January 23, 2007 | FRA, Headlines, Remote Control
(The following story by Dean Brickey appeared on the East Oregonian website on January 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Dec. 14 death of a railroad worker near Syracuse, N.Y., has prompted the government to issue recommendations for improving railroad safety. The...
January 19, 2007 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by Dean Brickey was posted on the East Oregonian website on January 18.) HERMISTON — Unless the government changes its recommendations, remote-control trains are prohibited between Hinkle and Umatilla. Union Pacific Railroad has notified...
December 27, 2006 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article appeared on the East Oregonian website on December 23.) HERMISTON, Ore. — The city wants its congressional delegation to help battle Union Pacific’s plan to run remote-controlled trains through town. City Manager Ed Brookshier said Friday...
December 27, 2006 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article appeared on the East Oregonian website on December 23.) HERMISTON, Ore. — The city wants its congressional delegation to help battle Union Pacific’s plan to run remote-controlled trains through town. City Manager Ed Brookshier said Friday...
December 18, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by Jim McKeever was posted on the Syracuse Post-Standard website on December 16. R.M. Evans is the Legislative Representative for BLET Division 169 in Syracuse, N.Y.) SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Teams of federal, state and local investigators Friday...
December 18, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by Jim McKeever was posted on the Syracuse Post-Standard website on December 16. R.M. Evans is the Legislative Representative for BLET Division 169 in Syracuse, N.Y.) SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Teams of federal, state and local investigators Friday...
November 21, 2006 | News, Remote Control
CLEVELAND, November 21 — The city of Hermiston, Oregon, became the 62nd community to pass a resolution opposing remote control locomotives on November 13. The resolution requests that “the Federal Railroad Administration prohibit the Union Pacific Railroad from...
November 9, 2006 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by Carly Kennelly was posted KVEW’s website on November 8.) HERMISTON, Ore. — The Union Pacific Railroad may start using a remote controlled train to haul loads to industrial businesses in Hermiston and Umatilla. But, Hermiston’s...
November 9, 2006 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by Carly Kennelly was posted KVEW’s website on November 8.) HERMISTON, Ore. — The Union Pacific Railroad may start using a remote controlled train to haul loads to industrial businesses in Hermiston and Umatilla. But, Hermiston’s...
November 3, 2006 | Headlines, Remote Control, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 3.) HERMISTON, Ore. — City officials are trying to block Union Pacific Railroad from running trains through town by remote control. For the second time in about two weeks, a city official has...
