RailRoad Flashcards
1
Q
Updates will be made to this manual every _________ years
A
3
2
Q
It should be remembered that unlike the National Highway System, the Nations rail network is _____________ property.
A
private
3
Q
Emergency Response personnel become invited guests of the Railroad, and may ___________________be asked to leave at any time after that point. This represents a change in Fire and Rescue operational standards, since Emergency responders do not automatically retain control of the scene once the event has been stabilized
A
legally
4
Q
Station construction types range from ___________________ to_____________ frame structures with canopies.
A
masonry to wood
5
Q
Some stations are only __________________ and are not considered to be a structure.
A
steel canopy
6
Q
train stations have become targets for a terrorist attack as these structures are assembly areas for commuters. Terrorists tend to select these locations to produce _____________________________.
A
the greatest harmful effect
6
Q
_________________ facilities located near the railroad tracks may be used as triage and equipment staging areas.
A
Rail station parking
7
Q
___________________ Corporation owns and operates rail lines in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Some of these train tracks may be referred to in old maps as ______, ________, or __________ Railroad who are all predecessor railroads
A
CSX
Conrail, Chessie or B&O
8
Q
There are _____________ major CSX rail lines in Maryland that span the National Capital Region
A
3
9
Q
Names of the major CSX Rail lines
A
Metropolitan Subdivision (Mainline)
Capital Subdivision
Old Main Line
10
Q
__________ Line by MARC, This rail line facilitates the movement of Amtrak’s high- speed trains and offers intercity passenger rail service along the east coast.
A
Penn
11
Q
_________________ is defined as the section of property between tunnel walls, fence lines and bridges in which the railroad utilizes for the movement of commerce and people which generally consist of approximately _________ feet outward measured from the center of the outward most tracks
A
roadway
50
12
Q
trains can operate on any _________________, ________________, ________________
A
track, in any direction, at any time.
13
Q
Markers, called ________________, are spaced at _____________ intervals along the roadway and indicate the distance from a selected starting point. In the NCR many are missing.
A
mileposts
1 mile
14
Q
Mileposts may be constructed with either a square or round metal sign attached to a pole or a concrete obelisk, shaped like a miniature ______________________ Milepost distances are also stenciled on bridges and other railroad structures. AT&T Telephone cable signs are posted at regular intervals along Amtrak’s roadway. At the bottom of AT&T signs are other milepost markings. These markings are not official railroad measurements, but they are close enough to be used in an emergency.
A
Washington Monument.
15
Q
AT&T and MCI cable identification signs that are posted along the roadway of major CSX sections of track _______________ have correct milepost distances on them and are of little or no value.
A
DO NOT
16
Q
crossovers provide a means to move a train from one track to another. Some switches operate remotely by railroad controllers as far away as __________________
A
Jacksonville, Florida.
17
Q
Switches may also have heaters attached to them to maintain their operability in the freezing rain and snow conditions. Portable heaters are powered by kerosene. Permanent heaters utilize electricity, natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). A __________ gallon LPG tank supplies each LPG switch heater. Some sections of track with many switches may have up to ____ __________-gallon LPG tanks. Totaling ________ gallons
A
1000
6
1000
6000
18
Q
The natural gas, LPG, kerosene heaters have small flames that impinge on rails. These open flames can be mistaken for _____________ fires.
A
hostile
19
Q
Railroad electric signal wires extend under or above the ground and are energized up to _______________volts
A
6,900
20
Q
Highway flares are called fusees in the railroad industry. Fusees can be ____________________________ or ______________ to signal trains.
A
waved horizontally or laid by the tracks
21
Q
Amtrak’s electrified territory utilizes overhead catenary lines that carry __________________ volts of AC electrical power to propel trains. THE CURRENT IN THESE LINES CAN ARC UP TO _____ FEET, WHICH WILL ELECTROCUTE ANYONE WITHIN ________ FEET OF CATENARY LINES.
A
12000
3
3
22
Q
typical catenary system lines carry approximately _______________ to _____________ volts above the track bed.
