CORRECT Answers
4052.1 when a car is unsafe for movement, who do you ask for instructions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - train dispatcher or supervisor
4302 as a train passes over a defect detector or by a clearance detector - CORRECT
ANSWER - Listen for the detector and, go check it
4451 who do you contact if a car is overweight - CORRECT ANSWER - customer service
center or the clearance bureau
401.6 if a lock is found to be missing or defective on the main track or a derail that protects the
main track - CORRECT ANSWER - report to the proper authority
401.7 when you determine a switch or derail is defective, the employee must: - CORRECT
ANSWER - not operate the device, report to the proper authority, and tag the device
407.2 when the track length is insufficient to permit leaving equipment clear of connecting tracks
and it is necessary to leave equipment beyond the clearance point - CORRECT
ANSWER - the equipment must completely occupy the switch of the connecting track
503.11 if a train has stopped on a controlled track, a crewmember must announce by radio: -
CORRECT ANSWER - every 15 minutes
that the train has stopped, reason for the stop, and the location of the head end
5002 each train must have - CORRECT ANSWER - 85% of operative air brakes of the
cars in the train
4102 when setting a car out for a hot bearing - CORRECT ANSWER - do not exceed 4
mph
, 5003 cut out air-breaks on a car: - CORRECT ANSWER - if the brakes do not release
when it should, and when the car must be moved with an overheating bearing
4458 Before moving a damaged or defective car - CORRECT ANSWER - contact the
mechanic department and inform the dispatcher
4303 after passing over a defect detector, crew-members must: - CORRECT ANSWER -
listen for the inspection results message
and stop and inspect it
4453 when handling cars that are prone to rock - CORRECT ANSWER - do not operate
between 14 and 21 mph
401.4 do not unlock or operate a switch or derail that provides access to a controlled track unless
authorized by: - CORRECT ANSWER - train dispatcher
409.5 how to test a single car is sufficient to hold the equipment - CORRECT ANSWER -
push against the car with the locomotive
409.2 unattended equipment must be secured with sufficient tested hand brakes of - CORRECT
ANSWER - at least one one
407.1 standing equipment must not foul connecting track. where clearance points are not visible -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. standing outside the rail of the connecting track,
2. extending arm toward the equipment,
3. identify the location where the equipment can no longer be touched,
4. position equipment an additional 50-foot car length
405.5 after making a coupling - CORRECT ANSWER - stretch the slack