AMTRAK RWP COMPRE31 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ Control Operator. 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. 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. 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). Answer: An employee responsible for a
work group under the overarching authority of the Roadway Worker in
Charge
◉ Exclusive Track Occupancy. Answer: A method of establishing
Working Limits on Controlled Track in which movement authority is
, withheld or restricted by the Train Dispatcher or Block Operator, or one
or more approaches to the Working Limits are protected by Flagman.
◉ Flagman. Answer: When used in relation with roadway worker safety,
an employee assigned to direct or restrict the movement of trains past a
point on a track to provide on-track safety for roadway workers, while
engaged solely in performing that function.
◉ Foul Time. Answer: A method of establishing working limits on
controlled track in which a roadway worker is notified by the control
operator that no train will operate within a specific segment of controlled
track until the roadway worker reports clear of the track.
◉ Fouling a Track. Answer: The placement of an individual or item of
equipment in such proximity to a track that the individual or equipment
could be struck by a moving train or on-track equipment, or in any case
is within four feet of the field side of the near running rail. Locations
specifically engineered to provide protection from moving trains or on-
track equipment may encroach into the four foot envelope and still not
be considered fouling. These locations are designated as clearing bays.
◉ Gang Watchman/ Advanced Watchmen. Answer: An employee who is
qualified to provide warning to roadway workers of approaching trains
or on track equipment.
AND ANSWERS
◉ Control Operator. 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. 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. 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). Answer: An employee responsible for a
work group under the overarching authority of the Roadway Worker in
Charge
◉ Exclusive Track Occupancy. Answer: A method of establishing
Working Limits on Controlled Track in which movement authority is
, withheld or restricted by the Train Dispatcher or Block Operator, or one
or more approaches to the Working Limits are protected by Flagman.
◉ Flagman. Answer: When used in relation with roadway worker safety,
an employee assigned to direct or restrict the movement of trains past a
point on a track to provide on-track safety for roadway workers, while
engaged solely in performing that function.
◉ Foul Time. Answer: A method of establishing working limits on
controlled track in which a roadway worker is notified by the control
operator that no train will operate within a specific segment of controlled
track until the roadway worker reports clear of the track.
◉ Fouling a Track. Answer: The placement of an individual or item of
equipment in such proximity to a track that the individual or equipment
could be struck by a moving train or on-track equipment, or in any case
is within four feet of the field side of the near running rail. Locations
specifically engineered to provide protection from moving trains or on-
track equipment may encroach into the four foot envelope and still not
be considered fouling. These locations are designated as clearing bays.
◉ Gang Watchman/ Advanced Watchmen. Answer: An employee who is
qualified to provide warning to roadway workers of approaching trains
or on track equipment.
