BNSF CONDUCTOR FINAL EXAM ACTUAL
TEST SCRIPT VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
GRADED A+
⩥ S-13.1.1 Going Between Cars or Locomotives 3
Answer: If a locomotive is coupled to the rail equipment:
• After ensuring movement has stopped and slack has adjusted, the crew
member must either announce by radio,
"Going between," or give the prescribed hand signal.
• The crew member at the controls of the locomotive must fully apply
the independent brakes, center the reverser, and
then acknowledge the radio transmission or the hand signal:
- If using a radio response, acknowledge, "Set and centered"
- If using hand signals, sound one long whistle signal.
• The brakes must remain applied with the reverser centered or removed,
and the locomotive must not be left unattended
until the crew member requesting protection gives a radio or hand signal
to move or announces by radio,
"In the clear."
⩥ S-13.1.1 Going Between Cars or Locomotives 4
Answer: Prescribed hand signals to indicate Going Between Cars or
Locomotives:
,• By day:
- Give a stop signal.
- Raise arm farthest from the rail equipment straight above the head.
- Point the arm nearest the rail equipment at a 90-degree angle toward
the rail equipment.
• By night:
- Give a stop signal.
- With the arm extended forward parallel to the ground, move the light
from left to right.
When crew members are going between or working on the end of
equipment:
• Controls or devices (automatic brake valve, hand brake, brake cylinder
release valve, etc.) that could affect movement of that equipment must
not be operated without permission from the crew member(s) going
between or working on the end of the equipment.
• Other rolling equipment must not strike, couple into or affect
movement of the equipment the crew member(s) is working on the end
of or going between.
⩥ S-13.1.1 Going Between Cars or Locomotives 5
Answer: When stepping from between rail equipment, be alert for
movement on adjacent tracks or vehicles moving on the
walkway or roadway.
Do not go between uncoupled locomotives or cars when clearance
between them is less than 50 feet except when a
,train on main track or siding is unable to move safely and you have
exhausted all practical means of complying with the
50 feet requirement. In addition to complying with the other applicable
portions of this rule, employees going between
with less than 50 feet of separation must:
• Ensure equipment is secure against undesired movement.
• Keep at least one foot outside the rail, when practical.
• Refrain from placing all or part of their body directly between coupling
devices unless necessary to complete the work.
• Obtain 50 feet of separation between the uncoupled locomotives or
cars as soon as the equipment can be positioned
practically and safely.
⩥ S-13.1.5 Riding In or On Moving Equipment 1
Answer: Ride cars or equipment only if necessary and if you have
determined that you can do so safely.
A. Determining Whether to Ride
When determining whether cars or equipment should be ridden,
consider:
• Alternatives such as repositioning locomotive to pull instead of shove
freight cars, vehicle transportation, repositioning of crew members or
utilizing other employees to complete the task without having to ride
moving equipment.
• Designs and configurations of freight cars and equipment that may
make them unsuitable to ride.
, • Selecting or repositioning other freight cars to ride.
• Your physical capabilities and limitations.
• The amount of slack in the train or switch cut.
• Applicable operating and safety rules.
⩥ S-13.1.5 Riding In or On Moving Equipment 2
Answer: When equipment will be ridden:
• Notify the engineer.
• Proceed only after the engineer has acknowledged that you are going to
ride.
• Complete any couplings from the ground after the movement is
stopped.
If track condition cannot clearly be observed because of debris (e.g.
snow, ice, water, grain, mud, etc.) do not ride or knowingly allow others
to ride on either side of equipment or engine exterior.
When snow and ice are observed building up on portion of tracks to be
used, particularly at road crossings, locomotive(s) must precede
movement on that portion of track before cars can be ridden into those
tracks.
