AMTRAK RWP SET 100 PERCENT CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Control Operator. Answer: Railroad employee in charge of a remotely
control switch or derail, an interlocking, a controlled point, or a segment
of controlled track. This includes job titles such as Train Dispatcher,
Train Director, Block Operator, etc.
◉ Controlled track. Answer: a track upon which the railroads operating
rules require that all movements of trains must be authorized by a
control operator.
◉ Effective Securing Device. Answer: A vandal and tamper resistant
lock, keypad for application and removal only by the roadway workers
for whom the protection is provided.
◉ Employee in Charge (EIC). Answer: An employee responsible for a
work group under the overarching authority of the Roadway Worker In
Charge.
◉ Exclusive Track Occupancy. Answer: A method of establishing
working limits on controlled track in which movement authority of
, trains and other equipment is withheld by the control operator, or
restricted by flagman.
◉ Flagman. Answer: When used in relation to roadway worker safety,
an employee assigned designated by the railroad to direct or restrict the
movement of trains past a point on a track to provide on-track safety for
roadway workers, while engaged solely in performing that function.
◉ Foul time. Answer: A method of establishing working limits on a
controlled track in which a roadway worker is notified by the control
operator that no trains will operate within a specific segment of
controlled track until the roadway worker reports clear of the track.
◉ Fouling a Track. Answer: The placement of an individual or an item
of equipment in proximity to a track that the individual or equipment
could be struck by a moving train or on-track equipment, or in any case
is within four feet of the field side of the near running rail. Locations
specifically engineered to provide protection from moving trains or on-
track equipment may enroach into the four foot envelope and still not be
considered fouling. These locations are designated as clearing bays.
◉ Gang Watchman / Advance Watchmen. Answer: An employee who is
qualified to provide warning to roadway workers of approaching trains
or on-track equipment.
◉ Control Operator. Answer: Railroad employee in charge of a remotely
control switch or derail, an interlocking, a controlled point, or a segment
of controlled track. This includes job titles such as Train Dispatcher,
Train Director, Block Operator, etc.
◉ Controlled track. Answer: a track upon which the railroads operating
rules require that all movements of trains must be authorized by a
control operator.
◉ Effective Securing Device. Answer: A vandal and tamper resistant
lock, keypad for application and removal only by the roadway workers
for whom the protection is provided.
◉ Employee in Charge (EIC). Answer: An employee responsible for a
work group under the overarching authority of the Roadway Worker In
Charge.
◉ Exclusive Track Occupancy. Answer: A method of establishing
working limits on controlled track in which movement authority of
, trains and other equipment is withheld by the control operator, or
restricted by flagman.
◉ Flagman. Answer: When used in relation to roadway worker safety,
an employee assigned designated by the railroad to direct or restrict the
movement of trains past a point on a track to provide on-track safety for
roadway workers, while engaged solely in performing that function.
◉ Foul time. Answer: A method of establishing working limits on a
controlled track in which a roadway worker is notified by the control
operator that no trains will operate within a specific segment of
controlled track until the roadway worker reports clear of the track.
◉ Fouling a Track. Answer: The placement of an individual or an item
of equipment in proximity to a track that the individual or equipment
could be struck by a moving train or on-track equipment, or in any case
is within four feet of the field side of the near running rail. Locations
specifically engineered to provide protection from moving trains or on-
track equipment may enroach into the four foot envelope and still not be
considered fouling. These locations are designated as clearing bays.
◉ Gang Watchman / Advance Watchmen. Answer: An employee who is
qualified to provide warning to roadway workers of approaching trains
or on-track equipment.
