Station ✔️✔️a place designated in timetable by name
Absolute block ✔️✔️a block that may be occupied by only one train at a time.
Track warran control (TWC) ✔️✔️A method of authorizing movements or protecting employess or on
track equipment in signaled territory on controlled track within specified limits. Movements within TWC
territory is under the jurisdiction of the train dispatcher
Track warrant ✔️✔️Authorization to use a controlled track outside yard limits received in writing or
copied and repeated at the direction of the dispatcher using radio or other communication. track
warrant must be written on the prescribed forms.
EC-1 ✔️✔️The prescribed form used when obtaining a DCS track warrant.
Yard limits ✔️✔️A portion of main tracks designated by special instructions signs identify yard limits
HEAD of train device (HTD) ✔️✔️A device on an engine that recives information from and transmits
infromation to an end of train device
Engine ✔️✔️a locomotive unit propelled by any form of energy it is also a combination of such units
operated from a single control
Train ✔️✔️an engine with or without cars, displying a marker
Intermodal train ✔️✔️a freight consisting entirely of equipment designed to carry travelers ,
containers motor vehicles and or auto frames
, Work train ✔️✔️A train that is assigned to serve the Maintenance of way department in track repair
and maintenace
Car shop repair area ✔️✔️One or more tracks within an area in which the testing serivicing repair
inspection or rebuilding of railroad rolling equipment is under the exclusive control of mechanical
department personnel protected by blue signals and derails, speed is 5 MPH
Locomotive service track area ✔️✔️One or more tracks within an area in which the testing, servicing
repair inspection or rebuilding of locomotives is under the exclusive control Mechanical department
personnel protected by blue signals and derails ..speed is 5 MPH
Auxiliary track ✔️✔️A track other than a main track
Main track ✔️✔️A track extending through yards between stations it is other than an auxiliary track
Siding ✔️✔️an auxiliary track for meeting and passing trains. it is designated in special instrutions
Excepted Track ✔️✔️a segment of track identified in special instructions no more than 10 MPH no
revenue passenger service no more than five hazardous material placrded care.
Yard ✔️✔️A system of tracks other than main tracks and sidings a yard is used for the making up of
trains storing cars and for sorting, grouping and classifying cars
Timetable ✔️✔️specfic rules to your area, they superceed a regular rule book
crossover ✔️✔️A combination of two switches connecting two adjacent tracks
Bolt lock switch ✔️✔️A hand operated switch equiped with a pripe-connected locking device that is
designated to shunt the signal system before the switch points are operated
Dual control switch ✔️✔️A power operated switch also equipped for hand operation