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Railroad Week 1 Test Questions And Answers
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Siding ANS✔✔ An auxiliary track for meeting or passing trains. It is designated in special instructions.
Yard ANS✔✔ A system of tracks other than main tracks and sidings. A yard is for making up trains, storing cars, and for
other purposes.
Crossover ANS✔✔ A combination of two switches connecting two adjacent tracks. When lined, this switch combination
allows movement to cross from one track to the other. / OR/ Two turnouts with the track between the frogs arranged to
from a continuous passage between two nearby and generally parallel tracks.
Head-of-Train Device ANS✔✔ A device on an engine that receives information from and transmits information to an
end-of-train device.
Three Step Protection ANS✔✔ Protection that is provided prior to employees fouling equipment. This procedure will
require the locomotive engineer to apply the train brakes, place the reverser in neutral position, and open generator
field switch.
Main Track ANS✔✔ A track extending through yards and between stations. It is other than an auxiliary track.
Car Shop Repair Area ANS✔✔ One or more tracks within an area in which the testing, servicing, repairing, inspecting, or
rebuilding of cars is under the exclusive control of mechanical Department personnel.
Retarder ANS✔✔ A tracking device built into the railway to reduce the speed of rail cars
Coupler ANS✔✔ A device located at both end of rail cars in a standard location providing means to connect one car to
another.
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Ladder ANS✔✔ A single "lead" track with many tracks branching off to form a classification yard.
Interchange ANS✔✔ The transfer of rail cars from one railroad to another at a common junction point.
Team tracks ANS✔✔ A side track subject to use by the general public with facilities for loading and unloading cars.
4MPH ANS✔✔ Couple speed must never exceed ___ MPH
Hump yard ANS✔✔ A switching yard with an elevated track or hump over which cars are pushed by an engine so that
they travel by gravity to classification tracks.
CSX uses three types of crossties. ANS✔✔ Wood, concrete, and steel
Rail anchors ANS✔✔ - ______ _________ are designed to prevent rail creep or run caused by temperature changes,
heavy grades, and train braking which cause crosstie and switch alignment problems. These devices are clipped or
bolted to the rail on each side of the crosstie.
Ballast ANS✔✔ The main purpose of __________ is to hold the crossties in place, prevent lateral movement, increase
drainage, and spread out the load underneath the crosstie.
Steel tie plates ANS✔✔ _______ ____ ________ are placed between te rail and the crosstie to increase crosstie life by
spreading the load on the rail over a large enough area to prevent the rail from crushing and cutting into the crosstie.
Spikes ANS✔✔ ________ are driven into the crossties to keep the rail from lying on it's side or turning over, and for
securing the tie plates to the crossties.
The two types of rail are _________ and __________ ________ ANS✔✔ Bolted, continuously welded
Ball, Web, Base ANS✔✔ The three parts of a rail are the ______, ____, and ______.
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