Norac Definitions UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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1. Covered Service That Portion of the employee's time on duty when the employee is engaged in, or
connected with the movement of a train
2. Commingled Ser- Any non-covered service at the behest of the railroad and performed for the
vice railroad but not separated from covered service by a qualifying off-duty period at
least 8 or 10 hours
3. Deadheading The physical relocation of a train employee from one point to another as a result
of a railroad issued verbal or written directive
4. Limbo Time A period of time treated as neither time on duty nor time off duty, and any period of
service for the railroad that does not qualify as either covered or comingled service
5. RRP (Regular Re- The permanent on-duty location of a train employee's regular assignment, the
porting Point) single fixed location identified by the railroad.
6. OTRRP (Other Any location where a train employee reports to begin or restart a duty tour that is
than regular re- not the employee's permanent on duty location
porting point)
7. Commute Time Travel time between a train employee's residence and his/her RRP
8. A tour of All periods of covered service and comingled service occurring between two
duty/duty tour statutory off duty periods 8/10 hours
9. Deadhead Time The difference between the travel time from train employee's residence and
his/her RRP is greater than the travel between train employee's residence and
his/her OTRRP
10. Relieved Time The actual time that a train employee stops performing covered service
11. Final release The time that an employee is released from all activities at the behest of the railroad
and begins his/her statutory rest period
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1. Covered Service That Portion of the employee's time on duty when the employee is engaged in, or
connected with the movement of a train
2. Commingled Ser- Any non-covered service at the behest of the railroad and performed for the
vice railroad but not separated from covered service by a qualifying off-duty period at
least 8 or 10 hours
3. Deadheading The physical relocation of a train employee from one point to another as a result
of a railroad issued verbal or written directive
4. Limbo Time A period of time treated as neither time on duty nor time off duty, and any period of
service for the railroad that does not qualify as either covered or comingled service
5. RRP (Regular Re- The permanent on-duty location of a train employee's regular assignment, the
porting Point) single fixed location identified by the railroad.
6. OTRRP (Other Any location where a train employee reports to begin or restart a duty tour that is
than regular re- not the employee's permanent on duty location
porting point)
7. Commute Time Travel time between a train employee's residence and his/her RRP
8. A tour of All periods of covered service and comingled service occurring between two
duty/duty tour statutory off duty periods 8/10 hours
9. Deadhead Time The difference between the travel time from train employee's residence and
his/her RRP is greater than the travel between train employee's residence and
his/her OTRRP
10. Relieved Time The actual time that a train employee stops performing covered service
11. Final release The time that an employee is released from all activities at the behest of the railroad
and begins his/her statutory rest period
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