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.

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

CSX spokesman Bryan Tucker said the railroad isn’t planning any changes to its remote control operations after Anderson’s death.

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.

Using remote control operators helps limit costs by using less experienced workers to move locomotives that help assemble trains — a task that once required licensed engineers who are among the ...

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.