Roadway Worker Class-Clerks Metra Railroad
questions with accurate answers
Adjacent Controlled Track Ans✓✓✓ A controlled track whose track
center is spaced less than 25 feet from the track center of the occupied
track.
Adjacent Tracks Ans✓✓✓ Two or more tracks with track centers
spaced less than 25 feet apart.
Controlled Point Ans✓✓✓ A location where signals and/or other
functions of traffic control system are controlled from the control
machine.
Controlled Track Ans✓✓✓ Main track or siding under the control of a
train dispatcher or control operator.
Effective Locking Device Ans✓✓✓ A vandal and tamper resistant lock,
keyed for application and removal only by the roadway worker(s) for
whom the protection is provided. In the absence of a lock, it is
acceptable to use a spike driven firmly into a switch tie or a switch point
clamp to prevent the use of a manually operated switch. It is also
acceptable to use portable derails secured with specifically designed
metal wedges. Securing devices without a specially keyed lock shall be
designed in such a manner that they require railroad track tools for
installation and removal and the operating rules of the railroad must
prohibit removal by employees other than class, craft, or group of
employees for whom the protection is being provided. Regardless of the
type of securing device, the throwing handle or gasp of the switch or
, derail shall be uniquely tagged. If there is no throwing handle, the
securing device shall be tagged.
Employee in Charge Ans✓✓✓ The employee responsible for the safety,
instruction, performance, and protection of all employees under his
jurisdiction.
Exclusive Track Occupancy Ans✓✓✓ A method of establishing
working limits on controlled track in which movement authority of
trains and other equipment is:
•Withheld by train dispatcher or control operator
Or
•Restricted by flagmen
Flagman Ans✓✓✓ 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 roadway workers, while engaged solely in performing that
function.
Foul Time Ans✓✓✓ A method of establishing authority within manual
interlockings or control point through a train dispatcher or control
operator. No trains will operate within foul time limits.
Fouling Ans✓✓✓ A situation when an individual or equipment is
within 4 feet of a track or could be struck be a moving train or on-track
equipment.
questions with accurate answers
Adjacent Controlled Track Ans✓✓✓ A controlled track whose track
center is spaced less than 25 feet from the track center of the occupied
track.
Adjacent Tracks Ans✓✓✓ Two or more tracks with track centers
spaced less than 25 feet apart.
Controlled Point Ans✓✓✓ A location where signals and/or other
functions of traffic control system are controlled from the control
machine.
Controlled Track Ans✓✓✓ Main track or siding under the control of a
train dispatcher or control operator.
Effective Locking Device Ans✓✓✓ A vandal and tamper resistant lock,
keyed for application and removal only by the roadway worker(s) for
whom the protection is provided. In the absence of a lock, it is
acceptable to use a spike driven firmly into a switch tie or a switch point
clamp to prevent the use of a manually operated switch. It is also
acceptable to use portable derails secured with specifically designed
metal wedges. Securing devices without a specially keyed lock shall be
designed in such a manner that they require railroad track tools for
installation and removal and the operating rules of the railroad must
prohibit removal by employees other than class, craft, or group of
employees for whom the protection is being provided. Regardless of the
type of securing device, the throwing handle or gasp of the switch or
, derail shall be uniquely tagged. If there is no throwing handle, the
securing device shall be tagged.
Employee in Charge Ans✓✓✓ The employee responsible for the safety,
instruction, performance, and protection of all employees under his
jurisdiction.
Exclusive Track Occupancy Ans✓✓✓ A method of establishing
working limits on controlled track in which movement authority of
trains and other equipment is:
•Withheld by train dispatcher or control operator
Or
•Restricted by flagmen
Flagman Ans✓✓✓ 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 roadway workers, while engaged solely in performing that
function.
Foul Time Ans✓✓✓ A method of establishing authority within manual
interlockings or control point through a train dispatcher or control
operator. No trains will operate within foul time limits.
Fouling Ans✓✓✓ A situation when an individual or equipment is
within 4 feet of a track or could be struck be a moving train or on-track
equipment.
