Railroad Final Exam (Practice Test) questions with
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225 feet (4 1/2 car lengths) Ans✓✓✓ On yard tracks and mechanical
shop tracks, if the clearance point is not clearly identifiable by the
presence of these protective devices, the equipment must be left; Behind
the green reflective marker, painted (fluorescent green) crosstie, or other
physical identifier in accordance with Special Instructions, or
______________________ away from the switch point of the track to be
occupied, if the painted crosstie, or physical identifier, is not present or
visible.
25, 25 Ans✓✓✓ Roadway Workers must maintain ___________ feet of
separation in front of and behind Roadway Maintenance Machines.
When Necessary, employees may work closer than ______ feet provided
that the employee(s) and machine operator conduct a job safety briefing
and all involved have a clear understanding of the movements to be
made.
35, 30 Ans✓✓✓ Passenger type Hi-Rail Vehicles 10,000 lbs. or less
gross vehicle weight (GVWR), must not exceed __________MPH.
Other On-Track equipment must not exceed _______MPH
4 Ans✓✓✓ Personal electronic devices, including ear pieces, must be
turned off and stored out of sight and not on the employee's person,
when in the foul of the track, or within _________ feet of the nearest
rail.
, A track outside the limits of a manual interlocking, a control point, or a
remotely controlled Hump Yard Ans✓✓✓ Which of the following
locations permits the use of individual train detection?
All of the above conditions must be met Ans✓✓✓ working limits
established as inaccessible track may be by a locomotive with or without
cars placed to prevent access to the working limits at one or more points
of entry to the working limits, provided which of the following
conditions are met:
All roadway workers and employees in charge of On-Track equipment
have been notified of the approaching movement and are in the clear.
The trach through the working limits is not obstructed Ans✓✓✓ Before
giving permission for a movement to pass a Conditional Stop Sign,
RWIC must determine that
(select all that apply)
An intermediate signal set to its most restrictive indication Ans✓✓✓
Which of the following does not represent a proper physical feature used
to protect excusive track occupancy?
Any of the above Ans✓✓✓ Track Authorities must be double-copied
when issued to a roadway Worker in charge of a work group or to On-
Track equipment when two or more employees are present. The Track
Authority must be double-copied by writing the contents on which of the
following....
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225 feet (4 1/2 car lengths) Ans✓✓✓ On yard tracks and mechanical
shop tracks, if the clearance point is not clearly identifiable by the
presence of these protective devices, the equipment must be left; Behind
the green reflective marker, painted (fluorescent green) crosstie, or other
physical identifier in accordance with Special Instructions, or
______________________ away from the switch point of the track to be
occupied, if the painted crosstie, or physical identifier, is not present or
visible.
25, 25 Ans✓✓✓ Roadway Workers must maintain ___________ feet of
separation in front of and behind Roadway Maintenance Machines.
When Necessary, employees may work closer than ______ feet provided
that the employee(s) and machine operator conduct a job safety briefing
and all involved have a clear understanding of the movements to be
made.
35, 30 Ans✓✓✓ Passenger type Hi-Rail Vehicles 10,000 lbs. or less
gross vehicle weight (GVWR), must not exceed __________MPH.
Other On-Track equipment must not exceed _______MPH
4 Ans✓✓✓ Personal electronic devices, including ear pieces, must be
turned off and stored out of sight and not on the employee's person,
when in the foul of the track, or within _________ feet of the nearest
rail.
, A track outside the limits of a manual interlocking, a control point, or a
remotely controlled Hump Yard Ans✓✓✓ Which of the following
locations permits the use of individual train detection?
All of the above conditions must be met Ans✓✓✓ working limits
established as inaccessible track may be by a locomotive with or without
cars placed to prevent access to the working limits at one or more points
of entry to the working limits, provided which of the following
conditions are met:
All roadway workers and employees in charge of On-Track equipment
have been notified of the approaching movement and are in the clear.
The trach through the working limits is not obstructed Ans✓✓✓ Before
giving permission for a movement to pass a Conditional Stop Sign,
RWIC must determine that
(select all that apply)
An intermediate signal set to its most restrictive indication Ans✓✓✓
Which of the following does not represent a proper physical feature used
to protect excusive track occupancy?
Any of the above Ans✓✓✓ Track Authorities must be double-copied
when issued to a roadway Worker in charge of a work group or to On-
Track equipment when two or more employees are present. The Track
Authority must be double-copied by writing the contents on which of the
following....
