AMT 2 STUDY GUIDE EXAM (ACTUAL 2025/2026) QUESTION
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Stopping electric equipment with Pantographs up in section
breaks is? -----Answers----Prohibited. [2.307]
Electric equipment with a MCB must have the MCB _______
prior to changing Pantograph configuration: -----Answers----
Open. [2.305]
How must electric equipment hauled "dead in tow" because of
defective or damaged Pantograph? -----Answers----The
Pantograph must be secured with no part extending above the
latched down position (14'-8"). All Pantograph grounding
switches will be in the OPEN position. [2.308]
Any damaged Pantograph found enroute to New York must: ---
--Answers----Be inspected by a qualified Electric Traction
Department Employee prior to proceeding toward the tunnels
into New York. [2.308 Note]
What must be done before Electric equipment is moved from
electrified to non- electrified tracks or from non-electrified to
electrified tracks? -----Answers----Pantographs must be
down. [1.506]
When Electric Equipment is derailed what must the Engineer
do immediately? -----Answers----Drop all Pantographs.[ 2.311
]
,When Electric Equipment is derailed what action must crew
members take? -----Answers----Crew members must not
permit passengers and employees from boarding or exiting
the equipment until the Pantographs are lowered and the
overhead wire is de-energized, tested de-energized and
grounded. Crew members must not exit the electrical
equipment in a manner which permits simultaneous contact
with the equipment and earth, and must prevent anyone else
from doing so. [2.311]
When a DROP PANTOGRAPH INSTRUCTION FORM D is in effect,
prior to enter the limits specified what must be done? -----
Answers----All Pantograph will be tested. when any
Pantograph fails to operate properly, or Drop Pantograph
Instruction cannot be complied with, the equipment must be
stopped immediately and condition reported to the Train
Dispatcher. [2.310 C]
What is the speed within the limits specified in the Drop
Pantograph Instruction Form D? -----Answers----Not
exceeding 30 MPH, unless otherwise stated in the Drop
Pantograph Instruction Form D. [2.310 D]
The Pantograph DOWN button will be left in the_______ position
between the limits specified in the Drop Pantograph
Instruction Form D: -----Answers----DOWN. [2.310 E]
How must the Third Rail be considered? -----Answers----
Energized (Live), except when de-energized, tested de-
, energized, third rail warning device applied, and protection is
provided by a qualified Class "A" third rail Employee. [6.101]
Third Rail contact shoes must be considered energized (Live)
until: -----Answers----All contact shoes have been
disconnected from the energized Third Rail, or the Third Rail is
de-energized, tested de-energized, and Third Rail warning
device applied, and protection is provided by a qualified Class
"A" third rail Employee. [6.102]
What is an ARC? -----Answers----A luminous and potentially
destructive flash or flame in or about the wires, third rail, or
electric apparatus caused by the passage of Electric current
through the air. [Glossary]
A solid wire suspended from the messenger wire to which the
contact wire is attached is called? -----Answers----Auxiliary
Wire. [Glossary]
What is a Bus Jumper? -----Answers----A cable used to
transmit high voltage power between Pantographs and/or one
unit of Electric equipment to another. [Glossary]
Employees trained and qualified to perform work in electrified
territory are classified as? -----Answers----Class "C".
[Glossary]
The wire in the Catenary from which the Pantograph collects
current is called? -----Answers----CONTACT WIRE. [Glossary]
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Stopping electric equipment with Pantographs up in section
breaks is? -----Answers----Prohibited. [2.307]
Electric equipment with a MCB must have the MCB _______
prior to changing Pantograph configuration: -----Answers----
Open. [2.305]
How must electric equipment hauled "dead in tow" because of
defective or damaged Pantograph? -----Answers----The
Pantograph must be secured with no part extending above the
latched down position (14'-8"). All Pantograph grounding
switches will be in the OPEN position. [2.308]
Any damaged Pantograph found enroute to New York must: ---
--Answers----Be inspected by a qualified Electric Traction
Department Employee prior to proceeding toward the tunnels
into New York. [2.308 Note]
What must be done before Electric equipment is moved from
electrified to non- electrified tracks or from non-electrified to
electrified tracks? -----Answers----Pantographs must be
down. [1.506]
When Electric Equipment is derailed what must the Engineer
do immediately? -----Answers----Drop all Pantographs.[ 2.311
]
,When Electric Equipment is derailed what action must crew
members take? -----Answers----Crew members must not
permit passengers and employees from boarding or exiting
the equipment until the Pantographs are lowered and the
overhead wire is de-energized, tested de-energized and
grounded. Crew members must not exit the electrical
equipment in a manner which permits simultaneous contact
with the equipment and earth, and must prevent anyone else
from doing so. [2.311]
When a DROP PANTOGRAPH INSTRUCTION FORM D is in effect,
prior to enter the limits specified what must be done? -----
Answers----All Pantograph will be tested. when any
Pantograph fails to operate properly, or Drop Pantograph
Instruction cannot be complied with, the equipment must be
stopped immediately and condition reported to the Train
Dispatcher. [2.310 C]
What is the speed within the limits specified in the Drop
Pantograph Instruction Form D? -----Answers----Not
exceeding 30 MPH, unless otherwise stated in the Drop
Pantograph Instruction Form D. [2.310 D]
The Pantograph DOWN button will be left in the_______ position
between the limits specified in the Drop Pantograph
Instruction Form D: -----Answers----DOWN. [2.310 E]
How must the Third Rail be considered? -----Answers----
Energized (Live), except when de-energized, tested de-
, energized, third rail warning device applied, and protection is
provided by a qualified Class "A" third rail Employee. [6.101]
Third Rail contact shoes must be considered energized (Live)
until: -----Answers----All contact shoes have been
disconnected from the energized Third Rail, or the Third Rail is
de-energized, tested de-energized, and Third Rail warning
device applied, and protection is provided by a qualified Class
"A" third rail Employee. [6.102]
What is an ARC? -----Answers----A luminous and potentially
destructive flash or flame in or about the wires, third rail, or
electric apparatus caused by the passage of Electric current
through the air. [Glossary]
A solid wire suspended from the messenger wire to which the
contact wire is attached is called? -----Answers----Auxiliary
Wire. [Glossary]
What is a Bus Jumper? -----Answers----A cable used to
transmit high voltage power between Pantographs and/or one
unit of Electric equipment to another. [Glossary]
Employees trained and qualified to perform work in electrified
territory are classified as? -----Answers----Class "C".
[Glossary]
The wire in the Catenary from which the Pantograph collects
current is called? -----Answers----CONTACT WIRE. [Glossary]
