Lincoln, Neb.

October 31, 2002

Two train cars derailed on October 31 when a remote-controlled locomotive stopped too late and hit an empty outbound cargo train leaving Burlington Northern Santa Fe's west Lincoln rail-switching yard. After the accident, BLE Member Roy Helm told a local newspaper, "In my opinion, had there been an experienced locomotive engineer operating the switch engine, in all likelihood, the incident would not have occurred."

Cars derail in BNSF remote control accident