Metro-North Railroad Conductor Trainee UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Metro-North Railroad Conductor Trainee
Metro-North Railroad Conductor Trainee
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Absolute Block - CORRECT ANSWER- A block established between block limit signals
or controlled signals in which no train is permitted to enter while it is occupied by another
train or equipment.
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Metro-North Railroad Conductor Trainee
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Absolute Block - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A block established between block limit signals
or controlled signals in which no train is permitted to enter while it is occupied by another
train or equipment.
Block - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A length of track of defined limits, the use of which is
governed by block limit signals, cab signals or Form M.
Controlled Block - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The block, or series of consecutive blocks,
between successive controlled signals in Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) territory.
Deadhead Train - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A passenger train on which no revenue
passengers are carried.
Engine - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A unit, other than a track car, propelled by any form of
energy, or combination of such units operated from a single control, used in train yard or
service. Engines include diesel and electric multiple unit cars.
Equipment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Railroad cars, engines, or track cars.
Extra Train - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A train not designed by timetable schedule or
bulletin order. It may be designated either "Extra" or "Passenger Extra". The direction of
travel must be included in the designation; for example: "Extra 2024 East".
Freight Train - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Any train that is not a passenger train.
Light Engine - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An Engine consisting of one or more units without
cars. Does not apply to multiple-unit cars.
, M-Series Equipment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Multiple-unit passenger cars of the M-2,
M-3, M-4, M-6, M-7, OR M-8 Series.
Non-Shunting Equipment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Equipment that may not shunt track
circuits, including a single light engine, a single Multiple Unit (MU) car or a single pair of
MU cars, track cars, and equipment indicated in the Timetable Special Instructions.
Track Car - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Specialized equipment, including highway rail
vehicles, operated on track for inspection or maintenance purposes.
Train - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Multiple-unit cars coupled, or an engine, with or without
cars, displaying a marker.
Blocking Device Removed (BDR) Code - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A computer generated,
unique, random number transmitted from the Operations Control Center (OCC) to a Roadway
Worker-in-Charge (RWIC) before fouling a track or beginning work where CTC or
Interlocking Rules apply.
Interlocking - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An arrangement of signals and appliances so
interconnected that their movements must succeed each other in proper sequence and for
which interlocking rules are in effect.
Interlocking Appliance - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A moveable apparatus within an
interlocking that either allows or prevents movement over designated routes, including
switches, movable frogs, mitre rails, and derails.
An Interlocking Appliance is BLOCKED When: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An approved
device is applied to the control console that prevents the control for that appliance from being
operated.
An interlocking Appliance is SECURED When: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A qualified
employee either applies an approved device to the appliance that prevents it from operating,
or electrically disables the appliance and mechanically locks it in the required position.
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