Ch.1 Amtrak questions with verified
answers
Packet (Sales Report Envelopes) - correct answer ✔✔ a term used to describe an OBS envelope
used to submit the "end-of-trip" paperwork
PA - correct answer ✔✔ Public Address system
MST - correct answer ✔✔ Mountain Standard Time
Mark Up or Marking Up - correct answer ✔✔ Reporting as "available" for duty
MARC - correct answer ✔✔ Maryland Area Regional Commuter, a 187-mile commuter rail
system that provides service on three lines
Engine - correct answer ✔✔ Term used to describe a railroad locomotive
eLift - correct answer ✔✔ An application designed for scanning and lifting passenger's travel
documents and maintaining/reviewing passengers in the train's manifest
Conductor - correct answer ✔✔ the person in charge of the train
CFR - correct answer ✔✔ Code of Federal Regulations
CARE - correct answer ✔✔ Critical Assistance and Response Program for Employees
,Bump - correct answer ✔✔ To displace a junior employee (with less seniority) in an existing
position.
Arrow - correct answer ✔✔ the computer system Amtrak uses for reservations, ticketing, train
status and equipment status
ARC - correct answer ✔✔ Airlines Reporting Corporation
ARAMARK - correct answer ✔✔ the current contract vendor that provides food, beverages and
supplies to Amtrak's trains
Amtrak - correct answer ✔✔ a registered trademark of the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation
"A" End of Car - correct answer ✔✔ a term used to identify the end of a railroad car that is the
opposite end from where the hand brake is located.
Abstract Form - correct answer ✔✔ a form used to record separate specific items sold from
meal checks during a meal period.
AC - correct answer ✔✔ Assistant Conductor or Air Conditioning
Acela Express - correct answer ✔✔ Amtrak's high-speed train sets
AED - correct answer ✔✔ Automated External Defibrillator
ADA - correct answer ✔✔ Americans with Disabilities Act
, App - correct answer ✔✔ a software application that operates on a smartphone
"B" End of Car - correct answer ✔✔ a term used to identify the end of a railroad car on which
the hand brake is located
Bad Order - correct answer ✔✔ a term used when anything on the railroad is in need of repair
and cannot be used
BBP - correct answer ✔✔ Blood-Borne Pathogens, diseases that can be transmitted in blood
BT - correct answer ✔✔ Business Travel, refers to accommodations for employees on company
business or for employees traveling on personal business
Catenary - correct answer ✔✔ A system of wires suspended between poles and bridges
supporting overhead contact wires normally energized at 11,000 volts
Bump Cars - correct answer ✔✔ To couple railroad cars together
Catering Vendor - correct answer ✔✔ the contractual provider of food, beverages and supplies
for Amtrak's trains
CDC - correct answer ✔✔ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMC - correct answer ✔✔ Crew Management Center
Code 1000 - correct answer ✔✔ Designates that Amtrak has received a Non Specific Bomb
Threat by a caller or letter that merely states there is a bomb on a train or in a station, but gives
no specific details.
answers
Packet (Sales Report Envelopes) - correct answer ✔✔ a term used to describe an OBS envelope
used to submit the "end-of-trip" paperwork
PA - correct answer ✔✔ Public Address system
MST - correct answer ✔✔ Mountain Standard Time
Mark Up or Marking Up - correct answer ✔✔ Reporting as "available" for duty
MARC - correct answer ✔✔ Maryland Area Regional Commuter, a 187-mile commuter rail
system that provides service on three lines
Engine - correct answer ✔✔ Term used to describe a railroad locomotive
eLift - correct answer ✔✔ An application designed for scanning and lifting passenger's travel
documents and maintaining/reviewing passengers in the train's manifest
Conductor - correct answer ✔✔ the person in charge of the train
CFR - correct answer ✔✔ Code of Federal Regulations
CARE - correct answer ✔✔ Critical Assistance and Response Program for Employees
,Bump - correct answer ✔✔ To displace a junior employee (with less seniority) in an existing
position.
Arrow - correct answer ✔✔ the computer system Amtrak uses for reservations, ticketing, train
status and equipment status
ARC - correct answer ✔✔ Airlines Reporting Corporation
ARAMARK - correct answer ✔✔ the current contract vendor that provides food, beverages and
supplies to Amtrak's trains
Amtrak - correct answer ✔✔ a registered trademark of the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation
"A" End of Car - correct answer ✔✔ a term used to identify the end of a railroad car that is the
opposite end from where the hand brake is located.
Abstract Form - correct answer ✔✔ a form used to record separate specific items sold from
meal checks during a meal period.
AC - correct answer ✔✔ Assistant Conductor or Air Conditioning
Acela Express - correct answer ✔✔ Amtrak's high-speed train sets
AED - correct answer ✔✔ Automated External Defibrillator
ADA - correct answer ✔✔ Americans with Disabilities Act
, App - correct answer ✔✔ a software application that operates on a smartphone
"B" End of Car - correct answer ✔✔ a term used to identify the end of a railroad car on which
the hand brake is located
Bad Order - correct answer ✔✔ a term used when anything on the railroad is in need of repair
and cannot be used
BBP - correct answer ✔✔ Blood-Borne Pathogens, diseases that can be transmitted in blood
BT - correct answer ✔✔ Business Travel, refers to accommodations for employees on company
business or for employees traveling on personal business
Catenary - correct answer ✔✔ A system of wires suspended between poles and bridges
supporting overhead contact wires normally energized at 11,000 volts
Bump Cars - correct answer ✔✔ To couple railroad cars together
Catering Vendor - correct answer ✔✔ the contractual provider of food, beverages and supplies
for Amtrak's trains
CDC - correct answer ✔✔ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMC - correct answer ✔✔ Crew Management Center
Code 1000 - correct answer ✔✔ Designates that Amtrak has received a Non Specific Bomb
Threat by a caller or letter that merely states there is a bomb on a train or in a station, but gives
no specific details.
