Day 2 Working Limits

Question 1

Interlocking limits

Answer 1

The tracks between the extreme opposing home signals of an interlocking

Question 2

Pilot

Answer 2

An employee assigned to a train or track car when the engineer, conductor or track car driver is not qualified on the physical characteristics or rules of the railroad or portion of the railroad over which the movement is to be made

Question 3

Flagman

Answer 3

When used in relation with roadway worker safety an employee assigned to direct or restrict the movement of trains past a point on a track to provide on track safety for roadway workers, while engage solely and performing that function

Question 4

Foul Time

Answer 4

A method of establishing working limit on a main track, secondary track or siding in which a roadway worker is notified by the train dispatcher through the block operator that no trains will operate within the working limits established on that track until the roadway worker reports clear of the track

Question 5

Inaccessible Track

Answer 5

A method of establishing working limits on tracks not controlled by the train dispatcher or block operator by physically preventing the entry and movement of trains

Question 6

Roadway Worker

Answer 6

An employee of a railroad, or of a contractor to a railroad, whose duties include inspection, construction, maintenance or repair of a railroad track, bridges, roadway signal and communication systems, electric traction system, roadway facilities or roadway maintenance machinery on or near the track or with the potential of fouling a track and flagmen and watchmen/lookouts responsible for their protection

Question 7

Job Breifing

Answer 7

When reporting for duty employees whose duties require coordination with other employees must hold a job briefing to review operational and safety conditions. If these conditions change, employees must hold an additional job briefing to discuss the new conditions

Question 8

Working limits

Answer 8

A segment of track with definite boundaries upon which trains may move only as authorized by the roadway worker in charge of that segment of track

Question 9

Watchman/lookout

Answer 9

A properly equipped employee that has been annually trained on roadway worker protection whose sole duty is to provide at least 15 seconds advance visual and auditory warning of approaching trains or on track equipment to roadway workers