49 CFR 240 Flashcards
Which of the following is true regarding CFR49, Part 240, Qualification and
Certification of Locomotive Engineers?
A: Its purpose is to ensure only qualified persons operate a locomotive or train.
B: Prescribes minimum Federal safety requirements for the eligibility, training,
testing, certification and monitoring of locomotive engineers.
C: This part is pertinent to any person who operates a locomotive, unless
specifically excluded by CFR49 Part 240.
D: All of the above are correct.*
2 Which of the following describes an INSTRUCTOR ENGINEER according to
CFR49, Part 240, Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers?
A: A person who is a qualified locomotive engineer.
B: A person who has been selected by the railroad to teach others proper train
handling procedures.
C: A person who has demonstrated an adequate knowledge of the subjects under
instruction.
D: All of the above are correct.*
3 According to CFR49, Part 240, what brake test is required after a train has received
a Class I, Class IA or Class II brake test?
C: Running Brake Test.*
4 In accordance with CFR49, Part 240, which of the following are the correct
designations for the three classes of service of locomotive engineers?
C: Train Service Engineers, Locomotive Servicing Engineers, and Student
Engineers.*
5 In addition to the three locomotive engineer class designations set forth in CFR49, Part 240, Amtrak has an approved fourth designation, which is titled the following:
B: Train Service Engineers/ Mechanical Facility Only.*
6 In accordance with CFR49, Part 240, each person seeking certification or
recertification shall, within ______ prior to the railroad’s certification decision,
make available to the railroad his or her driving record information.
B: 366 days.*
7 In accordance with CFR49, Part 240, when the railroad is making the determination
to certify or recertify a locomotive engineer, the date of the eligibility data (driving
record check) must be no more than ______ old.
B: 366 days.*
8 In accordance with CFR49, Part 240, when the railroad is making the determination
to certify or recertify a locomotive engineer, the date of the vision and hearing
acuity data (physical exam) must be no more than ______ old.
B: 366 days.*
9 In accordance with CFR49, Part 240, when the railroad is making the determination
to certify or recertify a locomotive engineer, the date of the knowledge examination
(rules & recert exam) must be no more than ______ old.
D: 366 days.*
10 According to CFR49, Part 240, when a railroad is determining the eligibility of a
locomotive engineer based upon prior safety conduct, data will be used which
reflects the employee’s prior safety conduct as:
A: A railroad employee.
C: An operator of a motor vehicle.
D: Both A and C are correct.*
11 Under CFR49, Part 240, who is responsible for obtaining and/or furnishing data on
prior safety conduct as a motor vehicle operator to the railroad which is making a
certification decision?
A: Each person seeking certification or recertification is responsible for furnishing
data as a motor vehicle operator.*
12 Under CFR49, Part 240, when evaluating a person’s motor vehicle driving record, a
railroad shall consider which of the following types of motor vehicle incidents?
C: A conviction or completed state action for operating a motor vehicle while
under the influence of or impaired by alcohol or a controlled substance.*
13 If, after reviewing a person’s motor vehicle driving record, a railroad detects an
incident which may affect his/her recertification, according to CFR49, Part 240, the
railroad shall:
D: Provide the data to the railroad’s EAP Counselor and refer the engineer for
evaluation for an active substance abuse disorder.*
14 Under CFR49, Part 240, when evaluating a person’s safety conduct regarding
railroad operating rules violations, a railroad shall consider which of the following
violations of operating rules and practices?
A: Failure to control a locomotive or train in accordance with signal indication that
requires a complete stop before passing it.
B: Occupying main track without proper authority.
C: Failure to comply with prohibitions against tampering with locomotive mounted
safety devices.
D: All of the above are correct.*
15 According to CFR49, Part 240, failure to adhere to limitations concerning train
speed will be considered a violation when speed at which the train was operated:
A: Exceeds the maximum authorized limit by at least 10 mph.*
16 Under CFR49, Part 240, in the case of a SINGLE INCIDENT involving violation of
one or more of the operating rules or practices, the person shall be ineligible to hold
an engineer’s certification for a period of:
A: 1 month.*
17 Under CFR49, Part 240, in the case of TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS involving
violation of one or more of the operating rules that occurred within 24 months of
each other, the person shall have his/her certificate revoked for a period of:
A: 6 months.*
18 Under CFR49, Part 240, in the case of THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS involving
violation of one or more of the operating rules that occurred within 36 months of
each other, the person shall have his/her certificate revoked for:
A: 1 year.*
19 Under CFR49, Part 240, in the case of a SINGLE violation of CFR49, Part 219.102
(off-duty use of controlled substance), the person shall be ineligible to hold an
engineer’s certification for a period of:
D: During evaluation and any required primary treatment under direction of the
EAP counselor.*
20 Under CFR49, Part 240, in the case of a SINGLE violation of CFR49, Part 219.101
(on-duty use of alcohol or controlled substance), the person shall be ineligible to
hold an engineer’s certification for a period of:
A: 9 months.*
21 Under CFR49, Part 240, in the case of TWO OR MORE violations of CFR49, Part
219.101 (on-duty use of alcohol or controlled substance), the person shall be
ineligible to hold an engineer’s certification for a period of:
C: 5 years.*
22 Under CFR49, Part 240, which of the following criteria will each railroad’s program
consist of for testing a locomotive engineer’s knowledge?
A: Designed to examine a person’s knowledge of the railroad’s rules and practices.
B: Objective in nature.
C: Administered in written form.
D: All of the above are correct.*
23 Under CFR49, Part 240, each railroad will monitor the operational performance of
each locomotive engineer:
D: Annually.*
24 No railroad shall permit or require a person, designated as qualified for certification
under CFR49, Part 240, to perform service as a certified locomotive or train service
engineer for more than a period of:
A: 36 months.*
25 Each locomotive engineer who has received a certificate shall display that certificate
upon request to do so from:
A: A representative of the FRA.
B: An officer of another railroad when operating a locomotive or train in joint
operations territory.
C: Civil authorities in the event of an accident.
D: All of the above are correct.*
26 Any locomotive engineer who is notified or called to operate a locomotive or train
and such operation would cause the locomotive engineer to exceed certificate
limitations set forth in CFR49, Part 240, shall:
C: Immediately notify the railroad that he/she is not qualified to perform service
and it is unlawful for the railroad to require the service.*
27 According to CFR49, Part 218, any individual who willfully ‘disables’ a safety
device on a locomotive is:
A: Subject to a civil penalty
B: Subject to disqualification (suspension of certification) from performing safetysensitive
functions on a railroad.
D: Both A and B are correct.*
28 According to CFR49, Part 218.53, to ‘disable’ a safety device means to:
A: Unlawfully render a device incapable of proper and effective action or to
materially impair the functioning of that device.*
29 According to CFR49, Part 218, any individual who knowingly operates a train, or
permits it to be operated, when the controlling locomotive of that train is equipped
with a ‘disabled’ safety device is:
A: Subject to a civil penalty.
B: Subject to disqualification (suspension of certification) from performing safetysensitive
functions on a railroad.
D: Both A and B are correct.*
30 Under CFR49, Part 240, in the case of FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS involving a
violation of one or more of the operating rules that occurred within 36 months of
each other, that person shall have his/her certificate revoked for:
D: 3 years.*
31 Certified Engineers or persons seeking initial certification shall report convictions
for, or completed state actions for operating a motor vehicle while under the
influence of or impaired by alcohol or a controlled substance within ______:
A: 48 hours of being convicted or completed state action.*
