The Vectron is equipped with the ATO system. Credit: DB Cargo. DB Cargo has equipped a locomotive with Automatic Train Operation (ATO) for automated driving and Remote Train Operation (RTO) for remote ...

ST. LOUIS -- New technology that moves locomotives through rail yards by remote control has arrived in St. Louis for testing, and some veteran engineers say jobs and safety are at risk. Norfolk ...

MATTOON — A locomotive running down the tracks without an engineer in the cab used to be a runaway train. Today, a locomotive driven by someone outside the engine cab is a run-of-the-mill operation in ...

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