Canadian National Railroad Practice Exam

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• If you will be working in a yard or terminal for your entire shift, what is the requirement regarding your cellular phone?
• Speed restrictions apply to the entire train or movement unless identified by what?
• You are allowed to leave cars in a siding without permission from the RTC if you are operating in ABS territory and you possess a track authority. True or false?
• How should a signal be regarded if imperfectly displayed?
• Which choice accurately reflects the required identification for trains and engines?
• GBO stands for what?
• Track release lines below Box 6 are used for what purpose?
• During an emergency stop or severe slack action, what is the first action the crew must take?
• Which of the following scenarios would require emergency callouts?
• During identification, what are the two components required on an engine?
• Which phrase correctly states the required identification for trains and engines?
• At what point must the bell be rung when approaching public crossings at grade, including those in locomotive whistle quiet zones?
• A Going In - Between is required when applying or releasing a hand brake. True or False?
• Except when transmissions relate to switching operations, when a radio communication is complete and a response is expected , the transmitting employee must say :
• After stopping for an unattended fusee, how far must the train move at restricted speed?
• EMT stands for what in Mandatory Directives?
• What is the correct action to take after a fusee is unattended and you are moving at restricted speed?
• During a dragging equipment inspection after a detector event, what is the typical conductor action?
• In a Track Authority in CTC Territory that includes SW-Y at the entrance, what further authority is required to enter the limits?
• Which of the following phrases correctly denotes the required identification for trains and engines?
• Employees may only ride on the platform of a tank car when which condition is met?
• Outside CTC territory, when track authority includes a station with a siding, the authority will specify which siding switch the movement is authorized to or from.
• RTC is responsible for which action related to Track Authority?
• On a Track Authority outside CTC territory, SW - N will be used to indicate:
• What is the purpose of yellow-red signs warning of Planned Work?
• A switch that requires excessive force to operate must not be lined. What action must you take to prevent other employees from attempting to line it?
• When may rolling equipment enter a track where a blue signal is displayed at the entrance to the track?
• The engineer must acknowledge all radio communication from the conductor during shoving movements when the distance is more than how many cars?
• When restoring a hand-operated dual control switch to power, when is it allowed?
• If the whistle on the lead unit fails en route and no other unit can be used as the lead unit, which action should be followed?
• If there is no red sign displayed at MP4 while the train is within planned work limits, what speed may the train proceed at until RTC confirms no Planned Work effect?
• What action should you take when you encounter a red sign displayed with no corresponding GBO item?
• When crossing between standing cars that are coupled together, what is the correct method and safety precaution?
• If you are trying to adjust a drawbar and cannot move it to the desired position and no one is around to assist, would it be acceptable to kick it?
• From the following, select the correct identification required for trains and engines.
• In order to apply the air brakes on cars attached to a locomotive with the air cut in, you would tell the engineer to set brakes (piston out) or release the brakes (piston in)?
• Prior to coupling to equipment for the first time, what must be verified?
• What best describes restricted speed?
• A Track Authority in CTC Territory includes the instruction Switch No (SW-N) at the entrance point of the limits. What further authority do you require to enter the limits?
• Which statement about sidings in non-CTC territory is true?
• The rule allowing continued operation after headlight failure to the next calendar day inspection or to the nearest forward location for repairs is found under which USOR section?
• Regarding a derail left in the non-derailing position, which statement is correct?
• In the context of train operations, what is the necessary identification for engines?
• When a train passes a signal indication that is less than clear, what must be communicated between crew members in the cab of the controlling locomotive?
• How long is a Track Authority in effect?
• According to USOR 104, when does the crew first take charge of a train?
• The rule for whistle failure when the lead whistle unit is unavailable is found under which USOR section?
• Before a shoving movement is made past a derail, the employee lining the derail will
• In CTC Territory, after stopping, a train may pass a stop indication at a signal without further authority while within the limits, except at:
• During shoving movements, who must acknowledge all radio communications from the conductor?
• To cross between standing cars that are coupled together, what must you do?
• If a Track Authority in Non-CTC territory begins or ends at a CTC control point, what will be shown on the track authority at the CTC control point?
• Which is a valid method to determine that a train has arrived or left before occupying the main track?
• Under identification procedures, which statement accurately describes the required identification?
• When shoving equipment into a coupling, riding the leading end of the locomotive at the point of impact is prohibited. Is this statement true or false?
• Which document outlines rules for signals and communications referenced in this material?
• If possible, how far must equipment stand from a public road crossing when there is an adjacent track?
• If you are approaching a train on the adjacent track that sets off a dragging equipment detector, your train must immediately:
• Alert to Train Movement, employees must:
• A public crossing must not be blocked for longer than how many minutes?
• On a Track Authority outside CTC territory, SW-Y will be used to indicate:
• What should be done when a work plan is changed and job briefings are conducted?
• Which scenario correctly reflects the requirement for movement under restricted speed after passing a signal?
