CSX Railroad Communication
Questions With Accurate Answers
1000 - Use of Electronic and Electrical Devices by Railroad Operating employees .1
No individual shall use an electronic or electrical device if that use would interfere
with the employee's or a railroad operating employee's performance of safety-
related duties. correct answer 0.2 Personal or railroad provided electronic devices
may be used in the event of emergency or for redundancy in case of radio or
other communication failure.
0.3 Railroad operating employees must not use railroad supplied electronic and
electrical devices for personal use.
1001.1 Power off and store all personal electronic and electrical devices, including
earpieces, when: correct answer a. Train or locomotive is moving, or b. Any
member of the crew is on the ground during a switching operation, or c. Any
railroad employee is assisting in the preparation of a train for movement, or d.
Located within dispatcher, yardmaster, or operator offices.
1001.2 Railroad operating employees must not use personal cameras while on
duty and may only use other personal devices for minimal personal voice or text
communication when all of the following conditions are met: correct answer 1.
Train or locomotive is stopped, 2. No member of the crew is on the ground during
a switching operation, 3. Any crewmember not located on the lead locomotive is
in a place of safety not closer than 25 feet from the nearest rail, 4. No other
employee is on the ground assisting in the preparation of the train, and 5. All
crewmembers hold a job briefing and all agree the use of the electronic or
electrical device is safe.
1001.3 The use of the following personal electronic devices is not restricted
provided they do not interfere with the performance of safety related duties:
correct answer a. A medical device prescribed by a medical professional and
, approved for use by the CSX medical department, or b. A digital watch whose only
purpose is as a timepiece, or c. A stand-alone calculator.
1002.1 No individual located in the cab of a controlling locomotive shall use a
railroad supplied electronic or electrical device unless all crewmembers hold a job
briefing and all agree the use is safe. correct answer The only authorized use of
these devices is to perform railroad business functions directly related to the duty
of employees. Special instructions specify the purposes of the device and its
authorized business.
1002.2 No employee operating the controls of a train or locomotive shall use a
railroad supplied electronic or electrical device when: correct answer a. Train or
locomotive is moving, or b. Any member of the crew is on the ground during a
switching operation, or c. Any railroad employee is assisting in preparation of the
train for movement.
1002.3 A railroad operating employee outside the cab of a controlling locomotive
may use a railroad supplied electronic or electrical device only when all of the
following conditions are met: correct answer 1. All crewmembers hold a job
briefing and all agree the use of the device will not interfere or distract from
safety or performance of duties, 2. The employee is not engaged in a switching
operation, 3. The employee is not fouling a track, and 4. The employee is not
within four feet of the nearest rail.
1002.4 No part of this rule restricts the use of the following devices: correct
answer a. Electronic control systems and information displays, either fixed or
portable, within the locomotive cab, or b. Remote control transmitter necessary
to operate a train or conduct switching operations, or c. Railroad issued radios, or
d. Railroad approved electronic devices to monitor air quality, noise, or other
environmental conditions.
Questions With Accurate Answers
1000 - Use of Electronic and Electrical Devices by Railroad Operating employees .1
No individual shall use an electronic or electrical device if that use would interfere
with the employee's or a railroad operating employee's performance of safety-
related duties. correct answer 0.2 Personal or railroad provided electronic devices
may be used in the event of emergency or for redundancy in case of radio or
other communication failure.
0.3 Railroad operating employees must not use railroad supplied electronic and
electrical devices for personal use.
1001.1 Power off and store all personal electronic and electrical devices, including
earpieces, when: correct answer a. Train or locomotive is moving, or b. Any
member of the crew is on the ground during a switching operation, or c. Any
railroad employee is assisting in the preparation of a train for movement, or d.
Located within dispatcher, yardmaster, or operator offices.
1001.2 Railroad operating employees must not use personal cameras while on
duty and may only use other personal devices for minimal personal voice or text
communication when all of the following conditions are met: correct answer 1.
Train or locomotive is stopped, 2. No member of the crew is on the ground during
a switching operation, 3. Any crewmember not located on the lead locomotive is
in a place of safety not closer than 25 feet from the nearest rail, 4. No other
employee is on the ground assisting in the preparation of the train, and 5. All
crewmembers hold a job briefing and all agree the use of the electronic or
electrical device is safe.
1001.3 The use of the following personal electronic devices is not restricted
provided they do not interfere with the performance of safety related duties:
correct answer a. A medical device prescribed by a medical professional and
, approved for use by the CSX medical department, or b. A digital watch whose only
purpose is as a timepiece, or c. A stand-alone calculator.
1002.1 No individual located in the cab of a controlling locomotive shall use a
railroad supplied electronic or electrical device unless all crewmembers hold a job
briefing and all agree the use is safe. correct answer The only authorized use of
these devices is to perform railroad business functions directly related to the duty
of employees. Special instructions specify the purposes of the device and its
authorized business.
1002.2 No employee operating the controls of a train or locomotive shall use a
railroad supplied electronic or electrical device when: correct answer a. Train or
locomotive is moving, or b. Any member of the crew is on the ground during a
switching operation, or c. Any railroad employee is assisting in preparation of the
train for movement.
1002.3 A railroad operating employee outside the cab of a controlling locomotive
may use a railroad supplied electronic or electrical device only when all of the
following conditions are met: correct answer 1. All crewmembers hold a job
briefing and all agree the use of the device will not interfere or distract from
safety or performance of duties, 2. The employee is not engaged in a switching
operation, 3. The employee is not fouling a track, and 4. The employee is not
within four feet of the nearest rail.
1002.4 No part of this rule restricts the use of the following devices: correct
answer a. Electronic control systems and information displays, either fixed or
portable, within the locomotive cab, or b. Remote control transmitter necessary
to operate a train or conduct switching operations, or c. Railroad issued radios, or
d. Railroad approved electronic devices to monitor air quality, noise, or other
environmental conditions.
