( ) -q-17- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “investigating Anderson’s death.” Railroad unions are calling for a review following the death of a worker who died over the weekend after he was struck by a remote-controlled train in a CSX railyard in Ohio. [CutID: <Cuts> TRAIN-RAIL-WORKER-house-q-TUEam.mp3 Time: 17s Title: TRAIN-RAIL-WORKER-house-q-TUEam Out-cue: investigating Anderson’s death] TAG: Correspondent […]
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Unions concerned after remote-controlled train death
( ) -q-17- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “investigating Anderson’s death.”
Railroad unions are calling for a review following the death of a worker who died over the weekend after he was struck by a remote-controlled train in a CSX railyard in Ohio.
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Title: TRAIN-RAIL-WORKER-house-q-TUEam
Out-cue: investigating Anderson’s death]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The president of the Transportation Communications Union says regulators need to ensure that remote-control technology is making workers safer and not just “replacing people to continue lining the pockets of Wall Street.”
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VERBATIM: The unions that represented carman Fred Anderson said his death highlights the need for an in-depth review of the use of remote-controlled locomotives. Every major railroad has used them for years. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating Anderson’s death.