BNSF CONDUCTOR NEW HIRE STUDENT GUIDE | COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED
CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | 2025/2026 UPDATE
What does it mean to be "set and centered"? The engineer has fully applied the
independent brake and centered the reverser.
What must the engineer know before a shove is initiated? Who is protecting the movement
and how the protection i being provided
What must the person providing protection give the engineer? Direction and distance
What is the required distance of seperation between cars when working in between? 50 feet
What type of switch may be run through? Spring switch
When switching, which of the following myst non t be cut off in motion? A loaded tank car of
toxic or poison Inhalation Hazard Group C
Which flag indicates that a train must be prepared to stop 2 miles ahead? Yellow- Red flag
What type of detector protects bridges, tunnels, and other structures? Type A
When is it permissible to get off moving equipment? In an emergency or when it is
authorized
Which of the following would allow you to unlock an electrically locked switch or derail within
manual interlocking or CTC limits? (select all that apply) -If you have authority on the track
to which the switch or derail provides direct access
, -Permission from the control operator or train dispatcher
Using the Position In Train Chart, loaded hazardous material shipments from Group B may be
placed next to which of the following? Any loaded car from Group E
Which of the following is the indication for a Diverging Approach (red over yellow) block signal?
Proceed on diverging route not exceeding prescribed speed throughout turnout, approach
next signal prepared to stop. Trains exceeding 30 mph must immediately reduce to 30 mph.
A crew member is working in the yard and needs to walk around a standing cut of cars. The
crew member does not have "set and centered" protection. How far from the end of standing
cars must he cross? 25 feet
Entering a block on a Proceed indication and dopping speed below 10 mph is called what?
Delayed in a block
When delayed in a block in CTC, what must you do? Proceed prepared to stop at the next
signal until the signal is visible and that signal display a proceed indication.
When delayed in a block in ABS, what must you do? Proceed at restricted speed. Train must
maintain this speed until the next signal is visible, that signal displays a proceed indication, and
the track to that signal is clear.
What is movement that always requires permission? Back-Up Movement
What is a movement opposite the authorized direction? Reverse movement
CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | 2025/2026 UPDATE
What does it mean to be "set and centered"? The engineer has fully applied the
independent brake and centered the reverser.
What must the engineer know before a shove is initiated? Who is protecting the movement
and how the protection i being provided
What must the person providing protection give the engineer? Direction and distance
What is the required distance of seperation between cars when working in between? 50 feet
What type of switch may be run through? Spring switch
When switching, which of the following myst non t be cut off in motion? A loaded tank car of
toxic or poison Inhalation Hazard Group C
Which flag indicates that a train must be prepared to stop 2 miles ahead? Yellow- Red flag
What type of detector protects bridges, tunnels, and other structures? Type A
When is it permissible to get off moving equipment? In an emergency or when it is
authorized
Which of the following would allow you to unlock an electrically locked switch or derail within
manual interlocking or CTC limits? (select all that apply) -If you have authority on the track
to which the switch or derail provides direct access
, -Permission from the control operator or train dispatcher
Using the Position In Train Chart, loaded hazardous material shipments from Group B may be
placed next to which of the following? Any loaded car from Group E
Which of the following is the indication for a Diverging Approach (red over yellow) block signal?
Proceed on diverging route not exceeding prescribed speed throughout turnout, approach
next signal prepared to stop. Trains exceeding 30 mph must immediately reduce to 30 mph.
A crew member is working in the yard and needs to walk around a standing cut of cars. The
crew member does not have "set and centered" protection. How far from the end of standing
cars must he cross? 25 feet
Entering a block on a Proceed indication and dopping speed below 10 mph is called what?
Delayed in a block
When delayed in a block in CTC, what must you do? Proceed prepared to stop at the next
signal until the signal is visible and that signal display a proceed indication.
When delayed in a block in ABS, what must you do? Proceed at restricted speed. Train must
maintain this speed until the next signal is visible, that signal displays a proceed indication, and
the track to that signal is clear.
What is movement that always requires permission? Back-Up Movement
What is a movement opposite the authorized direction? Reverse movement
