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•Remote-control trains cross city streets in Lafayette, Ind.
Monday, February 08, 2010
•Remote conrol maker Cattron-Theimeg Inc. sued for settling suit
Thursday, February 04, 2010
•W.Va. miner killed in underground rail collision
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
•Remote-controlled locomotives in Decatur
Thursday, September 18, 2008
•How safe are remote-controlled trains?
Monday, May 05, 2008
•NTSB investigating remote control accident in Toledo, Ohio
Thursday, April 03, 2008
•Will remote control come out of the yard?
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
•Will RCL come out of the yard?
Monday, March 17, 2008
•Worker dies in remote control crash at steel mill
Monday, January 14, 2008
•Crash revives remote control debate
Thursday, May 03, 2007
•Railroad chugs ahead with remote operations
Friday, March 09, 2007
•Propane tank car struck by remote control locomotive in CSX yard
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
•FRA recommends railroads strengthen yard safety
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
•Federal government limits remote-control trains to flat land
Friday, January 19, 2007
•Hermiston seeks federal pressure against remote-control trains
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
•Union official criticizes remotes in N.Y. fatality
Monday, December 18, 2006
•Mayor says no remote controlled trains
Thursday, November 09, 2006
•Hermiston objects to remote control train tests
Friday, November 03, 2006
•U.P. to expand remote control
Thursday, November 02, 2006
•Hermiston says 'no' to remote-control trains
Monday, October 30, 2006
•Authorities examine death of railroad worker in Calif.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
•Accidental death verdict on crushed steelworker
Thursday, August 17, 2006
•Rail-yard switch stirs up worries
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
•Train workers grapple over switch to remote control
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
•Runaway remote control engine hits train, derails 13 cars
Monday, April 24, 2006
•Are remote-controlled trains a good idea?
Thursday, April 06, 2006
•Remotes used in Longview derailment
Monday, March 27, 2006
•Investigators: Valley trains running by remote
Friday, February 17, 2006
•Remote control trains in Tucson are cause for concern
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
•UP train jumps tracks
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
•UP remote control train jumps tracks
Thursday, August 11, 2005
•New remote control safety bill introduced
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
•Remote control train derails in Houston
Monday, May 16, 2005
•UP remote control train hits van
Monday, May 02, 2005
•Remote control rolls trains through Pocatello
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
•Remote control train kills UP switchman: Critics say Utah death highlights hazards
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
•Remote trains stir debate: UP workers concerned about safety
Monday, April 11, 2005
•Switchman loses part of a leg
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
•UP chalks up 2 more derailments
Monday, November 29, 2004
•Doing the locomotion by remote control
Monday, November 22, 2004
•Two remote-controlled U.P. trains derailed in Bailey Yard
Monday, October 25, 2004
•CN sells remote control business to Cattron
Monday, October 18, 2004
•Federal legislation would ban unmanned locomotives
Thursday, October 14, 2004
•Remote control spill stalls traffic
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
•Man loses arm in remote control accident
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
•Despite steam, shortline plows ahead
Monday, October 11, 2004
•BNSF moving onto remote control technology
Monday, October 11, 2004
•Excessive horn blasts from remote control trains irk residents, business owners
Thursday, September 30, 2004
•FRA, NTSB to investigate East St. Louis remote control wreck
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
•Remote control derailment sets off blaze in St. Louis rail yard
Thursday, September 23, 2004
•A crossroad in technology
Monday, September 20, 2004
•Derailed BNSF car killed worker
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
•Two hurt in remote control wreck
Friday, July 30, 2004
•Remote control derailment spills diesel fuel
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
•Another accident involving remote controlled train
Monday, July 26, 2004
•MBTA riders face more random checks
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
•Two crew members hurt in Mich. remote control accident
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
•Remote controlled train derails at Union Pacific yard
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
•Runaway rail cars put safety on spot
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
•CN sells CANAC Inc. subsidiary to Savage Companies; CN retains ownership of BELTPACK technology
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
•Railroading by remote: Locomotives unmanned in local rail yard
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
•Houston citizens concerned about remote-controlled trains
Thursday, April 08, 2004
•Opinion: Remote control track record
Friday, March 26, 2004
•Remote-control trains' safety is questioned
Friday, March 19, 2004
•Railroads: On a faster track
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
•Switching tracks
Monday, March 01, 2004
•Remotely run trains gain steam
Friday, February 27, 2004
•Bakersfield rail yard goes remote
Monday, February 23, 2004
•Man loses legs to remote control train
Monday, February 23, 2004
•Remote control's been workin' on the railroad
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
•City takes no action on remote control locomotives
Thursday, February 12, 2004
•Derailment prompts safety questions
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
•Debate swirls over rail yard remotes
Friday, January 16, 2004
•CPR to operate intermodal trains up to 3 km in length
Friday, December 19, 2003
•Container-train remote locomotives an industry first for CPR in Canada
Thursday, December 18, 2003
•CSX worker injured in remote control switching mishap
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
•FRA defends remote train operation
Tuesday, December 09, 2003
•Remote control locomotive kills railroad worker
Monday, December 08, 2003
•BLE protests remotes in Shelby County, Tenn.
