PROOF'S IN THE PUDDING : THERE'S EVIDENCE THAT REMOTE-CONTROL LOCOMOTIVES ARE PROVIDING YARD PRODUCTIVITY AND SAFETY BENEFITS

Executives at a number of Class I railroads are touting the advantages of remote control locomotive (RCL) operations, as they have improved productivity through faster and softer couplings and have lead to safer working conditions for employees. Despite these documented benefits, officials at the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) dispute the benefits of RCL and contend that railroads are avoiding regulations as well as witholding some accident information. The article also describes some of the different types of RCL equipment that is available.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/4175009
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Page range: pp 38, 40-43
• Corporate Authors:

  Trade Press Publishing Corporation

  2100 West Florist Avenue
  Milwaukee, WI  United States  53209-
• Authors:
  • Stagl, J
• Publication Date: 2004-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Labor unions; Locomotives; Occupational safety; Productivity; Remote control; Switching locomotives; Training
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00974336
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 2 2004 12:00AM