May 30, 2006 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by David Danelski was posted on the Press-Enterprise website on May 26. Tim Smith is the BLET’s California State Legislative Board Chairman.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Some workers in Union Pacific’s sprawling switching yard in Colton and...
May 30, 2006 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by Eric Dexheimer was posted on Austin American-Statesman website on May 28.) AUSTIN, Texas — Just past midnight on Dec. 7, 2003, Jody Herstine, a 37-year-old switchman at the Union Pacific rail yard in San Antonio, was moving two attached...
May 30, 2006 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by Eric Dexheimer was posted on Austin American-Statesman website on May 28.) AUSTIN, Texas — Just past midnight on Dec. 7, 2003, Jody Herstine, a 37-year-old switchman at the Union Pacific rail yard in San Antonio, was moving two attached...
April 24, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, Remote Control
(The following story by Jeannine Koranda appeared on the Tri-City Herald website on April 21.) HERMISTON, Ore. — Gary Turner wondered why the train engineer was laying on the whistle as the engine ran by on the tracks bordering his pasture at the end of...
April 24, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, Remote Control
(The following story by Jeannine Koranda appeared on the Tri-City Herald website on April 21.) HERMISTON, Ore. — Gary Turner wondered why the train engineer was laying on the whistle as the engine ran by on the tracks bordering his pasture at the end of...
April 6, 2006 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by Brian Barker was posted on Portland, Oregon television station KATU’s website on April 6.) VANCOUVER, Wash. – A train derailment in Vancouver Wednesday morning is raising concerns about whether remote-controlled trains are safe. Jet...
April 6, 2006 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article by Brian Barker was posted on Portland, Oregon television station KATU’s website on April 6.) VANCOUVER, Wash. – A train derailment in Vancouver Wednesday morning is raising concerns about whether remote-controlled trains are safe. Jet...
March 27, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, Remote Control
(The following story by Bob Hallmark was posted on Texas television station KLTV’s website on March 27.) LONGVIEW, Texas — Some freight trains carrying hazardous chemicals through East Texas, are being operated by remote control, as was the case with a Longview...
March 27, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, Remote Control
(The following story by Bob Hallmark was posted on Texas television station KLTV’s website on March 27.) LONGVIEW, Texas — Some freight trains carrying hazardous chemicals through East Texas, are being operated by remote control, as was the case with a Longview...
February 17, 2006 | Headlines, Remote Control
(The following article was posted on Fresno, Calif., television station CBS 47’s website on February 16. Tim Smith is the BLET’s Calif. State Legislative Board Chairman.) FRESNO, Calif. — Mention remote control trains and most of us think about toy trains...
