Re: Question for our operating readers
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 07-02-2010 - 22:37
Oops. Make that OPRRMS. Sitting too far to the right of the keyboard, I guess.
OPTTMS Wrote:
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> > Do any companies install video recorders on
> their
> > lead units?
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> Yes. UP, BNSF and Amtrak have them. Metrolink
> has just started. The Napa Wine Train was an
> early user. I'm sure there are plenty of others,
> particularly Class I's.
>
> > Recording for several minutes when started by
> the air horn.
>
> Now that, I don't know. The ones I'm familiar
> with aren't horn activated.
>
> > Can these be installed and operated without
> > specific agreement with the operators?
>
> I'm not aware of any collective bargaining
> agreement that prevents it. The BLET just lost a
> suit it filed against Metrolink, which is
> installing both forward facing and cab interior
> cameras.