A
11,000 to 138,000
23
Q
Transmission lines carry ________ volts
A
138,000 (25hz)
24
Trolley wire carries _______ volts
11,000 (25hz)
25
Power lines carry ________ to ________ volts
33,000
230,000
26
transmission lines are energized at 138,000 volts and objects must not be allowed within ____________ feet of these lines.
eight
27
signal power lines, which are usually found below the transmission lines are energized at 6,900 volts and objects must not be allowed within _________ feet of these lines
three
28
Amtrak Impedance Bonds are situated _____________________. Note the small wires protruding from the side of the casing. These wires may be energized even if the
local catenary power is removed.
between the tracks
29
In the absence of Class-A electricians, the catenary system can be shut down and grounded by foremen and Class B employees in two sections of the Ivy City Yard in the District of Columbia. In this exception, the catenary systems at the Motor Pit area near the Annex Building, and tracks ______ and ______in the Service and Inspection (S&I) Building, can also be de-energized and grounded by on-site foremen and Class B employees.
7
8
30
Stay _______ feet away from all catenary wires until power off
15
31
_______________ any type of extinguisher, including Class C extinguishers, on any energized catenary equipment. Rescuers must de-energize and ground the catenary wires first.
Do NOT use
32
Before entering a rail yard, responders must contact ____________________________ or ________________ to stop train movement.
the Yard Master or terminal superintendent
33
First Street Tunnel Entrance and egress can only be made from a ___________________at each end of the tunnel.
portal (opening)
34
In the District of Columbia there are two significantly long tunnels that extend for approximately __________.
a mile
35
Tunnel fires present challenges such as (7)
access, Smoke obscuration, darkness, limited work space, communication problems, hazardous materials and water supply issues
36
Rescue workers without self contained breathing apparatus can possibly find refuge by ___________________________________________________________________ but safety at that location is NOT guaranteed
lying in the corner where the wall and floor come together
37
Railroad bridges in the Metropolitan Washington Area are made of :
steel, masonry and wood
38
In some isolated areas, access to the incident is best reached by :
four-wheel drive vehicles or specialty vehicles
39
A majority of the railroad incidents occur at :
switches, curves, bridges and grade crossings.
40
moving trains kill more than _______trespassers a year on railroad roadways and property.
500
41
two types of locomotives used by the railroad industry for regular service are classified as either :
electric locomotives or diesel-electric locomotives
42
A typical electric locomotive utilizes a pantograph to collect the ______________ volts,
12,000
43
transformer inside the electric locomotive produces _______ volts of direct current (DC) at 800 amps, with a total potential capacity of 2,500,000 Watts of power.
600
44
firefighters must always maintain a 15- foot clearance from all locomotive ______________________ equipment
rooftop
45
_____________ locomotives are not used with freight trains.
Electric
46
ACS-64 bi-directional locomotive is used with conventional passenger cars and travels up to 125 mph and are numbered ______________________
600 to 670
47
3000 series train sets can travel up to 150 mph but will travel at ______ mph in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
135
48
Diesel-electric locomotive fuel tanks range in size from ______________ to ___________ gallons. A typical locomotive weighs more than ________ tons.
800 to 5000
150
49
480-volt Alternating Current _______________________ delivers electrical energy needed to run electrical components of passenger cars. This includes heating, air conditioning, lighting and other power needs of passenger cars
head-end power (HEP
50
___________trains do not have head-end power
Freight
51
Freight locomotives, at a minimum, will have ___________________________. The freight train will likely also have a conductor in the lead locomotive as well totaling
an engineer in the lead locomotive
2 people
52
Employees may be present in t:
the forward nose, engine room (diesel-electric) and in trailing locomotives
53
Train locomotives are outfitted with a variety of fire safety equipment. All locomotives have at least :
one fire extinguisher, a small first aid kit and fusees (Flares)
54
Amtrak’s High-Speed locomotives and power cars have a dry-chemical extinguishing system in the __________________. VRE locomotives feature two fire extinguishers; one in the operators’ cab, the other in the engine room.
electrical cabinets
55
The Amtrak High-Speed locomotives and power cars also have a ________ sprinkler system. The sprinkler heads are on the ___________ of the machine room. The sprinkler system is supplied by a single 2 ½ inch National Standard Thread (NST) female connection. There is one fire department connection installed on ____________ of the locomotive or power car
dry pipe
sidewalls
each side (totaling 2)
56
There are _______ emergency shut-offs on electric locomotives.
