RWP Definitions Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Adjacent tracks - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Two or more tracks with track centers
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spaced less than 25 feet apart.
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Adjacent Track (As used in 336) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A controlled or non-
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controlled track whose track center is spaced less than 25 feet from the track
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center of the occupied track.
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Control Operator (Train dispatcher, train director, block operator, etc.) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The railroad employee in charge of remotely controlled switch or
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derail, an interlocking, a controlled point, or a segment of controlled track.
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Controlled track - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a track upon which all movements will
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be authorized by a Control operator (dispatcher)
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Effective securing device - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A vandal and tamper resistant
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lock, keyed for application and removal only by railroad workers
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Employee in Charge (EIC) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Employee in charge of a work
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group under the overarching authority of the Roadway Worker in Charge.
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, Exclusive Track Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A method of establishing
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working limits on controlled track in which movement authority of trains and
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other equipment is withheld by the control operator or restricted by the flagman.
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Flagman - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-When used in relation with roadway worker
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safety, an employee designated by the railroad to direct or restrict the movement
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of trains past a point on a track to provide on-track safety for tat function. Not a
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gang watchman or advanced gang watchman.
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Foul Time - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A method of establishing working limits on a
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controlled track in which a roadway worked is notified by the control operator
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that no trains will operate within a specific segment of controlled track until the
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roadway worker reports clear of the track.
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Fouling a Track - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Being in such proximity to a track that an
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individual, tools or equipment could be struck by a moving train or other on-track
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|equipment, or in any case is within four feet of the nearest rail.
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Gang watchman/Advance watchman - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an employee who
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is qualified to provide warning to roadway workers of approaching trains or on-
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track equipment. Not a flagman.
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Inaccessible Track - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A method of establishing working
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limits on tracks not controlled by the Train Dispatcher or Block Operator by
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physically preventing the entry and movement of trains and equipment.
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Correct Answers
Adjacent tracks - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Two or more tracks with track centers
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spaced less than 25 feet apart.
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Adjacent Track (As used in 336) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A controlled or non-
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controlled track whose track center is spaced less than 25 feet from the track
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center of the occupied track.
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Control Operator (Train dispatcher, train director, block operator, etc.) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The railroad employee in charge of remotely controlled switch or
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derail, an interlocking, a controlled point, or a segment of controlled track.
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Controlled track - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a track upon which all movements will
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be authorized by a Control operator (dispatcher)
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Effective securing device - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A vandal and tamper resistant
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lock, keyed for application and removal only by railroad workers
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Employee in Charge (EIC) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Employee in charge of a work
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group under the overarching authority of the Roadway Worker in Charge.
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, Exclusive Track Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A method of establishing
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working limits on controlled track in which movement authority of trains and
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other equipment is withheld by the control operator or restricted by the flagman.
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Flagman - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-When used in relation with roadway worker
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safety, an employee designated by the railroad to direct or restrict the movement
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of trains past a point on a track to provide on-track safety for tat function. Not a
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gang watchman or advanced gang watchman.
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Foul Time - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A method of establishing working limits on a
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controlled track in which a roadway worked is notified by the control operator
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that no trains will operate within a specific segment of controlled track until the
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roadway worker reports clear of the track.
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Fouling a Track - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Being in such proximity to a track that an
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individual, tools or equipment could be struck by a moving train or other on-track
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|equipment, or in any case is within four feet of the nearest rail.
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Gang watchman/Advance watchman - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an employee who
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is qualified to provide warning to roadway workers of approaching trains or on-
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track equipment. Not a flagman.
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Inaccessible Track - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A method of establishing working
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limits on tracks not controlled by the Train Dispatcher or Block Operator by
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physically preventing the entry and movement of trains and equipment.
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