Amtrak Chapter 1 Exam Questions &
Answers 2026/2027 | Complete Practice
Test
Packet (Sales Report Envelopes) - correct answer-a term used to describe an OBS
envelope used to submit the "end-of-trip" paperwork
PA - correct answer-Public Address system
MST - correct answer-Mountain Standard Time
Mark Up or Marking Up - correct answer-Reporting as "available" for duty
MARC - correct answer-Maryland Area Regional Commuter, a 187-mile
commuter rail system that provides service on three lines
Engine - correct answer-Term used to describe a railroad locomotive
eLift - correct answer-An application designed for scanning and lifting
passenger's travel documents and maintaining/reviewing passengers in the train's
manifest
,Conductor - correct answer-the person in charge of the train
CFR - correct answer-Code of Federal Regulations
CARE - correct answer-Critical Assistance and Response Program for Employees
Bump - correct answer-To displace a junior employee (with less seniority) in an
existing position.
Arrow - correct answer-the computer system Amtrak uses for reservations,
ticketing, train status and equipment status
ARC - correct answer-Airlines Reporting Corporation
ARAMARK - correct answer-the current contract vendor that provides food,
beverages and supplies to Amtrak's trains
Amtrak - correct answer-a registered trademark of the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation
"A" End of Car - correct answer-a term used to identify the end of a railroad car
that is the opposite end from where the hand brake is located.
Abstract Form - correct answer-a form used to record separate specific items
sold from meal checks during a meal period.
, AC - correct answer-Assistant Conductor or Air Conditioning
Acela Express - correct answer-Amtrak's high-speed train sets
AED - correct answer-Automated External Defibrillator
ADA - correct answer-Americans with Disabilities Act
App - correct answer-a software application that operates on a smartphone
"B" End of Car - correct answer-a term used to identify the end of a railroad car
on which the hand brake is located
Bad Order - correct answer-a term used when anything on the railroad is in need
of repair and cannot be used
BBP - correct answer-Blood-Borne Pathogens, diseases that can be transmitted in
blood
BT - correct answer-Business Travel, refers to accommodations for employees on
company business or for employees traveling on personal business
Catenary - correct answer-A system of wires suspended between poles and
bridges supporting overhead contact wires normally energized at 11,000 volts
Bump Cars - correct answer-To couple railroad cars together
Answers 2026/2027 | Complete Practice
Test
Packet (Sales Report Envelopes) - correct answer-a term used to describe an OBS
envelope used to submit the "end-of-trip" paperwork
PA - correct answer-Public Address system
MST - correct answer-Mountain Standard Time
Mark Up or Marking Up - correct answer-Reporting as "available" for duty
MARC - correct answer-Maryland Area Regional Commuter, a 187-mile
commuter rail system that provides service on three lines
Engine - correct answer-Term used to describe a railroad locomotive
eLift - correct answer-An application designed for scanning and lifting
passenger's travel documents and maintaining/reviewing passengers in the train's
manifest
,Conductor - correct answer-the person in charge of the train
CFR - correct answer-Code of Federal Regulations
CARE - correct answer-Critical Assistance and Response Program for Employees
Bump - correct answer-To displace a junior employee (with less seniority) in an
existing position.
Arrow - correct answer-the computer system Amtrak uses for reservations,
ticketing, train status and equipment status
ARC - correct answer-Airlines Reporting Corporation
ARAMARK - correct answer-the current contract vendor that provides food,
beverages and supplies to Amtrak's trains
Amtrak - correct answer-a registered trademark of the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation
"A" End of Car - correct answer-a term used to identify the end of a railroad car
that is the opposite end from where the hand brake is located.
Abstract Form - correct answer-a form used to record separate specific items
sold from meal checks during a meal period.
, AC - correct answer-Assistant Conductor or Air Conditioning
Acela Express - correct answer-Amtrak's high-speed train sets
AED - correct answer-Automated External Defibrillator
ADA - correct answer-Americans with Disabilities Act
App - correct answer-a software application that operates on a smartphone
"B" End of Car - correct answer-a term used to identify the end of a railroad car
on which the hand brake is located
Bad Order - correct answer-a term used when anything on the railroad is in need
of repair and cannot be used
BBP - correct answer-Blood-Borne Pathogens, diseases that can be transmitted in
blood
BT - correct answer-Business Travel, refers to accommodations for employees on
company business or for employees traveling on personal business
Catenary - correct answer-A system of wires suspended between poles and
bridges supporting overhead contact wires normally energized at 11,000 volts
Bump Cars - correct answer-To couple railroad cars together