no
57
To lower the pantograph, responders must find the Pantograph-Down switch located on ______________________________ in the operator’s cab. Once this switch is moved to the “down” position, all the pantographs on that engine only will be removed from contact with the catenary wires. Amtrak employees can only perform total removal of the electrical power from the catenary wires
the right-hand side of the dashboard
58
MARC “cab cars” (the first car of a train when the train is in the push mode) will also have a toggle switch that is located in the overhead console of the cab car that will either lower the pantograph of an electrical locomotive or cut off the fuel to a diesel locomotive that will be located at rear of the train. This switch is a ____________________ of power cut off.
secondary means
59
All diesel-electric locomotives are equipped with ________ clearly marked emergency fuel shut-offs. The first shut-off is generally located on the rear wall approximately in the middle of the locomotive cab remaining accessible fuel shut-offs are installed on the exterior; one on each side approximately mid point of the locomotive
3
60
fuel shut-offs on newer locomotives have red push buttons and the older yard locomotives have ____________
pull rings
61
When fuel shut-offs are activated they may take anywhere from several seconds to a minute to shut down the locomotive. Press and hold for ________ seconds.
10
62
Battery cut-offs are usually well marked _________________ or ____________ style switches. Handling the _______ switch should be avoided unless critically necessary
knife or rotary
knife
63
Locomotive entry doors are ________________________. Most are not locked during train operations. They are the preferred method of entering the locomotive
manually opened hinged doors
64
Locomotive windshields are made of _____________.
safety glass
65
Side-door windows and sliding side windows are made of either
polycarbonate material or safety glass
66
To remove locomotive windows from the outside:
1. If a windshield cage is installed, remove slotted bolts that secure it and remove the cage.
2. Grasp the split end of rubber molding and completely remove the molding.
3. Insert _______________________________________________________________________________________
a pry bar between the window and the frame and pry out the pane.
67
emergency hatch in the roof is intended to be used when the locomotive ________________
The hatch can be opened by breaking the small, round cover over the handle, then turning the handle.
has rolled over.
68
The Acela train-set power cars also have a “soft spot” over the ________________ room that can be cut with a circular rescue saw.
equipment
69
_______________ is a railroad term that means a fire within the exhaust of a diesel-electric locomotive and is usually caused by the buildup of a carbon or faulty turbocharger.
A stack fire
70
The dry chemical agent of a _______________________________ can be used on hard to reach areas of the machine and engine rooms. The use of foam on diesel-electric locomotives, particularly where burning fuel is present, is highly recommended.
Twinned Agent Unit
71
Shut off __________at an emergency shut off to stop the stack fire. If the stack fire continues to burn, cool the exterior of the exhaust manifold in the ceiling of the locomotive
the fuel
72
Both the Amtrak ACS-64 locomotives and the Acela power cars are equipped with dry chemical fire extinguishing systems in the _______________________ of their _____________________ rooms. Both are also equipped with a dry-pipe sprinkler system. The sprinkler heads are located along the walls of the equipment room. A single 2 ½ inch National Standard Thread female connection is located on each side of the locomotive. On the train-set power car, the connection is located __________________________________________ Before charging the sprinkler system, the pantographs on the locomotive must be down or the catenary power must be shut down and grounded.
electrical cabinets
equipment
behind a cabinet door, in front of the rear wheels.
73
The ______________________ is the person in charge and has the overall responsibility of the train and the onboard personnel and communicates with those crew members by a portable radio.
conductor
74
Passenger trains can reach speeds of 110 mph in the District of Columbia, 135 mph in Maryland and 79 mph in Virginia. VRE trains are currently governed to _______ miles per hour
72
75
MARC Commuter
Most trains usually consist of a locomotive, _____________ trailer cars and a cab car totaling ___ cars
2 to 6
8
76
Each car typically has sitting capacity for approximately ________ passengers however this number will be doubled with standees during rush hour totaling ____ passengers
100
1200
77
When MARC trains travel south toward Union Station, the engineer performs the operating functions from the cab-car located at the _______ of the train
front
78
when the trains leave Union Station and travels north, the engineer is in the locomotive at the ________ end of the train.
