Remote control locomotive

The driver can operate the regulator, brakes and whistle from the far (cab) end of the autocoach; the fireman remains on the locomotive and (in addition to firing) also controls the valve gear settings.

The union said that remote control locomotives were not as efficient as traditional engineer-in-cab switching operations while being more dangerous.

[4] In 2001, the US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recommended minimal guidelines for the operation of remote control locomotives.

The UK's InterCity 125 was the first passenger train to use TDM technology, introduced from 1976 to allow it to control up to eight carriages sandwiched between two Class 43 power cars.

Locotrol is a product of GE Transportation that enables distributed power sending signals from the lead locomotive to the remote units via radio control.