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Metrorail Emergencies Flashcards

1
Q

Metro derives its propulsion power from what

A

An energized third rail

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2
Q

The Metro System is considered to be a _____ ______ system.

A

Light rail

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3
Q

While Metro shares common corridors with other transportation systems what is special about Metro tracks?

A

No other rail system uses Metro’s tracks

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4
Q

The Metro system opened in

A

1976

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5
Q

A short section of third rail found just beyond some station platforms to ensure uniform train acceleration

A

Accelerator Rail (Kicker Rail)

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6
Q

The track or station constructed at or near the surrounding ground surface level

A

At-Grade

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7
Q

Chain Markers are a measurement system sign displayed every ____ feet

A

100 feet

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8
Q

The car-borne device designed to slide on the third rail to pick up DC propulsion current

A

Collector Shoe

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9
Q

There are _____ shoes per rail call.

A

4

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10
Q

The gray fiberglass-like material over the top of the third rail

A

Cover board

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11
Q

Except in special cases the travel distance to an emergency exit does not exceed _______ feet

A

1,250 feet

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12
Q

Emergency Trip Station (ETS) boxes are located approximately every ______ feet along the Tail Toadway and at the ends of station platforms.

A

800 feet

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13
Q

Are boxes containing a telephone for communicating with Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC)

A

Emergency Trip Station (ETS)

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14
Q

Emergency Trip Stations (ETS) are also known as

A

blue light stations

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15
Q

A handheld voltage-testing device used to test the third rail for the presence of electrical current

A

Hot stick

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16
Q

The station manager’s control point in a subway

A

Kiosk

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17
Q

The minimum number of cars required for operation of a Metro Train is ____ . This excludes the 7000 series cars which is at minimum a _____-car consist

A

2 ; 4

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18
Q

The portion of a Metro rail station containing the kiosk and fare gates

A

Messanine

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19
Q

A battery-operated vehicle used for rail transportation of emergency response or WMATA personnel and equipment

A

Mobile Emergency Response Vehicles (MERV)

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20
Q

The terminus for automatic train control information, trouble alarms and radio transmissions

A

Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC)

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21
Q

Third rail power removed remotely by ROCC via computer

A

Supervisory Power Removal

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22
Q

The third rail provides electrical power of approximately _____ volts DC to the trains.

A

750

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23
Q

An instrument used to detect whether or not third rail power has been reenergized in an emergency or work area.

A

Warning Strobe and Alarm Device (WSAD)

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24
Q

The rail operations supervisor assigned to the yard and is in charge of all activities in the yard

A

Yardmaster

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25
Q

The Metro system in Northern VA consists of _____ lines

A

4

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26
Q

The different Metro lines are

A

Silver
Blue
Yellow
Orange

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27
Q

The two Service and Inspection Yards are where?

A

West Falls Church & Eisenhower

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28
Q

What metro station is a one-of-a-kind station within the Metro system?

A

Huntington Station

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29
Q

Each 1000-6000 rail car is ____ feet long, _____ feet wide and ____ feet ____ inches in height

A

75 ; 10 ; 10ft10in

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30
Q

Each Metro car weighs

A

36-40 Tons

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31
Q

The 7000 series cars weigh

A

41 tons

32
Q

The smallest number of rail cars operating in the Metro system is

A

2

33
Q

The maximum number of cars in a consist will be eight (four pairs) due to the maximum length of the station platform which is _____ feet

A

600

34
Q

Doors numbered __,__, and ___ can be opened from the outside with the use of the XX barrel key on the Metro key ring

A

2,8,9

35
Q

All bulkhead doors open

A

Inward

36
Q

The emergency ladder is kept where?

A

A compartment opposite the operator’s cab or under the first seat-facing seat opposite the operator’s cab

37
Q

The 3 types of metro stations are

A

Aerial or elevated
Surface or at-grade
Subsurface or underground

38
Q

Aerial stations vary in height from ____ - ____ feet above the track

A

30 - 35 feet

39
Q

The metro system is equipped with two types of sprinkler systems

A

Wet pipe
Deluge

40
Q

The primary method of air exchange in the tunnels is

A

The movement of trains through the tunnels

41
Q

All Metro stations are equipped with Knox Rapid Entry Key Boxes and are located where

