Every Union Pacific freight train that runs in Houston is operated by a Union Pacific employee, whether it is an engineer operating a conventional locomotive or a conductor operating a ...

The Vectron is equipped with the ATO system. Credit: DB Cargo. DB Cargo has equipped a locomotive with Automatic Train Operation (ATO) for automated driving and Remote Train Operation (RTO) for remote ...

Remote-controlled railroad locomotives have been in use in U.S. railroad yards for decades, railroad experts say. A worker with a controller is often on the ground with their eyes on the train during ...

Virtually every day, Union Pacific moves a train of up to 80 cars – many of them filled with ethanol, liquid petroleum, and a variety of highly toxic chemicals – from its Settegast yard to the nearby ...

Using remote control operators helps limit costs by using less experienced workers to move locomotives that help assemble trains — a task that once required licensed engineers who are among the ...

At the request of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Mandan City Commission will consider a resolution forbidding railroads from operating remote controlled locomotives in Mandan until ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Oct. 29 released the final report for its investigation of the Sept. 17, 2023, accident involving a CSX mechanical department employee who was struck ...

The death of a railroad worker struck by a locomotive he was operating by remote control has revived a debate over whether the devices assist rail workers or threaten their safety. The locomotive hit ...

The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives in a railyard last year sees a simple solution to preventing similar deaths in the future: two-person crews.