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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by pfrench68</i> <br />[ <br /> <br />The full 30 page report gives details of some of the accidents. <br /> <br />BNSF INCIDENTS INVOLVING <br />REMOTE CONTROL LOCOMOTIVES <br />Updated- June 16, 2003 <br />Summary of Cause Factors <br />Incidents- 181 <br />Human Factor- 117- 64% <br />Miscellaneous - 28- 16% <br />Track- 23- 13% <br />Equipment- 7- 4% <br />Signal- 6- 3% <br /> <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />If you check your information, you'll see that 64% were "human error". I will accept that the 4% "equipment" might include the RCO equipment. I do not have documentation, but a gut feeling tells me that well over 50% of accidents with engineers involed are also attributible to "human error". Show me where the equipment caused the accident. <br /> <br />Trainphil
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