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:: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 ::
Switching yard accident sends 17 cars rumbling through Portland AP, Seattle Times
Though no one was injured, the incident in Portland stoked a long-simmering dispute between union members and Union Pacific, the nation's largest railroad, about use of the remotes.
Officials with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen say the remotes are unsafe and are contributing to a service slowdown across Union Pacific's 33,000-mile system. They say the incident raises concerns about the thoroughness of worker training as the railroad rushes to replace a rash of early retirees and accommodate a surge in business.
The worker at the controls during the January incident had been certified to operate a remote engine for only five days and had never before worked in that yard, according to the transcript of the subsequent investigation.------------------------------------------- posted 6:42 PM :: reference link ::
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