CLEVELAND, November 19 — The Village of Irvington, Ill. joined 41 other U.S. communities when it recently enacted a remote control safety resolution.
The resolution, passed by the Village President and Board of Trustees of Irvington, asks the Federal Railroad Administration to develop comprehensive regulations for the use of remote control locomotives.
BLE Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman C.E. Way thanked BLE Division 24 (Centralia, Ill.) Legislative Representative Brad Pearson for his work on the resolution. Chairman Way also thanked William Irwin, Village Clerk of Irvington, and Mike Gaison, Village President, for their help.
In addition to Irvington, 30 U.S. cities have adopted similar resolutions: Baton Rouge, La.; Detroit, Mich.; Shreveport, La.; Marysville, Mich.; Boston, Mass.; Cleveland, Ohio; Pine Bluff, Ark.; North Little Rock, Ark.; Beardstown, Ill.; Bakersfield, Calif.; Woodbridge, N.J.; Maple Heights, Ohio; Alliance, Neb.; Evansville, Ind.; Dupo, Ill.; Durand, Mich; Flat Rock, Mich.; Woodhaven, Mich; Flint, Mich.; Sparks, Nev.; Commerce, Calif.; Clinton, Iowa; Montebello, Calif.; Saginaw, Mich.; Mankato, Minn.; Wamac, Ill.; St. Louis, Mo.; River Rouge, Mich.; Melvindale, Mich.; and Redford Township, Mich.
Also, 11 counties have passed similar remote control resolutions. They are: Douglas County, Wisc.; West Baton Rouge Parish, La.; Point Coupee Parish, La.; Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Huron County, Ohio; Erie County, Ohio; Whitley County, Ky.; Unicoi County, Tenn.; Contra Costa County, Calif.; Knox County, Tenn.; and Clinton, County, Iowa.
Nine AFL-CIO state federations have also passed remote control resolutions. They are: Arizona, Texas, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
For a PDF of the resolution, click here:
http://www.ble.org/pr/pdf/irvington.pdf