• When a train passes a signal requiring movement at restricted speed, how far must it proceed at restricted speed?
• What is the most important element in performing duties according to USOR?
• When does a Mandatory Directive go into effect?
• What minimum distance should equipment maintain from a public road crossing when there is an adjacent track?
• What must the engineer verify before resuming, if a stop is made before a shoving movement is complete?
• Where shoving movements are authorized by the RTC on main tracks, controlled sidings, or any track where CTC is in effect, the speed must not exceed:
• Which rule governs the communication of restrictions and required actions that affect the safe operation of their train to allow the engineer to take proper action?
• When is a Track Authority considered to be in effect?
• In a Track Authority in CTC Territory that includes SW-N at the entrance, what further authority is required to enter the limits?
• Which statement about handbrake testing is correct?
• What is the correct treatment for a signal aspect with a dark lower light?
• Under what condition may you move cars with handbrakes applied?
• In restricted speed operation, what distance-related preparation must the crew maintain?
• If a hot box detector alarm indicates an axle issue but inspection finds no defect, can the train continue to its destination?
• If you are hit by a detector for a hot wheel or hot journal, you must not travel over which switch while the engineer pulls up for inspection?
• Your train is passing standing equipment on an adjacent track. It is a requirement to have the bell on when the locomotive is leading the movement.
• Which statement about cellular phones and yard work is correct?
• What is required when an employee does not understand or receives an incomplete transmission?
• What is the maximum speed through HTUA for a train in a large urban area?
• Before shoving into or through a highway-rail grade crossing or pedestrian crossing, what must be true?
• Blue signals placed by the car department are governed by which USOR section?
• Employees must not use the radio to give information to a train or engine crew about the name, position, aspect or indication displayed by a fixed signal, unless:
• When is it permissible to leave a main track switch open?
• Within a locomotive whistle quiet zone, name a time that the whistle must be sounded for a grade crossing?
• What does a routine visual check of a switch or derail involve?
• In standard identification, which two elements are recorded for a train's engine?
• DT and DW loads during meeting and passing: which statement is accurate?
• A going in between is not required when closing an angle cock provided both feet remain outside of the nearest rail. True or False?
• When altering a Track Authority, which changes are not permitted?
• When instructed to be governed by Rule 529A at a road crossing with no uniformed police officers or properly equipped flagmen, what is required?
• Which option correctly lists the required identification elements for trains and engines?
• Loads classified as DT or DW are to be treated as non-dimensional for meeting and passing.
• Which statement about Track Authority is true?
• You are approaching a crossing and repairs have been completed; you can cancel the GBO with the signal employee without contacting the RTC under Rule 529 A/B/C. True or False?
• Before working between, under, or at the end of equipment with a locomotive attached, what radio message must the ground employee send?
• When a restricted dimensional load classified as D-4 or higher is in a train that must pass through Planned Work (USOR 1102), what must you do before entering the working limits?
• Which of the following best describes restricted speed?
• Employees are allowed to ride on the side of a car , engine or other equipment anytime inside of buildings or when operating on designated shop tracks :
• The employee handling a switch or derail is responsible for the position of it and must
• Which are the four documents that are considered Mandatory Directives?
• What is the required identification for trains and engines?
• In the context of Mandatory Directives, what does PSS stand for?
• What may be used to designate the limits of a Track Authority outside CTC Territory?
• What ends a Track Authority?
• Blue signals that have been placed by the car department can be removed by :
• When shoving over a crossing and the train is governed by Rule 529B, what must be true before occupying the crossing?
• If neither crossing gates are lowered nor a qualified employee is at the crossing, what should you do before crossing?
• The information about a fixed signal may be shared over the radio only under which condition?
• When a track authority is issued for movement in Non-CTC territory that begins or ends at a CTC control point, what will be shown on the track authority at the CTC control point?
• Under Lifebook T-6, when may employees ride the platform of a tank car?
• A temporary speed restriction always applies to the entire length of the train.
• According to safety priorities, what should you do if you are in doubt about a duty?
• When separating air hoses by hand to change a gasket that is leaking air, what action must you remember to perform before separating the hoses?
• Restricted speed requires the crew to keep a lookout for which condition?
• According to Lifebook T-11, what minimum lumens must a headlamp produce if used for dusk-to-dawn work?
• In these procedures, who is the person designated as EIC?
• If you are the utility person and you have properly attached yourself to a crew, you can protect a shoving movement for that crew from inside a company vehicle.
• If a shoving movement is made into or within a control point or manual interlocking limits, the signal governing movement must display an indication that is:
• Within Yard Limits, what speed applies unless otherwise indicated?
• Who has authority to authorize shoving movements on main tracks, controlled sidings, or any track where CTC is in effect?
• Unless relieved by the RTC, before reporting clear of Track Authority outside CTC territory into a siding, it must be known that:
• Except when transmissions relate to switching operations, when a radio communication is complete and no response is expected, the transmitting employee on the train must say:
• Under Rule 529B at a road crossing with two flagmen, movement may proceed through the crossing at normal speed after receiving which signal?
