A recent rash of accidents involving remote-control locomotives has prompted a new federal review of the technology, long thought safer by the railroad industry than conventional trains.
Railroad unions are demanding enhanced safety measures as remote-control trains increasingly operate on open tracks, raising concerns about pedestrian safety.
Two incidents near a CSX railyard in Buffalo involving pedestrians being struck by remotely-operated trains have raised alarms about safety measures and oversight in railroad operations.
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