The term "remote-control locomotive" conjures up images of full-size model railroads operated by some unseen operator, perhaps in a yard tower or a distant dispatching center.

The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives last year sees a simple solution to preventing similar deaths in the future: two-person crews.

Some railroad unions want more scrutiny of the safety of remote control operations major railroads have used for years in and around railyards without significant problems.

Railroad unions are raising safety concerns about the growing use of remote-controlled trains after a rash of fatal accidents.

A railroad worker died over the weekend after he was pinned between two railcars by a remote-controlled train in a CSX railyard in Ohio, raising concerns among unions about such technology. The ...

The remote-control trains that Union Pacific operates through the Fifth Ward area are operated by a trained and certified employee.

A railroad worker died over the weekend after he was pinned between two railcars by a remote-controlled train in a CSX railyard in Ohio, raising concerns among unions about such technology.

Some railroad unions want more scrutiny of the safety of remote control operations major railroads have used for years in and around railyards without significant problems.