north
79
VRE trains usually consist of a locomotive, a minimum of three trailer cars and a cab-car. Each passenger car has the capacity of about _____________-_____________- seated passengers
120-140
80
Amtrak trains typically carry a total of _______ passengers
250
81
Connections between passenger train cars are referred to as:
jumpers, pigtails or HEP cables
82
When multiple locomotives are in use at the front or rear of the train, the ____________________will usually provide HEP
locomotive closest to the cars
83
HEP source shut-offs are located______________________________________________ and _____________________________
in the locomotive cab and at the power plant
84
480-volt Head End Power (HEP) cables have _______ connections, low voltage communication cables have _________ connections. Also located in this area, but
not visible, are _________ psi air lines with “Glad Hand” connections
red
blue
140
85
To de-energize a car(s) connected to the ground power cables, push the __________ color “open” button to open the circuit and disconnect power from the cables. Do NOT try to remove ground power by pulling apart cables
green
86
air brake lines that are pressurized up to ______ psi and main-reservoir lines pressurized up to _______ psi. The locomotive supplies both air systems. The brake line (brake pipe) controls the brakes. The main reservoir operates other systems such as the doors.
110
140
87
Instead of pulling the emergency air brake, a hand brake is provided and should be used by emergency response personnel to totally immobilize the trains during an incident. These hand brakes are located at the ________ end of each car.
B
88
Responders will find a red emergency brake handle for the air brake system in ____________________. This emergency brake handle is only for halting trains while they are in motion
each passenger car
89
Hand brakes are operated either by a wheel or lever. Hand brakes are applied by either turning the wheel _______________ or pumping the lever until it cannot be turned or pumped anymore. The chain attached to the wheel or lever will be _______ when the brake is applied and ________________ when disengaged.
clockwise
taut
loose
90
It is a prudent to place ______________ around the hand wheel to indicate that the hand brake has been applied.
barrier tape
91
The standard Amtrak coach key is used on Amtrak, MARC and VRE passenger cars. The unique old-style _____________ shape can identify this key.
skeleton
92
Many cabinets which must be accessed by emergency responders can be opened by using :
a pen, pencil or similar thin rigid object.
93
The term __________ or _____________ cars are used to describe the first car on passenger trains when locomotives are used to push the train
“cab-cars” or “push-pull”
94
VRE cab cars have distinctive ___________ and ______________ stripes on the end of the cab car
yellow and black
95
It is extremely important that the Incident Commander determine the front of the train in a railroad crash or derailment as a train in “push mode” will cause confusion as to which part the train is the forward end. Use __________________ to number and to identify car position relative to the front of the train
spray paint
96
______________ in the passenger railcars are places where fires are likely to occur.
Trash cans
97
All rail cars, both passenger and freight, do not have a front or rear end. They have an “A” or “B” end based on where the hand brake is located. The end of the car with the hand brake is designated the ______ end; the other end of the car is the ______ end. The left and right sides of the car are determined by standing at the “B” end of the car, facing the “A” end
B
A
98
A train car sits on two truck assemblies or trucks. Each truck has two sets of wheels (axles) and can weigh more than ten tons. A center pin on the car body fits into a hole in the truck’s center plate. __________________is the main means for keeping the train body on the two truck assemblies in freight cars
Gravity
99
All VRE cars have_____________ of these “soft spots.”
4
100
Under emergency conditions, all doors can be :
manually operated
101
Most passenger rail cars have three types of doors. Generally, they are grouped as outside ________________ doors (exterior collision-post doors or body-end doors), inside end doors (interior _____________) and exterior entrance side doors (side doors)
vestibule end
vestibule doors
102
Both outside and inside ________________provide the means for passengers to pass from one car to the other
vestibule doors
103
Exterior side doors are used to enter and exit trains. Except for some _____________________, __________________, ____________________, all passenger cars have exterior side doors.
lounge, diner and buffet cars
104
______________ cars do not have outside handles
Marc III
105
To raise the trapdoor from outside the car, first open the door and then push on the foot pedal with a:
Halligan bar or other tool.
106
exterior shell of the car is ____ inch stainless steel.
