CSX- Freight Conductor final exam
questions with correct answers
202.2- What's the indication when a flag, hand or lantern signal has raised or lowered vertically - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Proceed
6104- Your key train has arrived at Midway Yard to make a pickup of 20 cars. You will place those
cars at the lead end of the train. After adding the cars to the train and making the appropriate brake
test, what documents must be updated before departing? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔CT-168
4509.1- T/F
When handling 1 or more clearance implicated shipments in your train is the follow statement True
or False?
Do not enter a yard terminal where a yard master on duty, until you tell the yard master of the
shipment. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔True
4505.1- When handling a train with one or more clearance implicated shipments, what instructions
must be included as part of your CXT train documents if the shipment was not authorized verbally? -
** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Clearance bureau instructions
301.2- Your train is authorized on the Atlanta subdivision at 50mph. While descending the grade,
you exceed the speed on a grade to 53mph. What action is required? (Your speeding by 3 mph) - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Crew members direct the locomotive operator to slow the train to the
authorized speed
301.2- Your speeding by 7 mph. What do you do?
,(2 Answer) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1) Crew members direct the locomotive operators to
stop the train immediately and report the occurrence to the proper authority
2) Must not proceed unit released
401.3- Rolling equipment must not foul the track until it can visually be determine that?
(2 Answer) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1) Switches and derails connected with the movement
are properly lined
2) The attend route is clear
407.1- You been instructed by the yard master to leave cars in track 14. Where clearance points are
not identified or visible. Identify steps required to determine the clearance point.
(2 Answers) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1) Standing outside the rail off the end of the cross top
of the connected track extend arm toward equipment
2) Position equipment an additional 50ft in the track beyond the location where it can not longer be
touched
401.8- T/F
After operating a switch or derail the employee must make certain that the switch is properly lined
and the switch point fits properly. What else is true?
1) It is equipped with a reflective marking on the handle?
2) It is at least 100ft from a road crossing?
, 3) The lever is latched?
4) Device is locked if it's equipped with a lock - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1) False
2) False
3) True
4) True
406.8- When shoving for purpose other then making a coupling. You must stop 150ft short of a?
(2 Answers) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1) Improperly lined switch
2) Derail
308.1- Train Q79510 is operating in CP territory with maximum speed of 60 mph. The train
experiences a train initiated undesired emergency brake application. After stopping, the conductor
inspects the train, repairs the hose that cause the emergency. After all reports to dispatcher are made
the train is permitted to proceed. How must the train operate? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Operating at a train speed not to exceed 20 mph for one train length then be governed by
authority for movement rules for that territory
406.3- You been switching cars in a rail yard and you doubled two tracks together. While shoving
your cars into one track, you must?
(2 Answers) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1) Visually protect leading end of movement at all
times
questions with correct answers
202.2- What's the indication when a flag, hand or lantern signal has raised or lowered vertically - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Proceed
6104- Your key train has arrived at Midway Yard to make a pickup of 20 cars. You will place those
cars at the lead end of the train. After adding the cars to the train and making the appropriate brake
test, what documents must be updated before departing? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔CT-168
4509.1- T/F
When handling 1 or more clearance implicated shipments in your train is the follow statement True
or False?
Do not enter a yard terminal where a yard master on duty, until you tell the yard master of the
shipment. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔True
4505.1- When handling a train with one or more clearance implicated shipments, what instructions
must be included as part of your CXT train documents if the shipment was not authorized verbally? -
** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Clearance bureau instructions
301.2- Your train is authorized on the Atlanta subdivision at 50mph. While descending the grade,
you exceed the speed on a grade to 53mph. What action is required? (Your speeding by 3 mph) - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Crew members direct the locomotive operator to slow the train to the
authorized speed
301.2- Your speeding by 7 mph. What do you do?
,(2 Answer) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1) Crew members direct the locomotive operators to
stop the train immediately and report the occurrence to the proper authority
2) Must not proceed unit released
401.3- Rolling equipment must not foul the track until it can visually be determine that?
(2 Answer) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1) Switches and derails connected with the movement
are properly lined
2) The attend route is clear
407.1- You been instructed by the yard master to leave cars in track 14. Where clearance points are
not identified or visible. Identify steps required to determine the clearance point.
(2 Answers) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1) Standing outside the rail off the end of the cross top
of the connected track extend arm toward equipment
2) Position equipment an additional 50ft in the track beyond the location where it can not longer be
touched
401.8- T/F
After operating a switch or derail the employee must make certain that the switch is properly lined
and the switch point fits properly. What else is true?
1) It is equipped with a reflective marking on the handle?
2) It is at least 100ft from a road crossing?
, 3) The lever is latched?
4) Device is locked if it's equipped with a lock - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1) False
2) False
3) True
4) True
406.8- When shoving for purpose other then making a coupling. You must stop 150ft short of a?
(2 Answers) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1) Improperly lined switch
2) Derail
308.1- Train Q79510 is operating in CP territory with maximum speed of 60 mph. The train
experiences a train initiated undesired emergency brake application. After stopping, the conductor
inspects the train, repairs the hose that cause the emergency. After all reports to dispatcher are made
the train is permitted to proceed. How must the train operate? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Operating at a train speed not to exceed 20 mph for one train length then be governed by
authority for movement rules for that territory
406.3- You been switching cars in a rail yard and you doubled two tracks together. While shoving
your cars into one track, you must?
(2 Answers) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1) Visually protect leading end of movement at all
times
