Movement UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Half, Vision - CORRECT ANSWER Trains using other than main or signaled tracks must
move at a speed that permits stopping within ____ the range of ______, short of a train, a car, on
track equipment, an obstruction, a stop signal, a derail, or an improperly lined switch
25 - CORRECT ANSWER __ mph on non-signaled sidings
15 - CORRECT ANSWER __ mph when moving to and from the main track, operating
through hand-operated switches not equipped with a signal
10 - CORRECT ANSWER __ mph when *not* moving to or from the main track, operating
through hand-operated switches
10 - CORRECT ANSWER __ mph on other than main tracks or signaled tracks
5 - CORRECT ANSWER _ mph within designated locomotive service track or car shop
repair track areas
Without - CORRECT ANSWER Tracks other than main, signaled, or sidings may be used
_______ permission or authority from the train dispatcher or control station
Sidings - CORRECT ANSWER Designated in special instructions for the purpose of meeting
and passing trains
Controlled Siding - CORRECT ANSWER A track designated in special instruction as a
__________ ______. In signal territory, signals do not govern movement on the siding. Entrance
and exit signals only authorize trains to enter or leave the siding
, Signaled Siding - CORRECT ANSWER A track designated in special instructions as a
________ ______ where movement on the siding is authorized by block signals and signal rules
apply to movement on the siding
Signal Indication, Train Dispatcher - CORRECT ANSWER Trains must not enter a siding
unless authorized by ______ __________ or _____ __________
First - CORRECT ANSWER Trains instructed to take siding must enter the the siding at the
_____ switch unless directed otherwise by the train dispatcher
Cleared, Switches - CORRECT ANSWER Trains must report to dispatcher when the train has
_______ the main track and ________ have been restored for movement on the main track
Train Dispatcher - CORRECT ANSWER Do not leave equipment unattended on a siding
without permission of the _____ __________
1. Main Tracks
2. Junctions
3. Drawbridges
4. Railroad crossings at grade - CORRECT ANSWER Trains must approach these locations
prepared to stop:
1. Special instructions governing the using of the crossing have been met
2. Given a proceed signal by a flagman, if present
3. There is no conflicting movement and it is safe to pass - CORRECT ANSWER At railroad
crossings at grade equipped with stop signs, a train must not pass the stop sign and must remain
clear of the crossing until: