Remote-Control Operator Fatality
On October 12, 2020, about 2:17 a.m. local time, the remote-control operator (RCO) of CSX Transportation (CSX) train Y-39311 was killed in the Acca Rail Yard in Richmond, Virginia.1 The RCO was riding on the right side of the lead railcar during a shoving movement when the train he was riding struck a set of three railcars that had rolled back from track 12 fouling the yard lead track.2 (See figure 1.) At the time of the accident, the sky was dark, but the location was illuminated with commercial light-emitting diode lights mounted on poles, there was light-to-moderate rainfall, and the temperature was 65°F.
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RIR2212.pdf
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Sad to hear as this is where my RR career started back in '96. Be careful out there...