LOCOMOTIVE REMOTE CONTROL: A PRIZE JUST OUT OF REACH
The article discusses the successes of Canadian railroads have achieved using locomotive remote control, and it examines the reasons why similar successes have not been possible in the United States railroad industry. Reasons discussed include safety and productivity as well as labor union concerns.
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Availability:
- Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586268
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Corporate Authors:
Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
345 Hudson Street
New York, NY United States 10014 -
Authors:
- Miller, L S
- Publication Date: 1999-2
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 24-28
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Serial:
- Railway Age
- Volume: 200
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
- ISSN: 0033-8826
- Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Labor unions; Locomotive operations; Productivity; Railroad safety; Remote control; Technology assessment
- Geographic Terms: Canada; United States
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00794255
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 4 2000 12:00AM