( ) -q-23- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “and reassemble trains.” The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives last year sees two-person crews as a simple solution to preventing similar deaths. [CutID: <Cuts> RAIL-WORKER-DEATH-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 23s Title: RAIL-WORKER-DEATH-house-q-THUam Out-cue: and reassemble trains] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. A […]
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Rail worker’s death highlights union questions about remote control trains
( ) -q-23- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “and reassemble trains.”
The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives last year sees two-person crews as a simple solution to preventing similar deaths.
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Title: RAIL-WORKER-DEATH-house-q-THUam
Out-cue: and reassemble trains]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. A Federal Railroad Administration spokesperson says the agency is scrutinizing the use of remote control. The expanded use of remote-control trains outside of rail yards is also attracting attention.
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VERBATIM: The worker’s testimony is a part of an update released by the National Transportation Safety Board into the September 2023 death of Fred Anderson. The idea of two-person crews isn’t expected to be popular with the railroads. They’ve come to rely heavily on having one person control trains moving around a railyard to take apart and reassemble trains.