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CSX CONDUCTOR PRACTICE EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Cut out, set, 4 - correct answer -When you have an overheated
bearing on a car, you must ______ ____ the brakes, ____ the car
out ASAP, and not exceed __ MPH.
Front - correct answer -On your way into the terminal the
dispatcher asks you to pick up 30 loaded hopper cars. Where do
you put these in your train if your train has all empty cars?
25 - correct answer -When handling CSX engineering equipment
on your train, do not exceed ___ MPH unless otherwise
instructed.
50 - correct answer -When handling air dump cars not listed in
rule 4556, do not exceed ___ MPH.
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50 - correct answer -What is your maximum speed when handling
a loaded coal train?
Freight Train Speed - correct answer -At what speed can a
locomotive consist without cars travel?
Train Documentation - correct answer -A computer generated
document consiting of some or all of the following: Tonnage
Graph, CT-168, Restricted & Special Handling report, CBI
Instructions, HAZMAT Radio WayBill form, HAZMAT handling
instructions is called CSX ________ ___________.
Writing, Repeated - correct answer -A Mandatory Directive must
be recorded in ___________ and must be __________.
Radio Waybill - correct answer -On what form do you write down
shipping information received orally?
NI, NT - correct answer -Which two work instruction exception
codes do not require reason codes? _ _ and _ _ .
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Load, Axle - correct answer -Which two items on a tonnage graph
are the most important? _____ status, and ____ count.
Station Listing Diagram Chart - correct answer -Whic publication
gives authority for movement information?
15 - correct answer -How many locomotives may travel in a
consist with no cars or only a caboose or shoving platform?
12 - correct answer -Maximum amount of locomotives allowed
with cars?
8 - correct answer -Maximum amount of locomotives on an
industrial track or spur?
Buff - correct answer -Slack in a state of compression is called?
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Railroad, Customer - correct answer -Two forms of acceptable
shipping papers are ________ docs, or ___________ documents.
6 - correct answer -HazMat cars must never be nearer than the
__th car from the engine.
50, 250 - correct answer -A safety stop must be completed
between __ feet and ___ feet.
Work Force - correct answer -Rule 89 covers ______ _______
limits.
Support - correct answer -The 6 basic yard types are Flat Switch,
Hump, Receiving, Storage, _________, and Departure.
30 - correct answer -When a defect detector announces that there
is a problem with your train but no defects are found, the train
may not exceed __ MPH until it reaches the next defect detector.
CSX CONDUCTOR PRACTICE EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Cut out, set, 4 - correct answer -When you have an overheated
bearing on a car, you must ______ ____ the brakes, ____ the car
out ASAP, and not exceed __ MPH.
Front - correct answer -On your way into the terminal the
dispatcher asks you to pick up 30 loaded hopper cars. Where do
you put these in your train if your train has all empty cars?
25 - correct answer -When handling CSX engineering equipment
on your train, do not exceed ___ MPH unless otherwise
instructed.
50 - correct answer -When handling air dump cars not listed in
rule 4556, do not exceed ___ MPH.
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50 - correct answer -What is your maximum speed when handling
a loaded coal train?
Freight Train Speed - correct answer -At what speed can a
locomotive consist without cars travel?
Train Documentation - correct answer -A computer generated
document consiting of some or all of the following: Tonnage
Graph, CT-168, Restricted & Special Handling report, CBI
Instructions, HAZMAT Radio WayBill form, HAZMAT handling
instructions is called CSX ________ ___________.
Writing, Repeated - correct answer -A Mandatory Directive must
be recorded in ___________ and must be __________.
Radio Waybill - correct answer -On what form do you write down
shipping information received orally?
NI, NT - correct answer -Which two work instruction exception
codes do not require reason codes? _ _ and _ _ .
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Load, Axle - correct answer -Which two items on a tonnage graph
are the most important? _____ status, and ____ count.
Station Listing Diagram Chart - correct answer -Whic publication
gives authority for movement information?
15 - correct answer -How many locomotives may travel in a
consist with no cars or only a caboose or shoving platform?
12 - correct answer -Maximum amount of locomotives allowed
with cars?
8 - correct answer -Maximum amount of locomotives on an
industrial track or spur?
Buff - correct answer -Slack in a state of compression is called?
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Railroad, Customer - correct answer -Two forms of acceptable
shipping papers are ________ docs, or ___________ documents.
6 - correct answer -HazMat cars must never be nearer than the
__th car from the engine.
50, 250 - correct answer -A safety stop must be completed
between __ feet and ___ feet.
Work Force - correct answer -Rule 89 covers ______ _______
limits.
Support - correct answer -The 6 basic yard types are Flat Switch,
Hump, Receiving, Storage, _________, and Departure.
30 - correct answer -When a defect detector announces that there
is a problem with your train but no defects are found, the train
may not exceed __ MPH until it reaches the next defect detector.
