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Absolute Block -
correct answer ✅An absolute block is a section of track that shall
not be occupied by more than 1 train or track equipment
Adjacent Track(s) -
correct answer ✅The track(s) next and parallel with the track
where you are located
Advanced Mobile Flagger(AMF) -
correct answer ✅A watchman/lookout whose duty is to verbally
warn Rail Vehicle Operators of Roadway Workers on the track
ahead. AMF's are required to be RWP lvl 2 or 4 qualified.
Advanced Mobile Flagging -
correct answer ✅The use of a Watchman or Lookout assigned to a
work crew in conjunction with an additional flagger positioned at
the station in advance of the Mobile Work Crews
Advanced Watchman/Lookout -
correct answer ✅A qualified watchman/lookout who is, in addition
to the work zone, watchman/lookout. They shall always be within
sight and audible warning of the next preceding lookout. The sole
,RWP Training Exam with Verified
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duty of advanced watchman is to warn the work zone watchman of
the approach of trains or rail equipment
Ample Time -
correct answer ✅Requires workers to be in a position of safety not
less than 15 seconds before a train or rail equipment moving at the
max speed authorized on that track, can pass the location of the
Roadway Worker; or sufficient levels of protection that permit
workers time to clear the tracks without urgent movement
Ballast -
correct answer ✅The coarse gravel laid to form a bed for a
railroad, for the purpose of holding track in line and surface
Block -
correct answer ✅A length of track with defined limits on which
train movements are governed by the automatic train protection
signaling system or by instruction from Rail Operations Control
Center (ROCC)
Chain Marker -
correct answer ✅A survey stationing marker located every chain
along the tracks identifying the distance, in multiples of 100 ft, to
, RWP Training Exam with Verified
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the middle of the Metro Center platform(or the most inbound end
of the rail line, if the line does not pass through Metro Center).
Track locations are expressed to the nearest foot by a letter
representing the line, the track number, a hyphen, the nearest
chain marker inbound from the location, a plus sign and the
number of feet from that chain marker
Clear -
correct answer ✅1.A term used in conjunction with a definite
action so as to release control from one person to another
2. The state of a controlled signal when the proceed/lunar aspect is
displayed
3. While on mainline, safely outside the dynamic outline of a train
or clearance envelope for trains or Rail equipment on the active
track
4. Safely away from the moving parts of a track switch or electrical
circuit
Detailed Answers
Absolute Block -
correct answer ✅An absolute block is a section of track that shall
not be occupied by more than 1 train or track equipment
Adjacent Track(s) -
correct answer ✅The track(s) next and parallel with the track
where you are located
Advanced Mobile Flagger(AMF) -
correct answer ✅A watchman/lookout whose duty is to verbally
warn Rail Vehicle Operators of Roadway Workers on the track
ahead. AMF's are required to be RWP lvl 2 or 4 qualified.
Advanced Mobile Flagging -
correct answer ✅The use of a Watchman or Lookout assigned to a
work crew in conjunction with an additional flagger positioned at
the station in advance of the Mobile Work Crews
Advanced Watchman/Lookout -
correct answer ✅A qualified watchman/lookout who is, in addition
to the work zone, watchman/lookout. They shall always be within
sight and audible warning of the next preceding lookout. The sole
,RWP Training Exam with Verified
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duty of advanced watchman is to warn the work zone watchman of
the approach of trains or rail equipment
Ample Time -
correct answer ✅Requires workers to be in a position of safety not
less than 15 seconds before a train or rail equipment moving at the
max speed authorized on that track, can pass the location of the
Roadway Worker; or sufficient levels of protection that permit
workers time to clear the tracks without urgent movement
Ballast -
correct answer ✅The coarse gravel laid to form a bed for a
railroad, for the purpose of holding track in line and surface
Block -
correct answer ✅A length of track with defined limits on which
train movements are governed by the automatic train protection
signaling system or by instruction from Rail Operations Control
Center (ROCC)
Chain Marker -
correct answer ✅A survey stationing marker located every chain
along the tracks identifying the distance, in multiples of 100 ft, to
, RWP Training Exam with Verified
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the middle of the Metro Center platform(or the most inbound end
of the rail line, if the line does not pass through Metro Center).
Track locations are expressed to the nearest foot by a letter
representing the line, the track number, a hyphen, the nearest
chain marker inbound from the location, a plus sign and the
number of feet from that chain marker
Clear -
correct answer ✅1.A term used in conjunction with a definite
action so as to release control from one person to another
2. The state of a controlled signal when the proceed/lunar aspect is
displayed
3. While on mainline, safely outside the dynamic outline of a train
or clearance envelope for trains or Rail equipment on the active
track
4. Safely away from the moving parts of a track switch or electrical
circuit
