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Railroad Exam 2 Questions WithSolutions Already Passed
Purpose of Yards and Terminals CORRECT ANSWERS Collect from inbound, sort
cars, make trains for destinations
Goal of Operations CORRECT ANSWERS keep cars moving
Storage Yards CORRECT ANSWERS long, short, or seasonal storage
local yards CORRECT ANSWERS last stop before destination
Hump classification CORRECT ANSWERS sorts cars, uses gravity to move cars
flat classification CORRECT ANSWERS sort cars, using locomotive
intermodal yards CORRECT ANSWERS box cars transported between modes
automobile CORRECT ANSWERS specific to cargo
locomotive facility CORRECT ANSWERS storage and maintenance of locomotive
Specialized Freight CORRECT ANSWERS Fluids, fossil fuels, chemicals
Passenger CORRECT ANSWERS cargo is people
Design Elements CORRECT ANSWERS Rail, frogs, turnouts, switch stands, crossings,
alignments, grades, ladders,
Components of Track CORRECT ANSWERS Ties, Tie Plates, hold down devices, gage
rods, rail anchors
Why do we use tie plates CORRECT ANSWERS to distribute weight across wood fibers
types of plates CORRECT ANSWERS switch, frog and guardrail, bridge, joint
cant CORRECT ANSWERS amount rail head of curved track is raised above other,
1:40
Cut spikes CORRECT ANSWERS common hold down device, nail like
screw spikes CORRECT ANSWERS hard to install and replace but creates less
damage to wood
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