Train Operator Exam QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS VERFIED.
1 long 1 short 1 long 1 short buzzer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Operator to call for transit police officer
1 long buzz - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stop
2 long buzzes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅start
3 short buzzes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Operator to call for inspector
A "1" displayed on the heat and ventilation board at a terminal during the winter season means that -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅one point of heat should be on in each car
A 5-track lay-up yard can hold a total of 5 ten-car train. There are already three cars stored on each of
four tracks and four cars stored on the fifth track. The number of additional cars that can be stored in
this yard is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅34
A and C lines train operating on their normal route utilize which tunnel into and out of Manhattan? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cranberry Street tube
A blue light located on the wall of the subway indicates the location of a (27-95) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅telephone
A blue light means - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the location of an emergency alarm box, telephone and fire
extinguisher or an emergency telephone only
A bulletin order specifies that certain trains must be keyed 1-4-4-1. This means that the - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅door controls must be set for two conductor operation
,A bulletin states that it is permissible for conductors to remove their uniform coats while on duty during
a specified part of the year. It would be logical to conclude that the part of the year specified is from -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅May 1st to October 1st
A bulletin states the crew of a train which is stated should make every effort to obtain information
concerning the cause of the delay and should announce to passengers the cause and probable the cause
and probable duration. The MAIN reason for making the announcement is to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅avoid confusion and apprehension among passengers
A bus operator is required to make a report with respect to (15-166) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stuck
mirrors
a call-on signal is used only in conjunction with a _____ signal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅home
A call-on signal is used only in conjunction with a _______ signal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅home
A candidate for train operator who has passed the written test but still has to pass the performance test
would probably learn most about train operation from - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅handling the equipment
whenever possible
A carrier delivering newspapers to a stand inside of the station must (2-146) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅leave his badge with the railroad clerk
A carrier who will have to pay one fare is carrying _____ bundle (6-147) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅one
A cleaner working in the uptown gang at 52nd Street Station was sent by this supervisor to get some
supplies from the downtown gang which happened to be working at the same station. The cleaner
would have displayed good judgment of he (23-190) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅went directly up to the
street and crossed over
A color-light signal which is never clear but always displays a red light is a ______ signal - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅dwarf marker
,a conductor must furnish his badge number to (15-149) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅anyone who asks him
for it
A conductor must not close the doors of a train in the station until they have been fully opened for at
least - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ten seconds
A conductor's indication is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅light or lights at the conductor's operating position
that illuminates when all doors are closed and locked, and when the zone or drum switches are set
correctly
A dangerous condition existing on the subway system which a trackman should observe and report to
his superior would be (5-153) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅tools in defective condition
A door fault light is a light - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅which illuminates if that door (passenger door on the
side of the train) is not properly closed and locked
A facing point switch is a switch the points of which - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅face approaching traffic
A fact concerning the intoxicated passenger that is clearly stated in the above description is that he (5-
178) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pulled the steering wheel sharply
A fire discovered in the subway should be reported to the the (5-173) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅trainmaster
A fire discovered on a bus should be reported to the (6-173) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Central Dispatch
office
A fouling point sign is used to (7-39) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅define the clearance point at hand-
operated switches
, A good reason for removing the paper from receptacles and placing it in bags is that bags are more
easily (17-160) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅handled
A good reason for requiring train operators reporting for duty to read all new bulletin orders is to -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅acquaint train operators with new regulations
A guard light is a light - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅on a car that illuminates if any one door or doors are not
properly closed and locked on that car
A handbrake is located at which end of the car? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅No. 1 end
A layup yard has five equal-length tracks that can hold a total of 55 cars. If 8 crs are laid up on one track
and six cars on each of the other four, the additional number of cars that can be laid up in this yard is -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅23
A lighted operator's indication informs the operator that - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the side doors are
closed and locked
A lighted operator's indication informs the train operators that - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅all side doors
are closed
A long, short, long, short buzzer sound means - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Signal for the train operator to
sound the train horn or whistle for assistance
A motorman should use a route request button when (12-159) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the signal
indicates stop
A moving train is normally brought to a stop by manipulating the brake valve handle so as to cause
compressed air to be - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅exhausted from the brake pipe
A passenger at 29th street wishing to transfer from a downtown local to an uptown local without paying
an additional fare should transfer at _______ street. (25-191) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅16th
ANSWERS VERFIED.
