PC Mainline

Question 1

1) Name the Int. Stations
2) Name the block stations
3) Name the block limit stations

Answer 1

1) JCC int station. Queens int station
Nassau Int station. Divide Int station

2) Nassau block station. KO2 block station
3) YA-MR-AH-LD-R-K-SD-GY wbo

Question 2

Interlockings and # of signals

Answer 2

Harold Int r-pscc Wood int r-jam(8) Jay Int r-JCC
Hall Int r-JCC Hollis Int r-queens(5) Queens Int
Nassau Int Divide Int Beth Int r-div(7)
Farm int(12) (farm1 r-div, farm2 r-div) JS Int r-div(3)
Brent Int r-div(3) CI int(6) (ci1 r-div, ci2 r-div)
KO int(14) (ko1 r-div, ko2 r- div)

Question 3

1) KO wash track and speeds

2) ML yards

Answer 3

1)EB car wash, rest speed not exceeding 3mph
WB rest speed not exceeding 5mph

2)
LIC- Tracks 0-12 north to south/ 3rd rail 9-12/ rest 5mph/ ch4
Platforms between 2-3/ 6-7/ 8-9
Belmont- Tracks 1-8 north to south/ 3rd rail 3-8 and wye/rest5/ch1
Platforms between 3-4/ 7-8
Ronk- Tracks south side track,0-11 north to south/all third rail.
rest10/ ch3
Greenport- Tracks pocket, main, middle north to south/ no 3rd rail
rest 15/ ch3/ platform between pocket and main

Question 4

Yard limits

Answer 4

Ronkonkoma
Eastward limits KO2 and 1000’ east thereof

Yaphank
1000’ west of west switch YA and mp60

Riverhead
Mp71 and 1170’ east of mp74

Question 5

Signals to left of track governed

Answer 5

Nassau
-EB freestanding pos. lite home signal on no.1 track
Just east of Mineola station

Divide
-EB freestanding pos. Lite home signal(dw) on ml no.1 track
1st home signal east of Westbury station

-WB freestanding pos. Lite home signal on no. 2 track
2nd home signal west of Hicksville station

-WB freestanding pos. Lite home signal(de) on ml no. 2 track
1st home signal west of Bethpage station

Question 6

1) Signals used in lieu of absolute block signals

2) MAS

Answer 6

1)Queens
WB pos. Lite signal on bridge 2, on ml no.4 track
Flashing slow approach
When routed for diverging route

2)80 psgr 45 frt

Question 7

1) Sidings

2) DEF

Answer 7

1)
Central Islip (c54)                 YA (22psgr/39frt)

AH (19psgr/34frt) LD (27psgr/50frt)

K (14psgr/23frt)

2)
Wyandanch Rt231
Pilgrim Prima
Southold

Question 8

1) Electric locks
2) Distant signals
3) Wyes
4) 3rd rail ends

Answer 8

1)18 4 controlled-Queens Village team cont. by Queens
- MW track, North track, North Side track
Cont. by Nassau

2)
WB freestanding pos. Lite distant signal to KO2 Int. On single track
1st distant signal west of Medford station

3)
Belmont Pinelawn long siding

4)
EB knickerbocker avenue, 1st crossing east of ronkonkoma

Question 9

Tracks other than main with 3rd rail

Answer 9

Lic-yard tracks 9-12, Hunterspoint Avenue leads
and station tracks 1 and 2
Jamaica- adv yd 6 trk, storage yd 1 and 4, richmond hIll lead
Morris park lead/ johnson ave 1-4/ D yd 1-5
E yd 2e-3e/ hillside 1-7/ hollis lead
Queens- belmont park 3-8 and wye
Nassau- MW track
Divide-north track
Farm1-north side track
CI- north controlled siding
Ronkonkoma- north interlocked siding(certified) at ko1
South side track, yd tracks 0-11