RWP Definitions Study Exam Questions
& Answers.
Adjacent tracks - CORRECT ANSWER Two or more tracks with track centers spaced less than 25 feet
apart.
Adjacent Track (As used in 336) - CORRECT 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.) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER a track upon which all movements will be authorized by a Control
operator (dispatcher)
Effective securing device - CORRECT ANSWER A vandal and tamper resistant lock, keyed for application
and removal only by railroad workers
Employee in Charge (EIC) - CORRECT ANSWER Employee in charge of a work group under the
overarching authority of the Roadway Worker in Charge.
Exclusive Track Occupancy - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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.
& Answers.
Adjacent tracks - CORRECT ANSWER Two or more tracks with track centers spaced less than 25 feet
apart.
Adjacent Track (As used in 336) - CORRECT 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.) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER a track upon which all movements will be authorized by a Control
operator (dispatcher)
Effective securing device - CORRECT ANSWER A vandal and tamper resistant lock, keyed for application
and removal only by railroad workers
Employee in Charge (EIC) - CORRECT ANSWER Employee in charge of a work group under the
overarching authority of the Roadway Worker in Charge.
Exclusive Track Occupancy - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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.
