1.Obeying the rules: ans- What is essential to job safety and continued
employment?
2.Shoving movements, leaving equipment foul of an adjacent track or the
handling of hand-operated swithches or fixed derails.: ans- The right to
challenge
a directive which based on the employees good faith determination,
would violate a railroad operating rule relating to;
3.Corrected, or set out of the train.: ans- A freight car with any defect
that makes it unsafe for movement must be:
4.Conductor and engineer: ans- The are responsible for the safety
and pro- tection of their train and observance of the rules.
5.Advise the engineer and train dispatcher of any restriction placed on
equip- ment being handled. Remind the engineer that the train is
approaching an area restricted by: limits of authority, track warrant, track
bulletin or radio speed restriction. Inform the engineer after the train passes
the last station, but atleast 2 miles from the restriction.: ans- Other
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,responsibilities of the conductor are;
6.Name and initials of the railroad. Train name (number), engine number, or
words that identify the precise mobile unit.: employees transmitting or
acknowl- edging a radio communication must begin with the required
identification in this order:
7.inform the train dispatcher when ready to copy stating the employee's
occupation (ex. conductor, engineer, forman, maintainer) name and
location on the main track, or where the main track will be entered.: When
transmitted by radio, mandatory directives must conform to applicable
operating rules and the following:
8.Stop the movement, unless employee on leading car controls the air
brakes.: If a person disappears who is giving the signal to back or
shove a train, engine, or car, or the light being used disappears,
emplyees must:
9.Stop: Any object waved violently by any person on or near the track is
a signal to
10.Half: Radio communications for shoving movements must specify the
direction and distance and must be acknowledged when distance
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, specified is more than four cars. Movement must stop within of the
distance specified unless additional instructions are received.
11.Restrict or stop train movements because of track conditions,
structures, men, or equipment working.: Track bulletins, track warrants, or
general orders may:
12.used for temproary speed restrictions: Yellow flags
13.used when a train may be required to stop.: Yellow-red flags
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