3/4
107
MARC II passenger cars carry approximately 120 commuters. These cars have a variety of safety equipment that passengers and crew can utilize in the event of an emergency. The rescue equipment includes a portable fire extinguisher, first aid kit and a tool kit. The tool kit contains a ________________________________________________________________________________________. All these tools are located in a horizontal box in the passenger compartment.
saw, a pointed iron rod and a small sledgehammer
108
MARC II cars have an automatically inflated weather stripping around the door. If the weather stripping malfunctions and does not automatically deflate:
puncture the rubber with a knife or sharp tool
109
Opening Doors from Inside
The first option is to _____________________ located in the vestibule adjacent to the door, and then pull the emergency door handle
break the plastic “bulls-eye”
110
3 exit routes in order
1 move to adjacent car
2 exit through vestibule door
3 exit through emergency window
111
Opening Doors from Outside
There is a manual emergency release on the outside of the car. It is located under the car body to the _______ of the outside middle door
left
112
Another tool similar to t handle
ball handle
113
When the car has head-end or sufficient battery power, ______ of the four doors can be unlocked and opened from the outside using a standard Amtrak coach key
2
114
There are _____ passenger cars in a High Speed train-set. _____ emergency escape ladders are stored in the car near the doors
6
Two
115
Passenger train doors are the preferred means of entering and exiting cars. If train doors cannot be open because of mechanical damage, emergency train windows provide rescuers another quick manner to enter the train. The next option is :
non- emergency windows.
116
Each car will have at least _____ emergency windows on each side and will be evenly distributed along the entire length of the car body.
2
117
Please note that if a window is removed, the railcar cannot continue on its journey as occupied. To avoid pulling a window if the conditions do not fully warrant it, the luggage rack between the upper and lower levels is rated for _____________ pounds. An individual can be packaged on this rack and then lowered by team into the vestibule.
several thousand
118
Firefighters on the outside of the rail car can direct passengers to remove the emergency windows on their own accord. there may be a _______ foot drop to the ground
9
119
MARC recommends that their windows (safety glass), both emergency and non- emergency windows, be opened from the outside by ______________, VRE recommends simple removal by pulling :
breaking them
exterior gaskets
120
In extremely rare circumstances where the removal of windows by the prescribed means is precluded, a ________________ can be used to cut Lexan polycarbonate windows
carbide-tipped CHAIN saw
Do not use a circular saw
121
Another last choice option for window removal is to :
freeze the Lexan polycarbonate pane with several large CO2 fire extinguishers and then shatter the window with a Halligan bar
122
Hurst and other standard vehicle-extrication tools will not work on train car structural supports. ___________________ and ____________________are the best tools to cut structural supports
Reciprocating saws and cutting torches
123
All passenger cars are equipped with one or two dry chemical extinguishers, a small first-aid kit, ____________________, _______________and other tools. They are in well-marked cabinets inside the car
a sledgehammer, a pry bar
124
Batteries are located in boxes under the car or in compartments on the side of the car. The emergency lights will automatically come on when normal head-end power is lost. These batteries are rated for ______hours
six
125
Most freight trains are operated with a minimum of a conductor and an engineer. There may also be a ___________ or other railroad personnel on board
brakeman
126
Freight train locomotives can pull as many as _________ freight cars. The maximum speed freight trains are permitted to travel is ________mph in the District of Columbia, 55 mph in Maryland, and 60 mph in Virginia.
100
30
127
A ______________will also have Hazardous Special Handling Instructions for all the hazardous materials carried on the train. These instructions are similar to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and provide information for handling spills and fires
consist
128
___________________ cannot give up possession of the original consist but the conductor may allow the incident commander or his designee to make copies
The conductor
129
The cars tonnage graph can be denoted with a _____symbol for tunnel or _______ for hazmat
Asterix *
HS
130
Air-brake lines (brake pipes) run the entire length of freight trains. The air-brake lines are pressurized to a maximum ______ psi by the locomotive.
90
131
Hand brakes are located at the_______ end of each car
b
132
During emergency operations, at least ______ hand brakes must be applied.
two
133
Unlike passenger cars and Metro subway cars, there is NO restraining device on freight cars that keeps the center pin in the truck’s center plate. When freight trains derail, the trucks may :
separate from the cars and wheel/axle assemblies may separate from the trucks.
