Bnsf Practice Exam #1 Review Questions And Answers, Graded A+/ Verified.

BNSF PRACTICE EXAM #1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED. ETD End-of-Train Telemetry Device -Mounted on the end of a freight train. -Indicates the end of the train and provides brake pipe pressure readings to the crew in the cab. -When armed to HTD, it provides capability in the cab to initiate an emergency brake application from the rear of the train. -Sometimes referred to as FRED or SBU CROSSOVER A track w/ switches @ both ends that connect 2 adjacent tracks. -used primarily to move from one track to another. DUAL CONTROL SWITCH Power-operated switch, a moveable frog & a de-rail that can also be operated by hand . DOUBLE TRACK 2 MT where the current of traffic on one track is in a specified direction and the current of traffic on the other track is in the opposite direction. ABSOLUTE SIGNAL A block or interlocking signal w/o a number plate. 1 may be designated by an "A" marker AUTOMATIC BLOCK SIGNAL SYSTEM A series of consecutive blocks governed by block signals, cab signals, or both. -signals are activated by a train or by certain conditions that affect the block use. CTC A block system that uses block signal indications to authorize train movements. INTERLOCKING An interlocking contains signals appliances that are interconnected so that each of their movements follows the other in a proper sequence. -may be operated manually or automatically Rules Hierarchy: #1 Track Bulletin Rules Hierarchy: #2 General Orders Rules Hierarchy: #3 Timetable | SSI Rules Hierarchy: #4 TDCOM | GCOR DEFINE: TRACK BULETINS A notice containing restrictions and other conditions affecting train movement DEFINE: GENERAL ORDERS Information related to rules or operating practices DEFINE: SSI Explanation of characters placed in the timetable station column When two or more engines are coupled, which one is the identifying unit? (GCOR 5. 11) Leading Unit DEFINE TRACK BULLETIN: FORM A Speed restrictions DEFINE TRACK BULLETIN: FORM