1ST TRIMESTER EXAM NYPD EXAMINATION
2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥who is the train operator. Answer: "drives" the train
⩥who is the train conductor. Answer: located at the middle of train
"Door Control" and announcements
⩥Six-Wire. Answer: MTA internal phone network connecting MTA
RAIL Control Center with the Station Agents, Rapid Transit Operations,
and Police Dispatch (central)
⩥10-75T. Answer: transit patrol/inspection by non-transit personnel
⩥10-75S. Answer: station inspection by transit burea personnel
⩥10-75O. Answer: train order maintenance sweep (TOMS)
⩥10-75M. Answer: train run/mobile order maintenance sweep (MOMS)
,⩥what do you record in your DALog when boarding trains in transit.
Answer: lead (operator) car number
⩥what is TOMS? whats the radio code?. Answer: 10-75O, train order
maintenance sweep. 1 supervisor, 8 PO spread along platform to inspect
train quickly
⩥what is the emergency signal in transit?. Answer: train horn/whistle
"long and a short"
⩥what to do when theres a dead body in tranit?. Answer: notify train
conductor, request ambulance and patrol supervisor to respond, obtain
witness names and detain if body is suspicious, secure scene, safeguard
body until instructed by PS
⩥man under. Answer: person run over by train (with or without contact
of train)
⩥what's the procedure for man under?. Answer: power off to subway
tracks, request PS, ESU, FDNY and FDNY EMS
⩥space case?. Answer: person caught between train and subway
platform
,⩥what is the procedure for a space case?. Answer: power off to subway
tracks, request PS, ESU, FDNY and FDNY EMS
⩥what is the procedure to cut off power in transit?. Answer: notify radio
dispatch about complete details of situation, specify parts of track that
need power removed, use RTOCC (radio transit operations command
center), await confirmation of power removal from dispatch, request
response of Transit Bureau and Patrol Services Bureau, PS, and
additional units necessary
⩥when can UMOS use emergency alarm box in transit?. Answer: risk of
imminent danger with no other alternative
⩥how do you remove power with the emergency alarm box?. Answer:
open box and pull-down lever as far as it will go, use telephone or radio
to notify RTOCC Desk Superintendent, notify central if phone
notification cannot be made,
⩥when is recording prohibited in transit?. Answer: when recorder is
using lights, tripods, reflectors
⩥who is allowed to use ancillary equipment in transit>. Answer:
members of press with valid ID issued by Mayors Office of Media and
Entertainment (MOME) or MTA filming permit
, ⩥TAB recidivist. Answer: recieved 3 or more TAB/NOV within last 2
years OR, has 3 or more unpaid/answered TAB/NOV within last 8 years
⩥transit offender. Answer: on parole/probation, 3 or more unsealed
Theft of Services (TOS) arrests in last 3 years, OR 1 or more unsealed
arrest in transit system for certain crimes
⩥jostling. Answer: person who intentionally and unnecessarily places
hand in proximity of another's pocket/handbag
⩥"Lush" Worker. Answer: petty thief who generally steals from the
drunk/unconscious
⩥"swiper". Answer: individual who sells discounted MetroCard
"swipes" by disabling MetroCard vending machines using illegally
modified card
⩥what is TAB?. Answer: transit adjudication bureau summonses -
administrative court
⩥what must you prepare when you eject someone in transit?. Answer:
DALog entry and ejection report for each ejection
Transit System Ejection Report gets submitted to DO
2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥who is the train operator. Answer: "drives" the train
⩥who is the train conductor. Answer: located at the middle of train
"Door Control" and announcements
⩥Six-Wire. Answer: MTA internal phone network connecting MTA
RAIL Control Center with the Station Agents, Rapid Transit Operations,
and Police Dispatch (central)
⩥10-75T. Answer: transit patrol/inspection by non-transit personnel
⩥10-75S. Answer: station inspection by transit burea personnel
⩥10-75O. Answer: train order maintenance sweep (TOMS)
⩥10-75M. Answer: train run/mobile order maintenance sweep (MOMS)
,⩥what do you record in your DALog when boarding trains in transit.
Answer: lead (operator) car number
⩥what is TOMS? whats the radio code?. Answer: 10-75O, train order
maintenance sweep. 1 supervisor, 8 PO spread along platform to inspect
train quickly
⩥what is the emergency signal in transit?. Answer: train horn/whistle
"long and a short"
⩥what to do when theres a dead body in tranit?. Answer: notify train
conductor, request ambulance and patrol supervisor to respond, obtain
witness names and detain if body is suspicious, secure scene, safeguard
body until instructed by PS
⩥man under. Answer: person run over by train (with or without contact
of train)
⩥what's the procedure for man under?. Answer: power off to subway
tracks, request PS, ESU, FDNY and FDNY EMS
⩥space case?. Answer: person caught between train and subway
platform
,⩥what is the procedure for a space case?. Answer: power off to subway
tracks, request PS, ESU, FDNY and FDNY EMS
⩥what is the procedure to cut off power in transit?. Answer: notify radio
dispatch about complete details of situation, specify parts of track that
need power removed, use RTOCC (radio transit operations command
center), await confirmation of power removal from dispatch, request
response of Transit Bureau and Patrol Services Bureau, PS, and
additional units necessary
⩥when can UMOS use emergency alarm box in transit?. Answer: risk of
imminent danger with no other alternative
⩥how do you remove power with the emergency alarm box?. Answer:
open box and pull-down lever as far as it will go, use telephone or radio
to notify RTOCC Desk Superintendent, notify central if phone
notification cannot be made,
⩥when is recording prohibited in transit?. Answer: when recorder is
using lights, tripods, reflectors
⩥who is allowed to use ancillary equipment in transit>. Answer:
members of press with valid ID issued by Mayors Office of Media and
Entertainment (MOME) or MTA filming permit
, ⩥TAB recidivist. Answer: recieved 3 or more TAB/NOV within last 2
years OR, has 3 or more unpaid/answered TAB/NOV within last 8 years
⩥transit offender. Answer: on parole/probation, 3 or more unsealed
Theft of Services (TOS) arrests in last 3 years, OR 1 or more unsealed
arrest in transit system for certain crimes
⩥jostling. Answer: person who intentionally and unnecessarily places
hand in proximity of another's pocket/handbag
⩥"Lush" Worker. Answer: petty thief who generally steals from the
drunk/unconscious
⩥"swiper". Answer: individual who sells discounted MetroCard
"swipes" by disabling MetroCard vending machines using illegally
modified card
⩥what is TAB?. Answer: transit adjudication bureau summonses -
administrative court
⩥what must you prepare when you eject someone in transit?. Answer:
DALog entry and ejection report for each ejection
Transit System Ejection Report gets submitted to DO
