March 12, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(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...
March 12, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control, TTD
(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)...
March 12, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control, Teamsters
(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...
March 11, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by Suzanne C. Russell was published in the Home News Tribune on March 6.) WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — With rail freight cars filled with chemicals and hazardous materials passing through Woodbridge on a regular basis, there’s always the...
March 10, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by David Patch appeared in the Toledo Blade.) TOLEDO — Roughly a year after introducing remote-control yard switching to their systems, major railroads are declaring the technology to be a success, saying it has cut accidents and made...
March 10, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control, Teamsters
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following press release on March 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) are joining forces to draw attention to potential disasters in waiting —...
March 6, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The Lincoln Journal Star posted the following Associated Press article on its website on March 3.) NORTH PLATTE — Technology is taking over the driver’s seat of locomotives at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard. The nation’s largest railroad is...
March 3, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control, UP
(Houston television station KHOU posted the following story on its website on March 3.) HOUSTON — Several Protestors carrying signs marched next to a busy Union Pacific railroad yard in Northwest Houston this morning. They say the wanted to educate the public...
February 27, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control, UP
(The Omaha World-Herald posted the following article by Grace Shim on its website on February 27.) OMAHA — Union Pacific Corp. will cut 1,000 administrative jobs, with most people to lose their jobs in the first three months of 2003, according to a report filed...
February 25, 2003 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by the Associated Press appeared on KARK-TV’s website.) NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An alderman in North Little Rock is looking to ban remote-controlled freight trains in the city. The city council is to vote tonight on whether to oppose the...
