Interlockings Flashcards
BLOCKING DEVICE REMOVED (BDR) CODE
a computer generated, unique, random number transmitted from the Operations Control Center (OCC) to a Roadway Worker-in-Charge (RWIC) before fouling a track or beginning work where CTC or Interlocking Rules apply.
INTERLOCKING
an arrangement of signals and appliances so interconnected that their movements must succeed each other in proper sequence and for which interlocking rules are in effect.
INTERLOCKING APPLIANCE
a movable apparatus within an interlocking that either allows or prevents movements over designated routes, including switches, movable frogs, mitre rails, and derails.
INTERLOCKING LIMITS
the tracks between the extreme opposing signals of an interlocking.