track, take a look inside the Network Operations Center (NOC) of the Burlington Northern and...
March 1, 2004 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following story by Ted Jackovics appeared on the Tampa Tribune website on March 1.) TAMPA — John Melovich and Danny Swails rely on 66 years of combined experience in switching freight cars around CSX’s Yeoman rail yard. They also rely on technology...
