UNION PACIFIC TEST SOLVED
CORRECTLY TO SCORE A+!!!
On the engineer's previous start, the total trip time was 13 hours and 20 minutes. How
much rest was required prior to this start? CORRECT ANSWERS 11 hours 20 minutes
Once the crew receives their paperwork, what documents must be reviewed as part of
the job briefing? CORRECT ANSWERS System general orders, subdivision general
orders, track warrants for bullitens and supt. Bullitens
The 2 unit locomotive consist is shutdown and blue flagged. Can the crew start the
locomotives while they are blue flagged? CORRECT ANSWERS No
The conductor is on the leading end of the rear locomotive and instructs the engineer to
back up 10 cars to clear the spring switch on the roundhouse lead. Do they need to
communicate with the Roundhouse Supervisor before moving the locomotives and
departing the facility? CORRECT ANSWERS Yes
What is required before the engineer can change direction to clear the roundhouse
lead? CORRECT ANSWERS Must switch by hand, and communicate with roundhouse
supervisor
Is any communication between the crew and the bedlam yardmaster required before
they can occupy the east switching lead at bedlam for their movement towards the bowl
tracks? CORRECT ANSWERS Determine if RCL Zone E is activated, contact yard
master
After departing the roundhouse, the crew heads east. After stopping, the conductor will
be using hand signals while protecting the shoving movement (light power) westward
towards the bowl lead. Is a radio job briefing required prior to initiating the movement?
CORRECT ANSWERS No, after a clear understanding that hand signals will be used
The Local crew will need to switch out their cars from bowl track 4. Is any protection
required before fouling bowl track 4 during humping operations? CORRECT ANSWERS
The crew must job brief the track being fouled, and request protection from the
employee controlling switches
The crew stops the movement on the switching lead to line the switch to bowl track 4.
What is required before operating the switch? CORRECT ANSWERS The crew
member operating switch must use LISOPP
While coupling bowl track 4, the conductor discovers a misaligned drawbar. Will the
conductor need to establish "Red Zone Protection" to adjust the drawbar? CORRECT
ANSWERS Yes, must establish red zone protection
, What other requirements, if any, need to be met before making the coupler adjustment
to the car? CORRECT ANSWERS Apply sufficent amount of hand breaks to prevent
moving, allow slack to adjust
After switching their cars, the crew pulls down for an air test. What air tests and
inspections, il any, will be required before departing Bedlam and proceeding to
Starkville and the Industrial Lead to complete their work? CORRECT ANSWERS Class
1 air brake test. Lsd and crack inspection
After completing a job briefing regarding the switching moves to be made, the conductor
requests "Red Zone Protection" through a face-to-face job briefing with the engineer.
What action is required by the engineer before the conductor can foul the track?
CORRECT ANSWERS Must fully appy brakes and confirm red zone face to face, or
over radio
The conductor heads back to make the cut on the train. Before cutting away from the
rear portion, what securement proçedure should the crew use in the departure yard?
CORRECT ANSWERS A minimum of 3 hand brakes followed by release test
The defective car that the crew will be setting out is a loaded centerbeam flat car that is
not equipped with horizontal handholds or two vertical handholds spaced shoulder width
apart. After clearing "Red Zone Protection" and cutting away, can the conductor ride the
rear platform of the centerbeam flat car while pulling out of the track? CORRECT
ANSWERS Yes
The conductor stops the pulling movement after clearing the switch for the lead pocket.
Can the conductor ride the side of the loaded centerbeam flat while protecting the
shoving movement into the lead pocket track? CORRECT ANSWERS NO
The Yardmaster tells the clears the lead, because there is a yard job that will pick up the
car once the Local departs. How conductor to leave the car where it is located, as long
as it physically should the conductor respond? CORRECT ANSWERS Should respond
with good faith Challenge, because it is Fouling the track
What rules are covered by Good Faith Challenge? CORRECT ANSWERS Shoving
movements , leaving equipment fouling at an adjacent track, and switches and derails
The The Yardmaster instructs the crew to place the centerbeam flat car in track 3, but
not to couple to the cut of cars in the track as they will be pulled from the west end later.
What securement procedure should the crew use when leaving the single car in track
3?? CORRECT ANSWERS Apply hand break and observe movement for 1 minute
After setting out the defective car and recoupling the train, what air tests, if any, will be
required? CORRECT ANSWERS Class 3 air brake test
CORRECTLY TO SCORE A+!!!
