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TheCowsCameHome

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12. Remote control is nothing new

Reply to BlueCollar (Reply #8)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 12:54 PM

Jan 2013

Industrial lines have been doing it for decades (Steel mills, in-plant operations, short haul switching, "dedicated" lines, and of course now class 1's are doing it in yards, with specific limitations)

And just because the locomotive cab is unoccupied doesn't mean the person operating the locomotive via a transmitter isn't on the engine or in a position very close to the movement. Remote operations aren't done from very far away

But main line 15,000 ton operations? - no thanks.

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Should a 15,000-Ton Train Be Operated Single-Handed? [View all] HiPointDem Jan 2013 OP

This is a terrible idea and is introduced in every bargaining session. Brickbat Jan 2013 #1

I mean, the switch to a two-person crew is bad enough. Brickbat Jan 2013 #2

It's a crazy idea. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #3

The technology exists to do just that. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #5

Sure it does... ljm2002 Jan 2013 #13

All I did was state a fact, and you want me to answer a questionnaire? A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #14

They're already doing that here in Fort Worth BlueCollar Jan 2013 #8

Remote control is nothing new TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #12

I don't think two hands will stop it. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #4

We now have cars that drive themselves. Get ready for robot trains Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #6

Explains why they're trying to make them all engineers right at the outset. New hires no longer TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #7

Human error, medical emergency hootinholler Jan 2013 #10

Oh I thought the question was literal... Taverner Jan 2013 #9

The only way this will be stopped is by legislation. MicaelS Jan 2013 #11