October 23, 2002 | BNSF, Headlines, Remote Control
MINOT, N.D. — Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway will soon be using remote-controlled locomotives for its switching operations east of Minot at Gavin Yard, the Minot Daily News reported. BNSF says the remote-controlled trains will improve safety and...
October 22, 2002 | Headlines, Remote Control
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the United States military prepares for a possible mission against Iraq, the Air Force is facing a new challenge, a wire service reported. How to attract — and satisfy — pilots who would rather strap themselves into a cockpit...
October 22, 2002 | Headlines, Remote Control
CLEVELAND — The operators of remote-control locomotives on U.S. Class 1s will be barred from occupying locomotive cabs until the dispute over the implementation of remote control is resolved, according to a report from Trains.com. On Tuesday October 15, the...
October 11, 2002 | Headlines, Remote Control
LINCOLN, Neb. — When it comes to using remote-control devices to move rail cars, the railroads and the locomotive engineers union don’t see eye to eye, the Omaha World-Herald reported. The two biggest railroads in Nebraska — Burlington Northern Santa...
October 10, 2002 | Headlines, Remote Control
PITTSBURGH — Seven years ago, Cattron, a Mercer County company that traces its roots back to Motorola, began preparing for the day when mainline U.S. railroads could use remote control devices to supervise their trains. European railroads had been using them...
October 10, 2002 | Headlines, Remote Control
LINCOLN, Neb. — When it comes to using remote-control devices to move rail cars, the railroads and the locomotive engineers union don’t see eye to eye, the Omaha World-Herald reported. The two biggest railroads in Nebraska – Burlington Northern Santa...
October 10, 2002 | Headlines, Remote Control
LINCOLN, Neb. — A remote-controlled locomotive may be many kids’ dream, but the use of them in Nebraska rail yards is causing a rift between grown-ups: the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and management at Burlington Northern Santa Fe, according to the...
October 9, 2002 | Headlines, Remote Control
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the union’s supporters rallied yesterday in opposition to the use of remote-control machinery to guide trains in and around rail yards, calling the devices a threat to public safety, the...
October 8, 2002 | Headlines, Remote Control
MONTREAL — It’s been a good year for Frank Trotter, the Montreal Gazette reported. At the helm of CANAC Inc., a railway-services company, for the last five years as president and chief executive officer, Trotter has seen the company grow by 35 per cent in...
October 8, 2002 | Headlines, Remote Control
TOLEDO, Ohio — A state senator from Youngstown, who is a CSX train engineer, has introduced a bill that would prohibit operation of remotely controlled locomotives over public road crossings, the Toledo Blade reported. State Sen. Bob Hagan (D., Youngstown) said...