• If both headlights on the lead locomotive fail en-route how must the train proceed?
• To adjust a coupler / drawbar, separate equipment at least how many feet?
• After an emergency brake application, what must occur prior to proceeding?
• Crew members in the cab of the controlling locomotive must communicate to each other which information?
• A switch that requires excessive force to operate must not be lined. What must you do to ensure other employees do not attempt to line the switch and sustain an injury?
• When performing work between equipment, which of the following is a key feet safety precaution?
• Are there any meet/passing restrictions for trains handling dimensional traffic in category D1 to D3 when meeting or passing one another, absent any further instructions?
• What direction and distance must be specified in radio communications for shoving movements?
• Identify the required identification elements for trains and engines.
• For shoving movements, point protection must be provided by :
• A statement 'you can utilize your paperwork to locate the indicated axle as the engineer pulls up for you to make the inspection' is true or false?
• Which option correctly states the identification required for trains and engines?
• The rule requiring the bell to be rung when approaching public crossings, including those in locomotive whistle quiet zones, is found under which USOR section?
• After coupling to equipment you must always .
• Job briefings will be conducted before employees use hand operated switches and derails, each time a work plan is changed, and at the end of work. What will the briefing include?
• Within Yard Limits, all trains and engines move at which speed?
• Headlight dimming restrictions are found in which USOR section?
• When a dragging equipment detector requires stopping and awaiting confirmation to pass, who should confirm it's safe to pass before you resume?
• For proper identification, which combination is required?
• Which description correctly reflects the action required when separating equipment to adjust a coupler/drawbar?
• In Non-CTC territory, which of the following statements correctly describes how the limits of a Track Authority may be designated?
• What is the maximum speed for a Key or Key Crude train through a High Threat Urban Area (HTUA) or population center exceeding 100,000 residents?
• What is the name of the written instruction that delivers a temporary speed restriction to the train crew?
• Under Rule 529A activation failure at a road crossing with one properly equipped flagman, what speed is allowed for the head end to pass?
• Using a knife or sharp object is permissible when it is necessary to remove a glad hand gasket.
• During Planned Work, when the work begins at 09:00 and you are inside the limits but have not received authorization, what must you do at 09:00?
• Before beginning each day's work employees must?
• Is it required for the engineer and conductor to inspect passing trains from the ground on both sides of the track when duties and terrain permit?
• What does it mean when the instruction Switch Yes (SW-Y) is included on a Track Authority in CTC Territory?
• If a red sign is displayed without a corresponding GBO item, what must the train do?
• What do yellow-red signs warn a train about?
• According to Lifebook T-11, it is acceptable to use a headlamp instead of a CN approved lantern to perform work from dusk to dawn. The headlamp must produce at least how many lumens?
• Which single scenario would require the train crew to call out Emergency over the radio?
• If a defect detector indicates dragging equipment and an obstruction prevents you from getting to the indicated axle, what should you do?
• When the derail is reported off to the engineer, who must acknowledge?
• When cars are shoved on signaled main track, controlled siding, or any track where CTC is in effect, which statement is correct?
• At Prohibited Spotting Distance locations, employees providing point protection must ensure the movement stops a minimum of _______ feet from derails in the derailing position or end of track locations.
• Which of the following is a time when the headlight is not allowed to be dimmed?
• Before working between, under, or at the end of equipment with a locomotive attached the employee on the ground must state via radio the phrase:
• If the heat stick does not melt after testing the indicated axle, what does this indicate?
• Which of the following is the correct identification for trains and engines?
• The required maximum MPH when the engineer pulls up to inspect after a hot wheel or hot journal detector is:
• When radios are used for shoving movements, direction and distance must be specified. If additional instructions are not received, where must the movement stop?
• If approaching the limits of a planned work location and the Employee in Charge grants permission to pass through the limits without stopping at the red board, what speed must you maintain through the limits unless otherwise specified?
• Dimensional loads or cars identified by the letter U may be placed anywhere in a train unless otherwise instructed.
• To occupy the main track after arrival or to follow a train, how must an employee determine that the train has arrived or left?
• What is the proper action regarding a derail in the vicinity to ensure safety before movement?
• What must a crew member do with a Track Authority after the train has reported clear of the limits stated on it?
• After being hit by a detector for a hot wheel or hot journal, how many axles ahead of and behind the indicated axle must you inspect to ensure adjacent axles are not overheated?
• Which of the following best describes the required identification for trains and engines?
• Which statement about the end of a transmission when no response is expected?
• It is acceptable to place one foot on the rail when it is necessary to get additional leverage in order to adjust a drawbar.
• A Track Authority in CTC Territory includes the instruction Switch Yes (SW-Y) at the entrance point of the limits. What further authority do you require to enter the limits?
• What is the hand sign for back up?