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What is the verbiage Can the engineer comply with a signal change to stop.
would you say if you Engineer must identify themselves by name and
need to ask a train to that same exact thing that I asked them.
change an
established route?
what verbiage would
you use? AKA: if you
need to take a signal
back on a closely
approaching train, what
would you ask?
If I looked at a Mile duplicate Mile Post
Post and it has an X or
Z at the end of it...what
does that mean? i.e.,
9.2x
What are the two ways CTC - signal indication & verbal
to get authority in authority from the train dispatcher
CTC? TWC- Track warrant, Restricted
What are the three Limits & Yard limits
authorities in TWC?
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What are the three 10.1 - authority to enter the main track
verbal authorities in 10.3 - Track and Time
CTC? 9.12.1- authority to pass stop signal indication
If a train dispatcher is J - Junction
looking at a B - General Orders,
Timetable and looking Notices, and Circulars T
at a station it shows a - Turning Facility
J,B & T. What do
these abbreviations
mean?
What is the definition of A track extending through yards and between
Main Track? stations, that must not be occupied without
authority or protection.
Main Track A track extending through yards and between
stations that must not be occupied without
authority or protection.
What is a movement Reverse movement
opposite the
authorized direction?
if i needed to identify a Initials, engine number, & direction where applicable
train, how would i do
that on BNSF
Railway?
When may main track CTC - Track and Time
switches be left open in TWC - Track warrant - granted permission to
CTC? leave it in the reverse position (box 13) Both -if
When may main track they leave a crew member or a switch
switches be left open in tender at the switch
TWC?
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When may main track
switches be left in both
of those?
What type of train Passenger train
requires only one
crew member to verify
a track release/roll up
of a track warrant?
A key train with two cars set out the indicated car
placarded as
inhalation hazardous
has been stopped by a
track side warning
device for a hot
journal. The crew has
completed their
inspection and no
defects are found. What
if any additional steps
that need to be taken
with these cars.
If a train is not a key That hazmat car must be set out (don't want to take a
train and a track side chance, there is no way of
warning for fixing it. They are setting it out no matter what.
overheated journal Mechanical must go out to where it is set out and
indicates on a hazmat do a whole inspection process on it, and then it
car, then what do we can be released before it gets picked up back
do? up and away it goes)
If you have a series of place a yellow flag for each restriction. place
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