BNSF-Maintenance of Way Operating Rules EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND
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Track warrant control- method to authorize train movements or
protect men and equipment on a main track within specified
limits in a territory designated by the timetable.
......ANSWER........TWC
When used in relation to a manually operated switch or derail,
a lock that can be locked or unlocked only by the craft or group
of workers applying the lock. ......ANSWER........Effective locking
device
,age 2 of 37
A track extending through yards and between stations that must
not be occupied without authority or protection.
......ANSWER........Main Track
Two or more main tracks that are used according to the
timetable. ......ANSWER........Multiple Main Tracks
A track connected to the main track and used for meeting or
passing trains. Location of sidings are shown in timetable.
......ANSWER........Siding
Yard Limits ......ANSWER........YL
West Crossover ......ANSWER........WXO
West Siding Switch ......ANSWER........WSS
Westbound Controlled Signal ......ANSWER........WBCS
,age 3 of 37
South Crossover ......ANSWER........SXO
South Siding Switch ......ANSWER........SSS
Southbound Controlled Signal ......ANSWER........SBCS
Restricted Limits ......ANSWER........RL
North Crossover ......ANSWER........NXO
North Siding Switch ......ANSWER........NSS
Northbound Controlled Signal ......ANSWER........NBCS
Main Track ......ANSWER........MT
Mile Post ......ANSWER........MP
East Crossover ......ANSWER........EXO
East Siding Switch ......ANSWER........ESS
, age 4 of 37
Eastbound Controlled Signal ......ANSWER........EBCS
Double Track ......ANSWER........DT
Centralized Traffic Control- Block system that uses block signal
indications to authorize train movements. ......ANSWER........CTC
Two or more tracks with track centers spaced less than 25ft
apart. ......ANSWER........Adjacent Tracks
Location of absolute signals controlled by a control operator.
......ANSWER........Control Point
The movement of trains in one direction on a main track as
specified by the rules. ......ANSWER........Current of Traffic
Two main tracks where the current of traffic on one track is in a
specified direction and in the opposite direction of the other.
......ANSWER........Double Track