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 ...

Federal investigators say a railroad worker from Jonesborough who was killed at a Chattanooga rail yard in April was struck by a remote-control locomotive. Allen Lowe was killed at CSX’s Wauhatchie ...

In an era when technological advancements promise enhanced efficiency and safety, Union Pacific Railroad’s shift toward remote control locomotives (RCLs) in Las Vegas represents a dangerous leap ...

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 ...

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.

It sounds like something that a state-of-the-art model railroad hobbyist might purchase–a wearable device that can control a diesel locomotive by remote control. But this is no toy. The device is a ...

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe engine operated by remote control collided in the La Crosse railroad yard on Oak Street on Wednesday with a BNSF engine preparing for a local run. No one was injured in ...