A

On the first flat wall to the right of the main entrance after the entry gate

42
Q

The two means to evacuate every station is

A

The entrance escalators
Rail cars

43
Q

If the fire alarm goes into full activation, the inbound entrance escalators will _______ _______ and the outbound escalators will _______ ______ ______

A

Automatically stop
Continue to run

44
Q

ROCC stands for

A

Rail Operations Control Center

45
Q

All rail yards are in the control of the _________, located in the _____ _______

A

yardmaster ; yard tower

46
Q

When contacting ROCC, fire and rescue personnel must provide the following information

A
  • Who they are - name & department
  • Where they are - by station, chain marker, or building address
  • What is the situation - reason for the call
  • What is requested of Metro
47
Q

Wayside phones are found

A

In the Emergency Trip Switch (Blue light ETS) boxes

48
Q

Emergency Trip Switch boxes located along the Rail Roadway are spaced at intervals of approx

A

800 feet

49
Q

To use the wayside phone pick up the phone and dial _____ and you will be connected to ROCC

A

0 (zero)

50
Q

The safety walk is _____ ______ wide and usually opposite the third rail

A

22 inches

51
Q

The three types of tunnels are

A
  1. circular
  2. horseshoe
  3. box
52
Q

The only bridge with a fire protection system (standpipe) is the

A

Yellow Line Bridge over the Potomac River

53
Q

Traction Power Substations (TPSS) are located ______ ______ throughout the Metro system

A

every mile

54
Q

Emergency Trip Station/Blue Light Boxes contain what

A
  1. Wayside telephone to call ROCC
  2. Emergency trip switch (red button) to deactivate third rail power
  3. A power removal map
55
Q

The Emergency Trip Switch (red button) should only be pushed when

A

there is an imminent threat to life safety

56
Q

Rail car maintenance and repair facilities are located where?

A

-Fairfax County north of West Falls Church Station
- Alexandria the Eisenhower Yard

57
Q

Chain markers are a system of measurement along the Rail Roadway that is located every ______ feet along the entire Rail Roadway, surface, aerial, and subservice

A

100

58
Q

Chain markers measurements start from

A

A center point or hub station

59
Q

The two hub stations are

A
  1. Gallery Place
  2. Metro Center
60
Q

Rail Roadway emergency access gates are located approximately every ______ feet

A

800

61
Q

With the exception of three locations, the maximum travel distance to an emergency exit is ________ feet

A

1250

62
Q

The metro bag typically consists of

A
  1. metro tool
  2. AC hot stick
  3. Chocks
  4. Keys with reference tags
  5. Light sticks
63
Q

Should an automobile or rail vehicle break through the fence or cause it to tilt more than ____ degrees it will sound an alarm at ROCC and the rail traffic stops immediately

A

30

64
Q

For safety all personnel when operating anywhere in the Metro system have

A

A hand light and don reflective gear

65
Q

Personnel equipped with flashlights and portable radios should be stationed as flaggers approximately _____ feet on each side of the incident

A

750

66
Q

A ______ ______ is one of the greatest hazards on the railroad

A

moving train

67
Q

The Warning Strobe and Alarm Device (WSAD) is designed to be placed at a distance no greater than _____ feet from the end on the incident or emergency

A

500

68
Q

For EMS incidents in the Rail Roadway the minimum resources assigned to an EMS incident are

A
  • 1 ALS or BLS Unit
  • 1 Engine
  • 1 Truck
  • 1 Rescue
  • 1 BC
  • 1 EMS Sup
69
Q

The overall strategy for managing a Metro emergency can be organized into four steps and remembered using the acronym ACRE which stands for

A

Access
Control
Rescue
Evacuate/EMS

70
Q

One metro train can carry as many as ______ passengers

A

1600

71
Q

If a train approaches a flagger they should swing the lighted hand light or flare _______ from side to side in front of their body

A

Horizontally

72
Q

A non-motorized device used to remove non-ambulatory passengers from the site of an incident

A

Emergency Tunnel Evacuation Cart

73
Q

The WSAD will activate when

A
  1. Installed on an energized third rail
  2. If it is installed incorrectly
  3. If batteries are low
74
Q

The red T-shaped paddle of the WSAD is placed where?

A

on the third rail

75
Q

To turn the WSAD on you must

A

place it on the ground

76
Q

Lay the WSAD down with the siren facing

A

the incident not the rails

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