Brake/ Train Handling Rules 2024/2025
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The air brake on a car must be considered inoperative when it has a brake
cylinder piston travel in excess of _____ inches. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔10 1/2
What is is the percentage of operative air brakes of the cars in the train? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔85
While en route each train must have an operative air brake on which car? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Rear car
When calculating the number of operative air brakes what do you count the
locomotive as? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔As a car
When calculating the number of operating air brakes, what do you count on
a articulating cars as part of the car count? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Control Valve
What is the Standard brake pipe pressure on a Road Freight train? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔90 psi
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, What is the Standard Brake pipe pressure on a Yard and Terminal Transfer
Service train? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔90 psi
The condition of air brake and air signal equipment on locomotives and
cars to the extent it is possible to detect defective equipment by the
required air brake test are the responsibility of supervisors, inspectors,
engineers, hostlers and who? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔trainmen
The conductor must accept the results of any inspections performed by
which department? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Mechanical Department
Who is equally responsible for ensure cars and locomotives receive the
required inspections and brake tests? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Each crew member
During an air brake test what is the most efficient methods to determine the
air pressure on the rear of the train? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔EOT, Air gauge in
the EOT, handheld air gauge
When completing a air brake test on the rear of a train, how do you
determine the brakes have applied and released by? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔EOT
A 5 psi brake pipe pressure reduction indicates what? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Application of brakes
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