CSX CONDUCTOR PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Absolute sBlock s- scorrect sanswers s-A sblock sthat smay sbe soccupied sby sonly sone
strain sat sa stime.
Absolute sSignal s- scorrect sanswers s-A scolor slight scolor spositon slight sor ssemaphore
ssignal swithout sa snumber splate sa s"P" smarker, s"APP" smarker s"C" smarker sor s"G"
smarker sthat sconveys sstop sas sits smost srestrictive sindication.
Automated sRailroad sCrossing s- scorrect sanswers s-A srailroad scrossing sat sgrade sit
sis sprotected sby ssignals swhich sare sactuated sautomatically sby sthe sapproach sof sa
strain.
,Automatic sBlock sSignal s- scorrect sanswers s-A sblock ssignal sthat sis sactivated seither
sby strack scircuit sor sin sconjunction swith sinterlocking sor scontrolled spoint scircuit sthis
sblock ssignal sautomatically sindicates strack scondition sand sblock soccupancy.
Automatic sBlock sSignal, sABS s- scorrect sanswers s-A sseries sof sconsecutive sblocks
swhose suse sis sgoverned sby strain sactauted sblock ssignals sor sby scertain sconditions
saffecting sthe suse sof sa sblock sis scalled san s___________ s__________ s_________
ssystem sor s(___).
Auxiliary strack s- scorrect sanswers s-A strack sother sthan sa smain strack.
Block s- scorrect sanswers s-A strack ssection sof sdefined slimits sin ssignaled sterritory sa
sblock sis sthe strack ssection sbetween stwo sconsecutive sblock ssignals sgeverning
smovements sin sthe ssmae sdirection sit sis salso sthe strack ssection sfrom sa sblock
ssignal sto sthe send sof ssignaled sterritory.
Block ssignal s- scorrect sanswers s-A sfixed ssignal sdisplayed sto strains sat sthe
sentrance sof sa sblock sto sgovern suse sof sthe sblock.
Bolt slock sswitch s- scorrect sanswers s-A shand soperated sswitch sequiped swith sa
spripe-connected slocking sdevice sthat sis sdesignated sto sshunt sthe ssignal ssystem
sbefore sthe sswitch spoints sare soperated.
Centralaized s- scorrect sanswers s-A s__________train sdispatching ssystem s(CTDS)is
sa ssystem sby swhich strain sand son strack sequipment smovements sare sgoverned sby
sa scontrolled ssignals sand sor sinstructions sof sa strain sdispatcher sfrom sa scentrailized
slocation.
Color slight ssignal s- scorrect sanswers s-A sfixed ssignal sthat sdisplays saspects sby sthe
scolor sof slight sit smay salso sdisplay saspects sby sa scombination sof scolored slights.
Color sposition s- scorrect sanswers s-A s________ s________ slight ssignal sis sa sfixed
ssignal sthat sdisplays saspects sby sthe scolor sor sposition sof stwo sor smore slights sit
sconsists sof sa scluster sof scolored slights snormally sdisplayed sin spairs sfor ssome
saspects san sadditional swhite sor syellow slight sis sdisplayed sabove sor sbelow sthe
scluster.
Control sstation s- scorrect sanswers s-A splace sfrom swhich ssignals sand ssignal
saplliances sare soperated sit sis salso sa splace sfrom swhich sinstructions sgoverning
srailroad smovements sare sissued.
Controlled spoint s- scorrect sanswers s-A sstation sdesignated sin sthe sthe stimetable
swhere ssignals sare sremotely scontrolled sfrom sthe scontrol sstation.
Controlled ssiding s- scorrect sanswers s-A ssiding sequipped swith scontrolled ssignals
ssuch ssignals sauthorize strains sto senter sor sleave sthe ssiding sonly.
, Controlled ssignal s- scorrect sanswers s-A sfixed ssignal sat sthe sentrance sof sa sroute sor
sblock sit sis sused sto sgovern sthe smovement sof strains susing sthat sroute sor sblock
sthe ssignal sis soperated sfrom sa scontrol sstation.
Controlled sSpeed, sTCOOS s- scorrect sanswers s-__________ s________ sis sa sspeed
sthat swill spermit swithin sone- shalf sthe srange sof svision sit swill salso spermit sstopping
sshort sof sa sTrain, sCar, sObstuction, sOn strack sequipment, sor sStop ssignal. sTake
sControl sOver sOur sSpeed sor s________.
