Re: Crewless trains
Author: Rich Hunn
Date: 11-04-2014 - 14:31
To Fred's statement, I would think definitely as an interim situation. I bring up the PTC issue
only because the public fear is collisions and wrecks in general. UP's Trip Advisor program will
run a locomotive pretty much remotely right now, no longer science fiction, much like Google's
car. The din over rail service levels is damn near deafening, the crews are being worked to death,
and things aren't getting much better. Recruitment is a @#$%& since the truth over the job is
pretty much public knowledge, with the Net it's hard to hide the realities of the job.