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A Comparative Risk Assessment of Remote Control Locomotive Operations versus Conventional Yard Switching Operations

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • Stephen Reinach, Steven Fadden1, Frederick Gamst2, Sarah Acton, and Simon Bartlett1
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/09
Office
RRD
Keywords:
Remote control locomotive operations, portable locomotive control, railroad safety, remote
Document
ord0609.pdf (1.47 MB)

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Last updated: Monday, May 1, 2006