⩥ S-13.1.5 Riding In or On Moving Equipment 3
Answer: Close/No Clearance and Close Track Center Restrictions:
Employees must not ride or knowingly allow others to ride the close/no
clearance side of equipment at the location
TEST SCRIPT VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
GRADED A+
⩥ S-13.1.1 Going Between Cars or Locomotives 3
Answer: If a locomotive is coupled to the rail equipment:
• After ensuring movement has stopped and slack has adjusted, the crew
member must either announce by radio,
"Going between," or give the prescribed hand signal.
• The crew member at the controls of the locomotive must fully apply
the independent brakes, center the reverser, and
then acknowledge the radio transmission or the hand signal:
- If using a radio response, acknowledge, "Set and centered"
- If using hand signals, sound one long whistle signal.
• The brakes must remain applied with the reverser centered or removed,
and the locomotive must not be left unattended
until the crew member requesting protection gives a radio or hand signal
to move or announces by radio,
"In the clear."
⩥ S-13.1.1 Going Between Cars or Locomotives 4
Answer: Prescribed hand signals to indicate Going Between Cars or
Locomotives:
,• By day:
- Give a stop signal.
- Raise arm farthest from the rail equipment straight above the head.
- Point the arm nearest the rail equipment at a 90-degree angle toward
the rail equipment.
• By night:
- Give a stop signal.
- With the arm extended forward parallel to the ground, move the light
from left to right.
When crew members are going between or working on the end of
equipment:
• Controls or devices (automatic brake valve, hand brake, brake cylinder
release valve, etc.) that could affect movement of that equipment must
not be operated without permission from the crew member(s) going
between or working on the end of the equipment.
• Other rolling equipment must not strike, couple into or affect
movement of the equipment the crew member(s) is working on the end
of or going between.
⩥ S-13.1.1 Going Between Cars or Locomotives 5
Answer: When stepping from between rail equipment, be alert for
movement on adjacent tracks or vehicles moving on the
walkway or roadway.
Do not go between uncoupled locomotives or cars when clearance
between them is less than 50 feet except when a
,train on main track or siding is unable to move safely and you have
exhausted all practical means of complying with the
50 feet requirement. In addition to complying with the other applicable
portions of this rule, employees going between
with less than 50 feet of separation must:
• Ensure equipment is secure against undesired movement.
• Keep at least one foot outside the rail, when practical.
• Refrain from placing all or part of their body directly between coupling
devices unless necessary to complete the work.
• Obtain 50 feet of separation between the uncoupled locomotives or
cars as soon as the equipment can be positioned
practically and safely.
⩥ S-13.1.5 Riding In or On Moving Equipment 1
Answer: Ride cars or equipment only if necessary and if you have
determined that you can do so safely.
A. Determining Whether to Ride
When determining whether cars or equipment should be ridden,
consider:
• Alternatives such as repositioning locomotive to pull instead of shove
freight cars, vehicle transportation, repositioning of crew members or
utilizing other employees to complete the task without having to ride
moving equipment.
• Designs and configurations of freight cars and equipment that may
make them unsuitable to ride.
, • Selecting or repositioning other freight cars to ride.
• Your physical capabilities and limitations.
• The amount of slack in the train or switch cut.
• Applicable operating and safety rules.
⩥ S-13.1.5 Riding In or On Moving Equipment 2
Answer: When equipment will be ridden:
• Notify the engineer.
• Proceed only after the engineer has acknowledged that you are going to
ride.
• Complete any couplings from the ground after the movement is
stopped.
If track condition cannot clearly be observed because of debris (e.g.
snow, ice, water, grain, mud, etc.) do not ride or knowingly allow others
to ride on either side of equipment or engine exterior.
When snow and ice are observed building up on portion of tracks to be
used, particularly at road crossings, locomotive(s) must precede
movement on that portion of track before cars can be ridden into those
tracks.
⩥ S-13.1.5 Riding In or On Moving Equipment 3
Answer: Close/No Clearance and Close Track Center Restrictions:
Employees must not ride or knowingly allow others to ride the close/no
clearance side of equipment at the location
