CSX CONDUCTOR WEEK 6 -
ADVANCED TRAIN MOVEMENT EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
1. To make a reverse movement, trains authorized to move in one
direction must obtain authorization of the _____ __________. -
correct answer -Train Dispatcher
2. Once a train has reported by a specific location, How can the
train re-enter the limits? - correct answer -New dispatcher
authority must be obtained
3. When is a track warrant fulfilled? - correct answer -When the
train clears the limits
4. Who must report to the train dispatcher, *promptly*, the release
of authority? - correct answer -Conductor or Engineer
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5. How may you enter TWC-ABC territory? - correct answer -
Verbal Authority from Dispatcher
6. A train must not release an authority or report by a specific
location until the distance traveled by the leading end of the
train is _ miles beyond the clearing point - correct answer -3
7. How long must a Switch Position Awareness Form (SPAF) be
retained? - correct answer -Until the next tour of duty
8. When entering TWC territory at a hand-operated switch, wait _
minutes before starting train movement. If a train is seen or
heard approaching on the track to be occupied before the _
minutes has elapsed, switches must be locked in the normal
position. - correct answer -5
9. The Train dispatcher may relieve crewmembers from the _
minute waiting period after it has been determined that no train
is moving or has been authorized to move in the direction of
the switches from the last controlled point. - correct answer -5