1 long 1 short 1 long 1 short buzzer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Operator to call for transit police officer
1 long buzz - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stop
2 long buzzes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅start
3 short buzzes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Operator to call for inspector
A "1" displayed on the heat and ventilation board at a terminal during the winter season means that -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅one point of heat should be on in each car
A 5-track lay-up yard can hold a total of 5 ten-car train. There are already three cars stored on each of
four tracks and four cars stored on the fifth track. The number of additional cars that can be stored in
this yard is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅34
A and C lines train operating on their normal route utilize which tunnel into and out of Manhattan? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cranberry Street tube
A blue light located on the wall of the subway indicates the location of a (27-95) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅telephone
A blue light means - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the location of an emergency alarm box, telephone and fire
extinguisher or an emergency telephone only
A bulletin order specifies that certain trains must be keyed 1-4-4-1. This means that the - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅door controls must be set for two conductor operation
,A bulletin states that it is permissible for conductors to remove their uniform coats while on duty during
a specified part of the year. It would be logical to conclude that the part of the year specified is from -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅May 1st to October 1st
A bulletin states the crew of a train which is stated should make every effort to obtain information
concerning the cause of the delay and should announce to passengers the cause and probable the cause
and probable duration. The MAIN reason for making the announcement is to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅avoid confusion and apprehension among passengers
A bus operator is required to make a report with respect to (15-166) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stuck
mirrors
a call-on signal is used only in conjunction with a _____ signal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅home
A call-on signal is used only in conjunction with a _______ signal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅home
A candidate for train operator who has passed the written test but still has to pass the performance test
would probably learn most about train operation from - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅handling the equipment
whenever possible
A carrier delivering newspapers to a stand inside of the station must (2-146) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅leave his badge with the railroad clerk
A carrier who will have to pay one fare is carrying _____ bundle (6-147) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅one
A cleaner working in the uptown gang at 52nd Street Station was sent by this supervisor to get some
supplies from the downtown gang which happened to be working at the same station. The cleaner
would have displayed good judgment of he (23-190) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅went directly up to the
street and crossed over
A color-light signal which is never clear but always displays a red light is a ______ signal - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅dwarf marker
,a conductor must furnish his badge number to (15-149) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅anyone who asks him
for it
A conductor must not close the doors of a train in the station until they have been fully opened for at
least - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ten seconds
A conductor's indication is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅light or lights at the conductor's operating position
that illuminates when all doors are closed and locked, and when the zone or drum switches are set
correctly
A dangerous condition existing on the subway system which a trackman should observe and report to
his superior would be (5-153) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅tools in defective condition
A door fault light is a light - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅which illuminates if that door (passenger door on the
side of the train) is not properly closed and locked
A facing point switch is a switch the points of which - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅face approaching traffic
A fact concerning the intoxicated passenger that is clearly stated in the above description is that he (5-
178) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pulled the steering wheel sharply
A fire discovered in the subway should be reported to the the (5-173) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅trainmaster
A fire discovered on a bus should be reported to the (6-173) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Central Dispatch
office
A fouling point sign is used to (7-39) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅define the clearance point at hand-
operated switches
, A good reason for removing the paper from receptacles and placing it in bags is that bags are more
easily (17-160) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅handled
A good reason for requiring train operators reporting for duty to read all new bulletin orders is to -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅acquaint train operators with new regulations
A guard light is a light - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅on a car that illuminates if any one door or doors are not
properly closed and locked on that car
A handbrake is located at which end of the car? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅No. 1 end
A layup yard has five equal-length tracks that can hold a total of 55 cars. If 8 crs are laid up on one track
and six cars on each of the other four, the additional number of cars that can be laid up in this yard is -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅23
A lighted operator's indication informs the operator that - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the side doors are
closed and locked
A lighted operator's indication informs the train operators that - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅all side doors
are closed
A long, short, long, short buzzer sound means - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Signal for the train operator to
sound the train horn or whistle for assistance
A motorman should use a route request button when (12-159) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the signal
indicates stop
A moving train is normally brought to a stop by manipulating the brake valve handle so as to cause
compressed air to be - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅exhausted from the brake pipe
A passenger at 29th street wishing to transfer from a downtown local to an uptown local without paying
an additional fare should transfer at _______ street. (25-191) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅16th
