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Marysville, Mich. passes remote control safety resolution CLEVELAND, December 20 -- The City Council of Marysville, Mich., unanimously adopted a resolution calling for improved federal safety regulations to govern the operation of remote control locomotives. The December 2 resolution asks the Federal Railroad Administration to, “conduct a comprehensive and thorough review of the safety of remote control locomotives and develop comprehensive regulations for the use of remote control locomotives…” The City Council cited its duty to provide for the public safety of its citizens as well as a U.S. Department of Transportation warning about possible terrorist attacks on passenger and freight railroads as reasons for adopting the resolution, according to BLE Michigan State Legislative Board Chairman Greg Powell. City Councils in Baton Rouge, La., Shreveport, La., and Detroit, Mich., have also passed resolutions asking the FRA to develop comprehensive regulations to govern the operation of remote control locomotives. However, the Baton Rouge, Shreveport and Detroit City Councils also asked the railroads to refrain from operating remote control trains until certain safety requirements have been met. The resolution, No. 32-02, reads as follows: WHEREAS, the City of Marysville has a duty to provide for the public safety of its Citizens; and WHEREAS, railroad equipment, including the use of remote control locomotives, is known to present significant danger to persons and property from collision, derailment, and possible release of hazardous materials; and WHEREAS, the United States Government has issued a safety alert against vandalism and terroristic threats against railroads; WHEREAS, the City desires to give additional instruction and direction to the City Manager; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Marysville requests that in the interest of the safety of the Citizens of the City of Marysville that the Federal Railroad Administration conduct a comprehensive and thorough review of the safety of remote control locomotives and develop comprehensive regulations for the use of remote control locomotives to ensure the safety and well-being of the citizens of Marysville will not be jeopardized by the use of such devices. Friday, December 20, 2002 bentley@ble.org © 1997-2010 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

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