Controlled strack s- scorrect sanswers s-________ s________ sis sa strack supon swhich
sall smovements swill sbe sauthorized sby sa strain sdispatcher.
Crossover s- scorrect sanswers s-A scombination sof stwo sswitches sconnecting stwo
sadjacent stracks.
Tonnage, sspecial, sclearance, sradio s- scorrect sanswers s-CSX strain sdocumentation
sis sa scomputer sgenerated sform sconsisting sof ssome sor sall sof sthe sfollowing:
s_________ sgraph, srestricted sand s_________ shandling, sCT-168 sreport, s_________
sbureau sinstructions, strain slisting sand shazardous sendorsement, shazardous sspecial
shandling sinstructions, shazardous smaterial, s________ swaybill sform.
Current, straffic s- scorrect sanswers s-________ sof s________ sis sthe smovement sof
strains son sa smain strack sin sone sdirection sas sa sspecified sin sthe srules sor sspecial
sinstructions.
DCS strack swarrant s- scorrect sanswers s-Track swarrant swhere sthe sspecified slimits
sare sdesignated sby sform sEC-1 sauthority.
bulletin s- scorrect sanswers s-A sDispatcher s__________ sis sa scomputer sgenerated
sform sissued sby sthe strain sdispatcher sit scontains scurrent soperating sinstructions
sapplying sto sthe strain saddressed sit salso scontains sinformation sas sto sthe slatest
ssystems sand sgeneral sbulletins sissued.
dispatcher smessage s- scorrect sanswers s-Instructions sand smandatory sdirectives
sissued sby sthe strain sdispatcher sin sa sthe sprescribed sform swhen sapplicable sit
sgoverns sthe soperaions sof strains sand sis spart sof sa sdispatcher sbulletin.
DTC sblock s- scorrect sanswers s-A sblock swhose suse sis sgoverned sby sverbal
sauthority sof sthe strain sdispatcher.
DTC sblock sform s- scorrect sanswers s-The sprescribed sfrom sused swhen sobtaining sa
sDTC strack swarrant.
DTC sblock ssystem s- scorrect sanswers s-A sdirect straffic scontrol sblock sor sa sseries
sof sconsecutive sDTC sblocks.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Absolute sBlock s- scorrect sanswers s-A sblock sthat smay sbe soccupied sby sonly sone
strain sat sa stime.
Absolute sSignal s- scorrect sanswers s-A scolor slight scolor spositon slight sor ssemaphore
ssignal swithout sa snumber splate sa s"P" smarker, s"APP" smarker s"C" smarker sor s"G"
smarker sthat sconveys sstop sas sits smost srestrictive sindication.
Automated sRailroad sCrossing s- scorrect sanswers s-A srailroad scrossing sat sgrade sit
sis sprotected sby ssignals swhich sare sactuated sautomatically sby sthe sapproach sof sa
strain.
,Automatic sBlock sSignal s- scorrect sanswers s-A sblock ssignal sthat sis sactivated seither
sby strack scircuit sor sin sconjunction swith sinterlocking sor scontrolled spoint scircuit sthis
sblock ssignal sautomatically sindicates strack scondition sand sblock soccupancy.
Automatic sBlock sSignal, sABS s- scorrect sanswers s-A sseries sof sconsecutive sblocks
swhose suse sis sgoverned sby strain sactauted sblock ssignals sor sby scertain sconditions
saffecting sthe suse sof sa sblock sis scalled san s___________ s__________ s_________
ssystem sor s(___).
Auxiliary strack s- scorrect sanswers s-A strack sother sthan sa smain strack.
Block s- scorrect sanswers s-A strack ssection sof sdefined slimits sin ssignaled sterritory sa
sblock sis sthe strack ssection sbetween stwo sconsecutive sblock ssignals sgeverning
smovements sin sthe ssmae sdirection sit sis salso sthe strack ssection sfrom sa sblock
ssignal sto sthe send sof ssignaled sterritory.
Block ssignal s- scorrect sanswers s-A sfixed ssignal sdisplayed sto strains sat sthe
sentrance sof sa sblock sto sgovern suse sof sthe sblock.
Bolt slock sswitch s- scorrect sanswers s-A shand soperated sswitch sequiped swith sa
spripe-connected slocking sdevice sthat sis sdesignated sto sshunt sthe ssignal ssystem
sbefore sthe sswitch spoints sare soperated.
