AMTRAK RWP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Adjacent Tracks - Answers -Two or more tracks with track centers spaced less than 25
feet.
Control Operator - Answers -Railroad employee in charge of a remotely control switch
or derail, an interlocking, a controlled point, or a segment of controlled track. This
includes job titles such as Train Dispatcher, Train Director, Block Operator, etc.
Controlled track - Answers -a track upon which the railroads operating rules require that
all movements of trains must be authorized by a control operator.
Effective Securing Device - Answers -A vandal and tamper resistant lock, keypad for
application and removal only by the roadway workers for whom the protection is
provided.
Employee in Charge (EIC) - Answers -An employee responsible for a work group under
the overarching authority of the Roadway Worker In Charge.
Fouling a Track - Answers -The placement of an individual or an item of equipment in
proximity to a track that the individual or equipment could be struck by a moving train or
on-track equipment, or in any case is within four feet of the field side of the near running
rail. Locations specifically engineered to provide protection from moving trains or on-
track equipment may enroach into the four foot envelope and still not be considered
fouling. These locations are designated as clearing bays.
Gang Watchman / Advance Watchmen - Answers -An employee who is qualified to
provide warning to roadway workers of approaching trains or on-track equipment.
Individual Train Detection - Answers -A procedure by which a lone worker acquires on
track safety by seeing approaching trains and leaving the track before they arrive and
which may be used only under circumstances strictly defined in this manual.
Inaccessible track - Answers -A method of establishing working limits on non-controlled
track by physically preventing entry in movement of trains and equipment — Five ways
included our flagman portable derail switches remove rail foul time
Lone Worker - Answers -Individual roadway worker who is not being afforded on track
safety by another roadway worker, who is not a member of roadway work group, and
who is not engaged in a common task with another roadway worker.
Non Controlled Track - Answers -A track upon which trains are permitted by railroad
rule or special instructions to move without receiving authorization from a control
operator
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