On the engineer's previous start, the total trip time was 13 hours and 20 minutes. How
much rest was required prior to this start? CORRECT ANSWERS 11 hours 20 minutes
Once the crew receives their paperwork, what documents must be reviewed as part of
the job briefing? CORRECT ANSWERS System general orders, subdivision general
orders, track warrants for bullitens and supt. Bullitens
The 2 unit locomotive consist is shutdown and blue flagged. Can the crew start the
locomotives while they are blue flagged? CORRECT ANSWERS No
The conductor is on the leading end of the rear locomotive and instructs the engineer to
back up 10 cars to clear the spring switch on the roundhouse lead. Do they need to
communicate with the Roundhouse Supervisor before moving the locomotives and
departing the facility? CORRECT ANSWERS Yes
What is required before the engineer can change direction to clear the roundhouse
lead? CORRECT ANSWERS Must switch by hand, and communicate with roundhouse
supervisor
Is any communication between the crew and the bedlam yardmaster required before
they can occupy the east switching lead at bedlam for their movement towards the bowl
tracks? CORRECT ANSWERS Determine if RCL Zone E is activated, contact yard
master
After departing the roundhouse, the crew heads east. After stopping, the conductor will
be using hand signals while protecting the shoving movement (light power) westward
towards the bowl lead. Is a radio job briefing required prior to initiating the movement?
CORRECT ANSWERS No, after a clear understanding that hand signals will be used
The Local crew will need to switch out their cars from bowl track 4. Is any protection
required before fouling bowl track 4 during humping operations? CORRECT ANSWERS
The crew must job brief the track being fouled, and request protection from the
employee controlling switches
The crew stops the movement on the switching lead to line the switch to bowl track 4.
What is required before operating the switch? CORRECT ANSWERS The crew
member operating switch must use LISOPP
While coupling bowl track 4, the conductor discovers a misaligned drawbar. Will the
conductor need to establish "Red Zone Protection" to adjust the drawbar? CORRECT
ANSWERS Yes, must establish red zone protection
, What other requirements, if any, need to be met before making the coupler adjustment
to the car? CORRECT ANSWERS Apply sufficent amount of hand breaks to prevent
moving, allow slack to adjust
After switching their cars, the crew pulls down for an air test. What air tests and
inspections, il any, will be required before departing Bedlam and proceeding to
Starkville and the Industrial Lead to complete their work? CORRECT ANSWERS Class
1 air brake test. Lsd and crack inspection
After completing a job briefing regarding the switching moves to be made, the conductor
requests "Red Zone Protection" through a face-to-face job briefing with the engineer.
What action is required by the engineer before the conductor can foul the track?
CORRECT ANSWERS Must fully appy brakes and confirm red zone face to face, or
over radio
The conductor heads back to make the cut on the train. Before cutting away from the
rear portion, what securement proçedure should the crew use in the departure yard?
CORRECT ANSWERS A minimum of 3 hand brakes followed by release test
The defective car that the crew will be setting out is a loaded centerbeam flat car that is
not equipped with horizontal handholds or two vertical handholds spaced shoulder width
apart. After clearing "Red Zone Protection" and cutting away, can the conductor ride the
rear platform of the centerbeam flat car while pulling out of the track? CORRECT
ANSWERS Yes
The conductor stops the pulling movement after clearing the switch for the lead pocket.
Can the conductor ride the side of the loaded centerbeam flat while protecting the
shoving movement into the lead pocket track? CORRECT ANSWERS NO
The Yardmaster tells the clears the lead, because there is a yard job that will pick up the
car once the Local departs. How conductor to leave the car where it is located, as long
as it physically should the conductor respond? CORRECT ANSWERS Should respond
with good faith Challenge, because it is Fouling the track
What rules are covered by Good Faith Challenge? CORRECT ANSWERS Shoving
movements , leaving equipment fouling at an adjacent track, and switches and derails
The The Yardmaster instructs the crew to place the centerbeam flat car in track 3, but
not to couple to the cut of cars in the track as they will be pulled from the west end later.
What securement procedure should the crew use when leaving the single car in track
3?? CORRECT ANSWERS Apply hand break and observe movement for 1 minute
After setting out the defective car and recoupling the train, what air tests, if any, will be
required? CORRECT ANSWERS Class 3 air brake test
