AMTRAK RWP FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ Adjacent Track (As used in 336). 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 (Train dispatcher, train director, block operator,
etc.). Answer: The railroad employee in charge of remotely controlled
switch or derail, an interlocking, a controlled point, or a segment of
controlled track.
◉ Controlled track. Answer: a track upon which all movements will be
authorized by a Control operator (dispatcher)
◉ Effective securing device. Answer: A vandal and tamper resistant
lock, keyed for application and removal only by railroad workers
◉ Employee in Charge (EIC). Answer: Employee in charge of 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 of
, trains and other equipment is withheld by the control operator or
restricted by the flagman.
◉ Flagman. Answer: When used in relation with roadway worker safety,
an employee designated by the railroad to direct or restrict the
movement of trains past a point on a track to provide on-track safety for
tat function. Not a gang watchman or advanced gang watchman.
◉ Foul Time. Answer: A method of establishing working limits on a
controlled track in which a roadway worked is notified by the control
operator that no trains will operate within a specific segment of
controlled track until the roadway worker reports clear of the track.
◉ Fouling a Track. Answer: Being in such proximity to a track that an
individual, tools or equipment could be struck by a moving train or other
on-track equipment, or in any case is within four feet of the nearest rail.
◉ Gang watchman/Advance watchman. Answer: an employee who is
qualified to provide warning to roadway workers of approaching trains
or on-track equipment. Not a flagman.
◉ Inaccessible Track. Answer: A method of establishing working limits
on tracks not controlled by the Train Dispatcher or Block Operator by
physically preventing the entry and movement of trains and equipment.
◉ Adjacent Track (As used in 336). 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 (Train dispatcher, train director, block operator,
etc.). Answer: The railroad employee in charge of remotely controlled
switch or derail, an interlocking, a controlled point, or a segment of
controlled track.
◉ Controlled track. Answer: a track upon which all movements will be
authorized by a Control operator (dispatcher)
◉ Effective securing device. Answer: A vandal and tamper resistant
lock, keyed for application and removal only by railroad workers
◉ Employee in Charge (EIC). Answer: Employee in charge of 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 of
, trains and other equipment is withheld by the control operator or
restricted by the flagman.
◉ Flagman. Answer: When used in relation with roadway worker safety,
an employee designated by the railroad to direct or restrict the
movement of trains past a point on a track to provide on-track safety for
tat function. Not a gang watchman or advanced gang watchman.
◉ Foul Time. Answer: A method of establishing working limits on a
controlled track in which a roadway worked is notified by the control
operator that no trains will operate within a specific segment of
controlled track until the roadway worker reports clear of the track.
◉ Fouling a Track. Answer: Being in such proximity to a track that an
individual, tools or equipment could be struck by a moving train or other
on-track equipment, or in any case is within four feet of the nearest rail.
◉ Gang watchman/Advance watchman. Answer: an employee who is
qualified to provide warning to roadway workers of approaching trains
or on-track equipment. Not a flagman.
◉ Inaccessible Track. Answer: A method of establishing working limits
on tracks not controlled by the Train Dispatcher or Block Operator by
physically preventing the entry and movement of trains and equipment.