134
All freight cars are marked with a permanent car number (reporting marks) assigned by the railroad or company that owns the car. The number will usually have ________________ letters representing the railroad or company name, followed by a serial number. The serial number can be ________ digits long but is usually _______ digits in length. The car number is on both sides and both ends of the car. When facing the car from the side, the numbers will be on the left side of the car.
2,3,or4
1to6
5to6
135
Some hazardous materials must be placarded for any amount of material, but other hazardous materials do not require a placard until over _____________pounds are carried
1,000
136
____________________ cars can be utilized as platforms in which responders can move and stage equipment.
empty flat
137
Most floors of flat cars are wood and can catch fire by:
overheated wheel hub bearings.
138
The real hazard that flat cars present is the :
shifting load in a derailment or collision
139
Flat cars are used to carry items that do not need protection from _____________, such as large equipment, building materials, ton containers (cylinders) and other items.
the weather
140
_______________ is when one type of freight container is moved by different modes of transportation. There are three types: container on flat car (COFC) trailer on flat car (TOFC) and RoadRailer.
Intermodal service
141
Auto racks carry ______________ levels of automobiles
two or three
142
Auto racks used on Amtrak’s Autotrain, , have solid sides and cannot be used for __________________ application
hose stream
143
Automobiles are loaded through end doors. Auto racks used in general freight have a solid roof and grate sides. Hose streams can be applied through the :
side grates
144
Box cars present several safety hazards for firefighters. Loads may have shifted during the derailment. Side doors may fall off their guides and ______________ may occur if a deep seeded fire is allowed to smolder inside a sealed box car
backdraft
145
The primary function of boxcars is to protect freight from the elements. Large capacity boxcars are called:
high cubes
146
3 box car hazards
Boxcars may enclose any type of storage containers
Boxcar doors are heavy and can fall away from their mountings
Back draft conditions maybe created in box cars involved in fire
147
Refrigerated cars are insulated boxcars with a generator powering a cooling plant. Hazards are presented by both the coolant for the cooling plant, and up to ______ gallons of diesel fuel for the generator
500
148
__________________ cars are used to transport oversize loads such as scrap metals and railroad maintenance materials. They can be used to carry contaminated soil away from a hazmat spill. Also used to carry oversized loads. They have sides without a permanent roof
Gondola or gons
149
__________ cars have two or more pocket (bay) openings on the bottom for quick unloading of bulk loads. __________ have an open top or are covered with a permanent roof. These cars usually carry powders or grains that cannot get wet. They sometimes carry hazardous materials. Note the product outlets underneath the car. These valves may open during a derailment spilling the product.
Hopper
Hoppers
150
__________ cars carry powders, liquids, gases, and liquefied gases.
Tank
151
Statistics state that approximately ______________ of the hazardous material shipments in the United States are carried in tank cars
three-fourth
152
of some commonly carried commodities, such as chlorine and nitric acid, will be stenciled on the __________ side of the tank car.
right
153
Most tank cars are general-service (______ pressure) tank cars. They are designed to carry both hazardous and non-hazardous materials. General service tank cars have tank test pressures at or below ______ psi
low
100
154
Pressure tank cars always carry _____________________. Pressure tank cars have a tank test pressure above 100 psi
hazardous materials
155
Steel coils are carried in a well with a curved or angled cover placed over them in a ______ car. They have a general curved appearance of a tank car but they do not have valves or piping. These cars carry coiled steel that weigh many tons.
coil
156
___________ cars consist of up to ______ rail car bodies permanently joined into one long rail car assembly
spine
5
157
___________ are no longer used on freight trains
Cabooses
158
A pickup truck with a second set of wheels that allows them to be driven on railways is referred to as a
HI-RAIL vehicle
159
Working on the roadway _________, ______________, ________________, _________________must be worn. Firefighting gear, with eye shield or SCBA face piece, fulfills this requirement.
Helmets, eye protection, reflective vest and safety shoes
160
Avoid walking ___________________ even though this area provides the most level walking area. Attempt to walk in the space where the gravel roadway levels out, and the existing terrain begins.
between the rails
161
On long duration emergencies, situate hose lines ______________ by digging out ballast. Trains must be stopped while digging is performed
under tracks
162
Switch points usually move in _________seconds
1 to 5
163
A good rule of thumb is to stay ____ feet away from moving trains.
