FRA TIER 2 EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
GUARANTEED TO PASS
● excepted track gage Answer: 58 1/4 in
● if track is defective for more than 30 days, it is _________ Answer:
out of service
● part 213 prescribes _____________________________ Answer:
minimum safety requirements for railroad track that is part of the general
railroad system of transportation
● ______________________ track is not to be located within 30 feet of
an adjacent track which can be subjected to simultaneous use at speeds
in excess of 10 miles per hour Answer: excepted
● How soon should the FRA be advised prior to removing a track from
excepted status? Answer: at least 10 days
● CWR is rail length that exceeds _____ feet Answer: 400
, ● Does rail installed as CWR change when a joint or plug is installed
into the rail at a later time? Answer: No
● rail expands when _________________ and _______________ when
cooled Answer: heated; contracts
● temperature at which CWR is neither in tension or compression
Answer: rail neutral temperature
● location-specific rail neutral temperature for CWR Answer: target
neutral temperature
● target neutral temperature minus actual rail temperature Answer:
temperature differential
● gap Answer: distance rail moves when cut (in tension)
● pull Answer: compressed rail pulled into shape
● rail can be ____________________ by cutting out rail or re-aligning a
curve Answer: de-stressed
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
GUARANTEED TO PASS
● excepted track gage Answer: 58 1/4 in
● if track is defective for more than 30 days, it is _________ Answer:
out of service
● part 213 prescribes _____________________________ Answer:
minimum safety requirements for railroad track that is part of the general
railroad system of transportation
● ______________________ track is not to be located within 30 feet of
an adjacent track which can be subjected to simultaneous use at speeds
in excess of 10 miles per hour Answer: excepted
● How soon should the FRA be advised prior to removing a track from
excepted status? Answer: at least 10 days
● CWR is rail length that exceeds _____ feet Answer: 400
, ● Does rail installed as CWR change when a joint or plug is installed
into the rail at a later time? Answer: No
● rail expands when _________________ and _______________ when
cooled Answer: heated; contracts
● temperature at which CWR is neither in tension or compression
Answer: rail neutral temperature
● location-specific rail neutral temperature for CWR Answer: target
neutral temperature
● target neutral temperature minus actual rail temperature Answer:
temperature differential
● gap Answer: distance rail moves when cut (in tension)
● pull Answer: compressed rail pulled into shape
● rail can be ____________________ by cutting out rail or re-aligning a
curve Answer: de-stressed
