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Drones in Use by Railroads

A great example of the expanding use of drones.

The BNSF Railroad is using drones to improve their safety inspection process. This King 5 News segment highlights the new use of the technology. It is but one example of commercial drone use that is going to explode in the next few years, now that the FAA has the basic rules in place for the utilization of this new and disruptive technology.

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.