Centralaized s- scorrect sanswers s-A s__________train sdispatching ssystem s(CTDS)is
sa ssystem sby swhich strain sand son strack sequipment smovements sare sgoverned sby
sa scontrolled ssignals sand sor sinstructions sof sa strain sdispatcher sfrom sa scentrailized
slocation.
Color slight ssignal s- scorrect sanswers s-A sfixed ssignal sthat sdisplays saspects sby sthe
scolor sof slight sit smay salso sdisplay saspects sby sa scombination sof scolored slights.
Color sposition s- scorrect sanswers s-A s________ s________ slight ssignal sis sa sfixed
ssignal sthat sdisplays saspects sby sthe scolor sor sposition sof stwo sor smore slights sit
sconsists sof sa scluster sof scolored slights snormally sdisplayed sin spairs sfor ssome
saspects san sadditional swhite sor syellow slight sis sdisplayed sabove sor sbelow sthe
scluster.
Control sstation s- scorrect sanswers s-A splace sfrom swhich ssignals sand ssignal
saplliances sare soperated sit sis salso sa splace sfrom swhich sinstructions sgoverning
srailroad smovements sare sissued.
Controlled spoint s- scorrect sanswers s-A sstation sdesignated sin sthe sthe stimetable
swhere ssignals sare sremotely scontrolled sfrom sthe scontrol sstation.
Controlled ssiding s- scorrect sanswers s-A ssiding sequipped swith scontrolled ssignals
ssuch ssignals sauthorize strains sto senter sor sleave sthe ssiding sonly.
, Controlled ssignal s- scorrect sanswers s-A sfixed ssignal sat sthe sentrance sof sa sroute sor
sblock sit sis sused sto sgovern sthe smovement sof strains susing sthat sroute sor sblock
sthe ssignal sis soperated sfrom sa scontrol sstation.
Controlled sSpeed, sTCOOS s- scorrect sanswers s-__________ s________ sis sa sspeed
sthat swill spermit swithin sone- shalf sthe srange sof svision sit swill salso spermit sstopping
sshort sof sa sTrain, sCar, sObstuction, sOn strack sequipment, sor sStop ssignal. sTake
sControl sOver sOur sSpeed sor s________.
Controlled strack s- scorrect sanswers s-________ s________ sis sa strack supon swhich
sall smovements swill sbe sauthorized sby sa strain sdispatcher.
Crossover s- scorrect sanswers s-A scombination sof stwo sswitches sconnecting stwo
sadjacent stracks.
Tonnage, sspecial, sclearance, sradio s- scorrect sanswers s-CSX strain sdocumentation
sis sa scomputer sgenerated sform sconsisting sof ssome sor sall sof sthe sfollowing:
s_________ sgraph, srestricted sand s_________ shandling, sCT-168 sreport, s_________
sbureau sinstructions, strain slisting sand shazardous sendorsement, shazardous sspecial
shandling sinstructions, shazardous smaterial, s________ swaybill sform.
Current, straffic s- scorrect sanswers s-________ sof s________ sis sthe smovement sof
strains son sa smain strack sin sone sdirection sas sa sspecified sin sthe srules sor sspecial
sinstructions.
DCS strack swarrant s- scorrect sanswers s-Track swarrant swhere sthe sspecified slimits
sare sdesignated sby sform sEC-1 sauthority.
bulletin s- scorrect sanswers s-A sDispatcher s__________ sis sa scomputer sgenerated
sform sissued sby sthe strain sdispatcher sit scontains scurrent soperating sinstructions
sapplying sto sthe strain saddressed sit salso scontains sinformation sas sto sthe slatest
ssystems sand sgeneral sbulletins sissued.
dispatcher smessage s- scorrect sanswers s-Instructions sand smandatory sdirectives
sissued sby sthe strain sdispatcher sin sa sthe sprescribed sform swhen sapplicable sit
sgoverns sthe soperaions sof strains sand sis spart sof sa sdispatcher sbulletin.
DTC sblock s- scorrect sanswers s-A sblock swhose suse sis sgoverned sby sverbal
sauthority sof sthe strain sdispatcher.
DTC sblock sform s- scorrect sanswers s-The sprescribed sfrom sused swhen sobtaining sa
sDTC strack swarrant.
DTC sblock ssystem s- scorrect sanswers s-A sdirect straffic scontrol sblock sor sa sseries
sof sconsecutive sDTC sblocks.