Thursday, December 04, 2003
•Safety in Denver railyards
Tuesday, December 02, 2003
•Kind, Feingold seek control of remote-control trains
Friday, November 21, 2003
•BNSF eyes wireless for numerous projects
Thursday, November 20, 2003
•Crews short on manpower ; U.P. hits the brakes on remote control
Monday, November 17, 2003
•Remote-controlled locomotive angers railroad union
Thursday, November 06, 2003
•Growing national safety concerns about unmanned remote controlled locomotives
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
•Union questions remote-control trains
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
•Harrisburg's historic Enola Yard is railroad hub
Monday, October 13, 2003
•County OKs train safety issue
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
•Railroad uses controversial remote to control trains
Monday, September 29, 2003
•Caution: Remote-control trains on track
Friday, September 26, 2003
•Railyard remote control device may mean job cuts to come
Thursday, September 25, 2003
•Safety record a concern for new remote-control locomotives
Monday, September 22, 2003
•Safety record a concern for remote-control trains
Friday, September 19, 2003
•Remote control trains: Money saving measure, or ticking time bomb?
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
•UP train mishap caused by remote control
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
•RailPower, CANAC team for development of latest rail technologies
Friday, September 12, 2003
•Remote trains not likely to be used in Tullahoma
Friday, September 05, 2003
•Remote-operated trains sparking safety dispute
Tuesday, September 02, 2003
•CSX retaliates against county for passing remote control safety resolution
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
•UP's plan to eliminate engineers draws criticism
Thursday, August 21, 2003
•Remote control units derail in North Platte
Wednesday, August 20, 2003
•Railroad remote control dangers on Ogden agenda
Tuesday, August 19, 2003
•Mandan considers locomotive ban
Tuesday, August 19, 2003
•Cattron-Theimeg to use GPS for remote control locomotives
Thursday, August 07, 2003
•Rail workers battle unsafe remote control technology
Friday, August 01, 2003
•Rail worker files suit after injury by KCS remote control train
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
•High-tech changes raise rail concerns
Thursday, July 24, 2003
•Robot railroads
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
•Councilman: Remote units 'not a city issue'
Monday, July 14, 2003
•LA television station to report on remotes
Monday, July 14, 2003
•LA television station to report on remotes
Friday, July 11, 2003
•Volatile liquid in car toppled in remote control derailment
Thursday, July 10, 2003
•Remote control not just for toy trains any more
Monday, July 07, 2003
•Railroad to use remote control
Tuesday, July 01, 2003
•12 tankers jump track in Galesburg remote control wreck
Tuesday, July 01, 2003
•Train derailment in Galesburg
Monday, June 30, 2003
•Train gang goes to remote control
Monday, June 30, 2003
•Railway officials tell council that remote-controlled trains are safe
Thursday, June 19, 2003
•Remote-controlled switch engine collides with engine in train yard
Friday, June 13, 2003
•Remote train debate presses forward
Thursday, June 12, 2003
•Opinion: RCO system raises concerns
Wednesday, June 11, 2003
•Robot locomotives will roam three freight yard rails
Friday, June 06, 2003
•Engineer hurt as locomotives collide
Monday, June 02, 2003
•Clinton takes no action on remote-controlled trains
Wednesday, May 28, 2003
•Remote-control trains roll along
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
•Train safety to be discussed
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
•UTU member loses arm in yard accident
Friday, May 23, 2003
•Locomotive engineers rally in DFW
Friday, May 23, 2003
•Seattle businesses say UP barriers impede commerce
Tuesday, May 20, 2003
•Port Huron holds off banning remote trains
Tuesday, May 13, 2003
•Houston residents tracking remote control trains
Thursday, May 08, 2003
•Remote control trains cause community concerns in Utah
Wednesday, April 30, 2003
•Committee gives nod to hearings on remote controls on trains
Wednesday, April 30, 2003
•Remote-control trains are topic of hearing
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
•Remote control use expands at CSX
Monday, April 14, 2003
•Opinion: The railroad industry's version of 'Christine'
Tuesday, April 08, 2003
•Labor union protests remote-control trains
Monday, April 07, 2003
•Derail use of train remotes, union says
Monday, March 31, 2003
•Board opposes unmanned trains
Thursday, March 27, 2003
•Canac Inc. - BELTPACK(R) locomotive remote control systems now number over 500 in North America - CSXT orders 75 BELTPACK(R) LRC Systems
Thursday, March 20, 2003
•Remote opposed
Tuesday, March 18, 2003
•Unions urge emergency order to stop railroad remote controls
Friday, March 14, 2003
•Union claims remote control locomotives are unsafe
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
•U.P. remote control plan proves controversial
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
•BLE rails against remote-controlled trains at CSX
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
•BLE, Teamsters criticize remote-control technology use by rail companies
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
•Remote-controlled trains unsafe, terror threat-labor groups
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
•Bush administration’s inaction threatens safety of rail workers
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
•Hoffa calls for federal scrutiny of unmanned locomotives
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
•Woodbridge asks for ban on remote train control
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
•Locomotive engineers want to see changes in use of remote-controlled trains
Monday, March 10, 2003
•Hoffa to Call for Federal Scrutiny of Unmanned Locomotives
Monday, March 10, 2003
•UP’s Bailey Yard makes switch to remote controls
Thursday, March 06, 2003
•Union Pacific workers gather to oppose changes in rail operations
Monday, March 03, 2003
•U.P. gives details on job cuts; Some tied to remote control
Thursday, February 27, 2003
•North Little Rock council to vote on remote-controlled trains
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
•Union says CSX worker's death shows remote control devices unsafe
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
•'Unmanned' train controversy continues
Friday, February 21, 2003
•Remote control in use at time of trainman’s death
Tuesday, February 18, 2003
•KCS remote control train derails in Baton Rouge; City banned remotes five months ago
Friday, February 14, 2003
•KCS remote control train derails
Thursday, February 13, 2003
•BNSF blames "human error" in remote control derailment
Wednesday, February 12, 2003
•Bakersfield City Council hears remote control plea
Tuesday, January 28, 2003
•Opinion: Remote engines: Good or bad?
