Metrolink union opposes video cameras inside locomotives
(Source: LA Times)
A top union official representing Metrolink engineers told federal authorities this morning that the union opposes a key reform proposed by the agency in the wake of the Chatsworth rail disaster: installing video cameras inside locomotives.
The comments came during the second day of sworn testimony in a National Transportation Safety Board hearing investigating the Sept. 12 catastrophe that killed 25 people and injured 13 others.
“We certainly don’t support the requirement or the installation of any recording device” inside train cabs because of privacy concerns, said William Walpert, national secretary treasurer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.
His comments put the union in direct opposition to Metrolink, which has said it is moving forward with plans to install video cameras in train cabs later this year to help prevent activity such as cellphone use by engineers or allowing unauthorized people to ride in the cabs.
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