Amtrak RWP Definitions FINAL EXAM QUESTION
SWITH CORRECTANSWERS SOLVED.
1. Flagman
2. Switch or derail with RWP flag
3. a discontinuity in the rail
4. Working limits on control track connected to inaccessible track
5. Remotely controlled switch - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅How to establish working
limits on non-controlled track and make it an inaccessible track?
1. RWIC receives authority from dispatcher/operator
2. Flagman stationed in working limits
3. Fixed signals at each entrance indicating "Stop". - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅How to
get exclusive track occupancy
1. Title and name
2. Track designation
3. Track limits
4. Time limits - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Permission to foul track includes
2-4 hours for 15 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When are watchmen relieved?
Adjacent Tracks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A controlled or non-controlled track whose
track center is spaced less than 25 feet from the track center of the occupied track.
Control Operator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The railroad employee in charge of a
remotely controlled switch or derail, an interlocking, a controlled point, or a segment of
controlled track. Includes job titles such as Train Dispatcher, Train Director, Block
Operator, etc.
Controlled Track - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Track upon which the railroad's operating
rules require that all movements of trains must be authorized by a train dispatcher or a
control operator.
Effective Securing Device - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A vandal and tamper resistant
lock, keyed for application and removal only by the roadway worker(s) for whom the
protection is provided
Employee in Charge (EIC) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An employee responsible for a
work group under the overarching authority of the Roadway Worker in Charge
SWITH CORRECTANSWERS SOLVED.
1. Flagman
2. Switch or derail with RWP flag
3. a discontinuity in the rail
4. Working limits on control track connected to inaccessible track
5. Remotely controlled switch - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅How to establish working
limits on non-controlled track and make it an inaccessible track?
1. RWIC receives authority from dispatcher/operator
2. Flagman stationed in working limits
3. Fixed signals at each entrance indicating "Stop". - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅How to
get exclusive track occupancy
1. Title and name
2. Track designation
3. Track limits
4. Time limits - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Permission to foul track includes
2-4 hours for 15 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When are watchmen relieved?
Adjacent Tracks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A controlled or non-controlled track whose
track center is spaced less than 25 feet from the track center of the occupied track.
Control Operator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The railroad employee in charge of a
remotely controlled switch or derail, an interlocking, a controlled point, or a segment of
controlled track. Includes job titles such as Train Dispatcher, Train Director, Block
Operator, etc.
Controlled Track - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Track upon which the railroad's operating
rules require that all movements of trains must be authorized by a train dispatcher or a
control operator.
Effective Securing Device - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A vandal and tamper resistant
lock, keyed for application and removal only by the roadway worker(s) for whom the
protection is provided
Employee in Charge (EIC) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An employee responsible for a
work group under the overarching authority of the Roadway Worker in Charge