Friday, January 24, 2003
•UP reports record profits; To cut jobs as a result of remote control
Friday, January 24, 2003
•Six UP locomotives in Fresno now are run by remote control
Monday, January 20, 2003
•'Unmanned' trains
Thursday, January 16, 2003
•Train engineers union is angered by decision to let rivals run remotes
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
•Remote technology coming to BNSF yard, but some engineers question safety
Monday, January 13, 2003
•UTU gets right to run engines by remote control in rail yards
Monday, January 13, 2003
•Controversial new trains make debut
Friday, January 10, 2003
•BNSF begins training for remote-controlled locomotives
Tuesday, January 07, 2003
•Remote-control trains raising safety concerns
Thursday, January 02, 2003
•Who's got the remote?
Thursday, January 02, 2003
•Protesters slam railroad change
Thursday, December 19, 2002
•Remote control operator killed in Bethlehem Steel accident
Monday, December 02, 2002
•Greenup asks CSX to ban remote controls
Wednesday, November 13, 2002
•Railroad cars derail, spilling liquid product
Friday, November 01, 2002
•Rail yard remotes lack engineers' trust
Friday, November 01, 2002
•Cars derail in BNSF remote control accident
Friday, November 01, 2002
•CSX workers learn to maneuver cars by remote control
Thursday, October 31, 2002
•Remote controlled trains cause concern
Friday, October 25, 2002
•BNSF to introduce remote control trains in Minot, N.D.
Wednesday, October 23, 2002
•BNSF to introduce remote control trains in Minot, N.D.
Wednesday, October 23, 2002
•BNSF to introduce remote control trains in Minot, N.D.
Wednesday, October 23, 2002
•U.S. pilots resisting call to 'fly remote-control'
Tuesday, October 22, 2002
•BLE, railroads agree to keep RC operators out of cabs
Tuesday, October 22, 2002
•Workers picket nationwide as railroads install remote control technology
Friday, October 11, 2002
•As use of remote controls grows, so does Cattron-Theimeg
Thursday, October 10, 2002
•BLE calls remote-control trains unsafe
Thursday, October 10, 2002
•Engineers fight remote control
Thursday, October 10, 2002
•BLE members rally against remote control
Wednesday, October 09, 2002
•U.S. railways start buying CANAC's remote-control units
Tuesday, October 08, 2002
•Bill aims to limit remote-control locomotives
Tuesday, October 08, 2002
•CSX workers protest unmanned locomotives
Tuesday, October 01, 2002
•Panel targets remote-control trains
Monday, September 23, 2002
•Trains run with no engineers aboard
Monday, September 23, 2002
•Engineers steam over remote-control trains
Friday, September 06, 2002
•Is this any way to run a railroad?
Tuesday, September 03, 2002
•State Senator Bob Hagan says remote control railroad devices are unsafe
Tuesday, August 27, 2002
•Hagan stresses remote control dangers
Tuesday, August 27, 2002
•Union protests remote operation in Warren, Ohio
Monday, August 26, 2002
•Five cars derail in remote control mishap at CSX yard in Atlanta
Monday, August 12, 2002
•NS will try remote control in St. Louis
Friday, August 09, 2002
•Locomotive engineers protest use of remote-control systems
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
•KCS remote control controversy
Friday, July 19, 2002
•Remote control controversy at KCS
Monday, July 15, 2002
•Remote switching advances
Wednesday, June 12, 2002
•Remote-controls taking over at rail yards
Tuesday, May 28, 2002
•CSX to apologize over BLE billboard flap
Friday, May 24, 2002
•Remote control train derails, lands on bridge
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
•Suit over remote-control train devices
Monday, May 20, 2002
•Engineers union sues over remote control
Friday, May 17, 2002
•No injuries in power station crash
Tuesday, March 12, 2002
•Engineers protest use of remotes
Friday, March 08, 2002