AI almost sent hazmat train barreling toward ‘catastrophe’ in Eastern WA

AI almost sent hazmat train barreling toward ‘catastrophe’ in Eastern WA

A 146-car train carrying “hazardous materials” was at risk of colliding with a roadway maintenance worker in Connell, Wash., had a BNSF dispatcher not caught an issue caused by an AI system. The June 16 incident would have been a “public catastrophe” for the worker, driving crew and north Franklin County community, read an Aug. 26 letter from the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalman to the ...