Movement UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS and CORRECT Answers
Trains using other than main or signaled tracks must move at a speed that permits stopping
within ____ the range of ______, short of a train, a car, on track equipment, an obstruction, a
stop signal, a derail, or an improperly lined switch - CORRECT ANSWER - Half, Vision
__ mph on non-signaled sidings - CORRECT ANSWER - 25
__ mph when moving to and from the main track, operating through hand-operated switches not
equipped with a signal - CORRECT ANSWER - 15
__ mph when *not* moving to or from the main track, operating through hand-operated switches
- CORRECT ANSWER - 10
__ mph on other than main tracks or signaled tracks - CORRECT ANSWER - 10
_ mph within designated locomotive service track or car shop repair track areas - CORRECT
ANSWER -5
Tracks other than main, signaled, or sidings may be used _______ permission or authority from
the train dispatcher or control station - CORRECT ANSWER - Without
Designated in special instructions for the purpose of meeting and passing trains - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sidings
A track designated in special instruction as a __________ ______. In signal territory, signals do
not govern movement on the siding. Entrance and exit signals only authorize trains to enter or
leave the siding - CORRECT ANSWER - Controlled Siding
, A track designated in special instructions as a ________ ______ where movement on the siding
is authorized by block signals and signal rules apply to movement on the siding - CORRECT
ANSWER - Signaled Siding
Trains must not enter a siding unless authorized by ______ __________ or _____ __________ -
CORRECT ANSWER - Signal Indication, Train Dispatcher
Trains instructed to take siding must enter the the siding at the _____ switch unless directed
otherwise by the train dispatcher - CORRECT ANSWER - First
Trains must report to dispatcher when the train has _______ the main track and ________ have
been restored for movement on the main track - CORRECT ANSWER - Cleared, Switches
Do not leave equipment unattended on a siding without permission of the _____ __________ -
CORRECT ANSWER - Train Dispatcher
Trains must approach these locations prepared to stop: - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Main
Tracks
2. Junctions
3. Drawbridges
4. Railroad crossings at grade
At railroad crossings at grade equipped with stop signs, a train must not pass the stop sign and
must remain clear of the crossing until: - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Special instructions
governing the using of the crossing have been met
2. Given a proceed signal by a flagman, if present
3. There is no conflicting movement and it is safe to pass