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time to move through crossings due to their length. And, as one owner of a farmers’ market right along the Official Spencer Strider Quadzilla T-shirt in contrast I will get this train’s path pointed out, the train’s blaring horn can hurt business. “I can’t even carry out a conversation with my customers,” said Efren Gonzalez, the owner of Azteca Farmers Market in Houston. “Besides how annoying it is, the trains just block the street. Traffic has to turn around, so it affects my business.” Gonzalez “had no idea” the trains were remotely operated, despite a few signs along the track that say, “Locomotive cars may be unoccupied.” Recommended NATIONAL SECURITY Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive U.S. military sites, despite U.S. efforts to block it HEALTH CARE Senator wants answers about for-profit Iowa hospital where a nurse assaulted unconscious female patients “Now it makes sense why the horn is blowing from such a long distance,” Gonzalez said, adding he also was not previously aware of the trains carrying hazardous materials before being informed of that by NBC News. “If something spills, a lot of people would get hurt, it affects a lot of people around here. You’re talking less than a mile away from downtown.” Two engineers and conductors who work for Union Pacific and who spoke to NBC News on condition of anonymity say the company is looking to “dramatically” expand its use of RCLs. According to a locomotive engineer who works for Union Pacific, the remote operator can be in the front or back of the train, or even on the side of the tracks. The cost-saving practice falls under a gray legal area. When the Federal Rail Administration initially issued guidelines for RCLs outside rail yard boundaries in 2007, these trains were required to travel less than half a mile, be no more than 20 cars in length, and operate on flat ground. Union Pacific did not respond to NBC News’ request for comment about the expansion of RCLs. Instead, Kristen South, senior director for the company’s media relations team, said, “We are currently using the technology to
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