30
164
Refuge areas in tunnels and on bridges are designed for_____________________________ not __________________________________ There is insufficient space in these refuge areas to protect fully equipped firefighters. If personnel cannot clear the roadway in time, they can try these last possible escape options: lying between two sets of tracks, or if in a tunnel, lie in the corner where the floor and wall meet.
railroad employees
firefighters with SCBA and equipment.
165
1. Always leave _____ feet between you and the end of any standing train, car or locomotive.
2. Keep a safe distance, at least _____ feet, from passing trains and equipment.
3. Always face the direction from which a train is traveling. Be alert for loose steel bands or any other items hanging off the train.
5. Emergency response personnel are NOT to move locomotives or cars.
25
30
166
Do not place any apparatus or equipment within ______ feet of the center line of the nearest track.
15
167
Before working near, on or under any train that is not derailed, make sure the hand brake is set on at least ______ cars and that those cars are chocked. Brake handles (wheels or levers) should be marked with barrier tape (fire- line tape) when the brakes are applied
2
168
No one is to enter an engine room until :
the engine is shut down.
169
Always use the safety handles, platforms and ladders provided except on damaged tank cars. When operating on a damaged tank car, utilize :
emergency response unit ladders
170
PRIOR TO THE POWER BEING REMOVED AND THE SYSTEM GROUNDED, THE CURRENT IN THESE LINES CAN ARC UP TO _________ FEET AND THIS WILL ELECTROCUTE ANYONE WITHIN _______ FEET OF CATENARY LINES
3
3
171
When in electrified territory responders and victims must first________________________ before going from one train to another
step down on the ground
172
Electrified Territory
No one is to remove ground ladders from the apparatus or raise the aerial ladders without :
direct orders from the incident commander or operations
173
What type of extinguisher do you use on catenary equipment.
none including class C
174
It may take up to _____ for all rail traffic to be shut down
1 hour
175
Two officially marked and highly visible people with a radio and __________ ________ minute flares will walk down the track from each end of the incident
3
30
176
There is ____ flagging teams required with a total of ___ people and ______ flares
2
4
6
177
In DC flagging teams will be _______. MD and VA flagging teams will be ______ away
1 mile
2mile
178
If the tracks divide before the 1 or 2 mile mark a _______ flagging team will be needed.
3rd
179
If a train is spotted or heard while walking or when in position light a flare and wave it ______________ back and forth at a _________ angle to the tracks. The engineer should acknowledge any stop signal by:
horizontally
right
one or more blasts of the locomotive horn
180
What channel will the flagger crew make notification?
dispatch channel and operations channel
181
If flaggers must leave their position they should position flares so:
the ballast secures the flares stacking them so when one flair burns down it ignites the next for a total 90 min burn time
182
What should you do when crossing tracks with apparauts?
Roll down windows and silence airhorns and sirens
183
If unable to completely see the track from the vehicles cab you should :
send someone ahead on foot to ensure that no trains are approaching.
184
Emergency Notification Signs (ENS) have ______ color text on a _______ background. They are ______ by ________ inches with _______ inch letters with a _______color border
white
blue
12 inches wide 9 inches high
1 inch text
white
185
Emergency Notification Signs (ENS)
Dot numbers may be _____ colored text on a _______ colored background
black
white
186
All railroad collisions, derailments, and fires, should be considered _________until proven otherwise
hazmat
187
Standard cribbing is not adequate. When cribbing is necessary to stabilize leaning cars you may need:
bulldozer, construction machinery, rail road ties
188
ETEC cars can be used on railroad tracks, another option is
flat cars or rolling stock
189
First arriving unit should inform the incident commander of
the exact location, which railroad owns and operates the tracks, and which railroads rolling stock is involved
190
What is usually one of the first strategic objectives of the IC?
extrication of entangled victims or isolation of harmful effects of hazmat
191
If the rail incident involves commuter trains the IC should establish:
medical branch
192
Due to the large size of rail incidents the IC should separate the incident into
geographic divisions/branches
and or
functional groups/branches
193
