BASIC NURSING SKILLS (BNS) EXAM 1
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS (Frequently Tested) A+
GRADED.
If train crew ask about flags in the field, what do train dispatchers do?
only give information about the restrictions that are in effect, do not speculate.
before a Form B restriction is used for protection or authority, what must
the job briefing between the EIC and dispatcher contain?
1. what tracks will be occupied
2. which, if any, of the dual control switches in the limits with be occupied or
fouled
3. what position dual control switches must be blocked in
4. what routing restrictions exist for movements within limits
when can switch blocks be removed for a Form B?
1. Form B is made void
2. Form B has expired
when can verbal instructions in liue of written instruction be conducted?
When the affected trains are in the immediate vicinity of the restriction when
the condition is initially reported.
Verbal issuance of track bulletin restriction must be copied in _______?
writing
what is a Form A restriction used for?
,Speed restriction on main track, controlled siding or other controlled track
only.
What is a form B restriction used for?
contains information about employees and equipment working on main track,
controlled siding, or other controlled track.
what is a form C restriction used for?
1. items affecting train movement not covered by Form A or Form B
2. Main track removed from service
3. Bridge or walkway out of service
Can a signal be "in time" when advise a crew that protection is provided?
No
what does a train dispatcher need to do when a track segment is removed
from serivce?
Apply track blocks on control machine to prevent movement into the out of
service track
what protection is need for equipment that might no shunt the track in a
CTC or Manual interlocking?
Absolute protection, unless granted track and time
can you relay PSS instructions?
Yes, But only through a GCOR qualified employee
can you extend a track warrant?
No
track warrants will be issued under the direction of the train dispatcher to
authorize the use of main track where: (14.1)
,designated by the time table
when a train is operating through the limits of another train is ABS what
are the restriction for the train dispatcher?
There are no restrictions in ABS territory
When a slide detector is out of service or disabled, issue a Form A
restriction for what speed?
20 MPH passenger and frieght
Joint authority with MW employees and trains in non-signal territory is not
permitted on the BNSF Railway.
false
[40.4.1] A train dispatcher may not grant permission for a train to pass a
red flag. A train dispatcher may relay this information from the employee
in charge of the red flag.
true
When issuing track bulletin restrictions, they must:
Be delivered to all trains affected.
It is not required to report any SPMS alerting switches to anyone other
than trains affected.
false
When a train is stopped because of a third UDE and no defects have been
previously found or corrected, the train must be parked; for mechanical
inspection, ensuring the crew contacts the mechanical desk for
assistance and be governed by Chief Dispatcher's instructions concerning
location to park the train. What additional step must be taken?
Contact the SID and ROC to report location of parked train.
, When the control system indicates the field location status is unknown (a
condition known as "code brown"):
Include instructions to hand operate all dual control switches for the route for
each movement when movements are being authorized verbally.
must must the train dispatcher do before granting a train permission to
operate dual control switches by hand?
Determine if doing so will affect signals on adjacent tracks
in CTC territory, how does a train dispatcher authorize a train passed a
stop signal?
Be govern by the instructions in the release box.
Does track and time authorize MW or trains to occupy the track within an
automatic interlocking?
No
When a TY&E employee request that train movement be restricted on
adjacent track the following applies:
1. when advised the task cannot be completed on the side opposite to train
movement, issue track and time for the limit
2. request the employee do the task on the opposite side of train movement
in CTC when a train is delayed within a block, and another train wants to
enter from an auxiliary track:
1. instruct the crew of the delayed train, no to move their train without
speaking to the train dispatcher
2. don't allow the delayed train to move until the train that entered is beyond
the next controlled signal.
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS (Frequently Tested) A+
GRADED.
If train crew ask about flags in the field, what do train dispatchers do?
only give information about the restrictions that are in effect, do not speculate.
before a Form B restriction is used for protection or authority, what must
the job briefing between the EIC and dispatcher contain?
1. what tracks will be occupied
2. which, if any, of the dual control switches in the limits with be occupied or
fouled
3. what position dual control switches must be blocked in
4. what routing restrictions exist for movements within limits
when can switch blocks be removed for a Form B?
1. Form B is made void
2. Form B has expired
when can verbal instructions in liue of written instruction be conducted?
When the affected trains are in the immediate vicinity of the restriction when
the condition is initially reported.
Verbal issuance of track bulletin restriction must be copied in _______?
writing
what is a Form A restriction used for?
,Speed restriction on main track, controlled siding or other controlled track
only.
What is a form B restriction used for?
contains information about employees and equipment working on main track,
controlled siding, or other controlled track.
what is a form C restriction used for?
1. items affecting train movement not covered by Form A or Form B
2. Main track removed from service
3. Bridge or walkway out of service
Can a signal be "in time" when advise a crew that protection is provided?
No
what does a train dispatcher need to do when a track segment is removed
from serivce?
Apply track blocks on control machine to prevent movement into the out of
service track
what protection is need for equipment that might no shunt the track in a
CTC or Manual interlocking?
Absolute protection, unless granted track and time
can you relay PSS instructions?
Yes, But only through a GCOR qualified employee
can you extend a track warrant?
No
track warrants will be issued under the direction of the train dispatcher to
authorize the use of main track where: (14.1)
,designated by the time table
when a train is operating through the limits of another train is ABS what
are the restriction for the train dispatcher?
There are no restrictions in ABS territory
When a slide detector is out of service or disabled, issue a Form A
restriction for what speed?
20 MPH passenger and frieght
Joint authority with MW employees and trains in non-signal territory is not
permitted on the BNSF Railway.
false
[40.4.1] A train dispatcher may not grant permission for a train to pass a
red flag. A train dispatcher may relay this information from the employee
in charge of the red flag.
true
When issuing track bulletin restrictions, they must:
Be delivered to all trains affected.
It is not required to report any SPMS alerting switches to anyone other
than trains affected.
false
When a train is stopped because of a third UDE and no defects have been
previously found or corrected, the train must be parked; for mechanical
inspection, ensuring the crew contacts the mechanical desk for
assistance and be governed by Chief Dispatcher's instructions concerning
location to park the train. What additional step must be taken?
Contact the SID and ROC to report location of parked train.
, When the control system indicates the field location status is unknown (a
condition known as "code brown"):
Include instructions to hand operate all dual control switches for the route for
each movement when movements are being authorized verbally.
must must the train dispatcher do before granting a train permission to
operate dual control switches by hand?
Determine if doing so will affect signals on adjacent tracks
in CTC territory, how does a train dispatcher authorize a train passed a
stop signal?
Be govern by the instructions in the release box.
Does track and time authorize MW or trains to occupy the track within an
automatic interlocking?
No
When a TY&E employee request that train movement be restricted on
adjacent track the following applies:
1. when advised the task cannot be completed on the side opposite to train
movement, issue track and time for the limit
2. request the employee do the task on the opposite side of train movement
in CTC when a train is delayed within a block, and another train wants to
enter from an auxiliary track:
1. instruct the crew of the delayed train, no to move their train without
speaking to the train dispatcher
2. don't allow the delayed train to move until the train that entered is beyond
the next controlled signal.
