CSX Freight Conductor Test 1 Questions
fully solved & updated already graded A+
(verified for accuracy).
1.) True
2:) True
3:) True
4:) True - answer True or False: Employees Must Not
1.) Restrict or interfere with the intended functions of any device or equipment
2:) Deface or destroy CSX Property
3:) Read literature unrelated to work when on duty
4:) Possess a firearm or other weapon when on duty, on CSX Property, or when occupying facilities
provided by CSX unless authorized
The employee to be paid or the employee authorized to make claims for the crew or group of workers. -
answer At the end of your tour of duty who is responsible for claiming pay?
Submit the request to the proper authority and Sufficiently in advance to allow the vacancy to be filled -
answer Employees must report to work at the designated time and place when called ready to perform
service, if you are unable to work or want time off what should you do?
Reduce Speed - answer Which hand signal is at a right angle to the track with slight horizontal
movement?
Stop - answer What hand signal is swing at right angle to the track?
Release Air Brakes - answer What hand signal is held at arm's length above the head when equipment is
standing?
, The ranking crewmember - answer Who authorizes a utility employee to work as a member of a train or
yard crew?
False - answer True or False: You're operating a crossover on other than the main track, signaled track,
or siding tracks. You are allowed to leave the crossover switches in opposite linings (one in straight the
other in crossover).
Derailing position - answer What is the normal position of a derailer on all tracks?
A) The device is not locked, clamped, spiked, or tagged out of service.
B)No obstructions will interfere with normal movement of the switch points or the handle - answer
Before lining a switch or derail the employee must ensure any preceding movement has passed the
clearance point and what other items? Select All That Apply
Report the missing lock to the dispatcher
Be governed by his/her instructions - answer If a lock is found to be defective or missing what should
you do? Select all that apply
To make certain the devices is properly lined for intended movements and the switch points fit properly.
- answer You are switching on a yard and throw 4 switches in the process. After performing this what is
the next step for you?
Yard - answer What is a system of tracks other than main tracks and sidings and is used for making up
trains, storing cars, and other purposes?
Clearance Point - answer What is the location near a turnout beyond which it is unsafe for passage on an
adjacent track and unsafe for an employee to ride the side of equipment on the adjacent track?
Crossover - answer What is a track connection between two adjacent, but not necessarily parallel, tracks
consisting of two switches whose primary purpose is to allow crossing from one track to the other?
fully solved & updated already graded A+
(verified for accuracy).
1.) True
2:) True
3:) True
4:) True - answer True or False: Employees Must Not
1.) Restrict or interfere with the intended functions of any device or equipment
2:) Deface or destroy CSX Property
3:) Read literature unrelated to work when on duty
4:) Possess a firearm or other weapon when on duty, on CSX Property, or when occupying facilities
provided by CSX unless authorized
The employee to be paid or the employee authorized to make claims for the crew or group of workers. -
answer At the end of your tour of duty who is responsible for claiming pay?
Submit the request to the proper authority and Sufficiently in advance to allow the vacancy to be filled -
answer Employees must report to work at the designated time and place when called ready to perform
service, if you are unable to work or want time off what should you do?
Reduce Speed - answer Which hand signal is at a right angle to the track with slight horizontal
movement?
Stop - answer What hand signal is swing at right angle to the track?
Release Air Brakes - answer What hand signal is held at arm's length above the head when equipment is
standing?
, The ranking crewmember - answer Who authorizes a utility employee to work as a member of a train or
yard crew?
False - answer True or False: You're operating a crossover on other than the main track, signaled track,
or siding tracks. You are allowed to leave the crossover switches in opposite linings (one in straight the
other in crossover).
Derailing position - answer What is the normal position of a derailer on all tracks?
A) The device is not locked, clamped, spiked, or tagged out of service.
B)No obstructions will interfere with normal movement of the switch points or the handle - answer
Before lining a switch or derail the employee must ensure any preceding movement has passed the
clearance point and what other items? Select All That Apply
Report the missing lock to the dispatcher
Be governed by his/her instructions - answer If a lock is found to be defective or missing what should
you do? Select all that apply
To make certain the devices is properly lined for intended movements and the switch points fit properly.
- answer You are switching on a yard and throw 4 switches in the process. After performing this what is
the next step for you?
Yard - answer What is a system of tracks other than main tracks and sidings and is used for making up
trains, storing cars, and other purposes?
Clearance Point - answer What is the location near a turnout beyond which it is unsafe for passage on an
adjacent track and unsafe for an employee to ride the side of equipment on the adjacent track?
Crossover - answer What is a track connection between two adjacent, but not necessarily parallel, tracks
consisting of two switches whose primary purpose is to allow crossing from one track to the other?
