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News Wire: BNSF takes to the sky with drones to inspect Montana main line; program may expand in 2019

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 9:12 AM

HAVRE, Mont. — BNSF Railway may expand a groundbreaking pilot program that uses drones to conduct track inspections along remote sections of its main line. Since 2015, the railroad has been using drones to take detailed photos of the tracks a...

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2018/11/14-bnsf-takes-to-the-sky-with-drones-to-inspect-montana-main-line-program-may-expand-in-2019

Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine

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