Accidents

Boyle Yard, Birmingham, Alabama (CSXT) February 5, 2003
Remote control job #391 (engine #1225) hit a standing cut of cars, job #691. BLE member on engine #5554 was unable to brace himself prior to impact and was thrown about the cab, sustaining injury. He was taken to the hospital. BLE officers had previously reported the operator of remote control job #391 to railroad management regarding the number of safety concerns they had received about the RCO. The BLE members were concerned that he was running "way too fast and reckless."