October 13, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by David Dekok on October 12.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — In the Harrisburg region, they’ve been working on the railroad. Norfolk Southern Corp., which took over sections of the Conrail system in 1999, including...
October 8, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The Clinton Herald posted the following story by Scott T. Holland on its website on October 7.) CLINTON, Iowa — It took little discussion and a quick vote Monday for the Clinton County Board of Supervisors to approve a resolution calling for the Federal...
September 29, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The commercial appeal published the following story by Jane Roberts on its website on September 28.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad is the first of the four Class I railroads in Memphis to use controversial remote-control technology to...
September 26, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following column by BLE Member Herb Yambra appeared in the Houston Chronicle on September 21.) Watch out, Houston! That train loaded with dangerous chemical that is coming down the tracks may not have an engineer at the controls. If Union Pacific gets its way,...
September 25, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The Press-Enterprise published the following story by Adam Eventov on its website on September 24.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.–With a twist of a dial, railroad operators can now move 150-ton locomotives around the rail yards of San Bernardino County as though they...
September 22, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The New London Day (Conn.) posted the following story by L.M. Sixel on its website on September 20.) HOUSTON — Remote-controlled trains aren’t just a hobby anymore. The full-sized versions of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends may be rolling through...
September 19, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The Houston Chronicle published the following story by L.M. Sixel on its website on September 18.) HOUSTON — Remote-controlled trains aren’t just a hobby anymore. The full-sized versions of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends may be rolling through...
September 17, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The Arkansas City Traveler posted the following story by Foss Farrar on its website on September 17.) ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — A remote-control switch operation that started in the Arkansas City rail yards last week poses a safety hazard and may result in layoffs...
September 16, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(Salt Lake City television station KSL posted the following transcript of a story on its website on September 15. The video is available for download at: http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=39&sid=48228) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A Union Pacific locomotive, run by...
September 12, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(RailPower and CANAC issued the following news release on September 11.) VANCOUVER — RailPower Technologies Corp., a leader in specialized energy technology systems, announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CANAC Inc., of Montreal,...
