CSX Railroad Basics UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS and CORRECT Answers
Retarder - A tracking device built into the railway to reduce the speed of rail cars.
Coupler - A device located at both end of rail cars in a standard location providing means to
connect one car to another.
Ladder - A single "lead" track with many tracks branching off to form a classification yard.
Interchange - The transfer of rail cars from one railroad to another at a common junction point.
Yard - A system of tracks, other than main tracks and sidings used for making up trains, storing
rail cars, and other purposes.
Team tracks - A side track subject to use by the general public with facilities for loading and
unloading cars.
4 - Couple speed must never exceed ___ MPH.
Hump yard - A switching yard with an elevated track or hump over which cars are pushed by an
engine so that they travel by gravity to classification tracks.
Siding - An auxilary track for meeting or passing trains. It is designated in special instructions in
the time table.
Wood, concrete, and steel - CSX uses three types of crossties. They are:
Rail anchors - ______ _________ are designed to prevent rail creep or run caused by
temperature changes, heavy grades, and train braking which cause crosstie and switch alignment
problems. These devices are clipped or bolted to the rail on each side of the crosstie.
QUESTIONS and CORRECT Answers
Retarder - A tracking device built into the railway to reduce the speed of rail cars.
Coupler - A device located at both end of rail cars in a standard location providing means to
connect one car to another.
Ladder - A single "lead" track with many tracks branching off to form a classification yard.
Interchange - The transfer of rail cars from one railroad to another at a common junction point.
Yard - A system of tracks, other than main tracks and sidings used for making up trains, storing
rail cars, and other purposes.
Team tracks - A side track subject to use by the general public with facilities for loading and
unloading cars.
4 - Couple speed must never exceed ___ MPH.
Hump yard - A switching yard with an elevated track or hump over which cars are pushed by an
engine so that they travel by gravity to classification tracks.
Siding - An auxilary track for meeting or passing trains. It is designated in special instructions in
the time table.
Wood, concrete, and steel - CSX uses three types of crossties. They are:
Rail anchors - ______ _________ are designed to prevent rail creep or run caused by
temperature changes, heavy grades, and train braking which cause crosstie and switch alignment
problems. These devices are clipped or bolted to the rail on each side of the crosstie.
