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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by BNSF railfan.</i> <br /><br />Ya well how about NO MAN CREW TRAINS? Trains on the Main line running them selves without no crews at all. Just think,Won't have no one to wave at. According to the UP that day is a coming! <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />I am a conductor for the BNSF, as unfortunate as all of this sounds, this is all a reality...the No Man Crew might still be a little ways off...however the 1 man crew is right on the doorstep, our unions and the company are currently in Austin TX doing their collective bargaining process working up new agreements and such. I have heard and read a message from John Fleps with the BNSF that basically says that they will not settle until the crew consist agreement is shortened. <br />Also on a sidenote, I spoke with my union rep a couple weeks ago while coming on duty, and he said he had recently spoke with a Road Foreman of Engines who said that the new locomotives are coming out with GPS technology, essentially the conductor will board the train, swipe his card, and the GPS will be activated, the train will then proceed. On the locomotive a remote control beltpack will be mounted, when a setout or pickup is to be made, the conductor will link up his RCO and make the setout or pickup, then when hes done, board the locomotive and swipe his/her card again, and off the train goes again. <br /> <br />I am fully against this "technology" simply because this is stealing jobs, especially younger guys such as myself, i have a little over 2 years seniority, and over 3000 under me systemwide...but my job is now in jeopardy thanks to this madness...
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