Railroad Manual Ch 5 Flashcards
What is the minimum PPE for a railroad incident?
Helmet, eye protection, reflective vest and steel-toed shoe/ firefighting gear, with eye shield or SCBA face piece fulfills this requirement
Where should you not walk on a railroad incident?
Between the rails
If on a long duration emergency how should you situate hose lines that cross tracks?
Under tracks by digging out ballast
How long does it take a switch point to move?
1-5 seconds
What can you do to insure a switch doesn’t move inadvertently?
Place a wooden block in the open space
What is the rule of thumb of how far away you are suppose to stay from moving trains?
30’
How much space should you leave between yourself and the end of any standing train, car or lcomotive?
25’
What must be done before units are allowed to enter the track area?
IC must confirm that all trains are stopped
What do all railroad incidents involve?
Hazardous material
How far must apparatus or equipment be from the center line of the nearest tracks?
15’
Before working on or under any train that is derailed what must be applied?
Hand brake is set on at least two cars and that those cars are chocked. Brake handles should be marked with barrier tape with brakes are applied and both sides of wheels chocked
How can emergency personnel shut down the engines of diesel-electric locomotives?
One of the fuel shut offs on both sides of the locomotive or on the cab fire wall…batteries must also be disconnected by switches in the cab or engine room
If there is a fire in the diesel-electric locomotives exhaust stack what should not be applied down the stack?
water
Are emergency personnel allowed to open doors on boxcars, hopper cars and other freight cars?
Not without the assistance of railroad personnel
With Amtrak catenary lines how far can they arc prior to the power being removed and the system grounded?
3’
When in electrified territory what must responders and victims do before going from one train to another?
Step down on the ground
What are some precautions that must be adhered to when working in electrified territory?
- Never climb over or on top of a train in electrified territory
- No one is to remove ground ladders from the apparatus or raise aerial ladders without direct orders from the IC or Ops
What is the only reason personnel are to enter machine rooms?
Rescue
What items cannot be used with the catenary systems?
- Ropes and poles
- Hot stick
- Any type of extinguisher
What is a flagging team?
Two people with a radio and three 30 minute flares that walks down the tracks from either end of an incident, an incident will require two or more teams
How far down the tracks do the flagging teams walk?
In DC 1 mile, in VA and MD 2 miles
What does a flagging team do if a train is spotted?
Light a flare and wave it horizontally back and forth at a right angle to the tracks. If a flare is not available, wave a light, object or empty hand horizontally back and forth at a right angle
How does the engineer of a train acknowledge any stop signal?
Two short blasts of the locomotive horn
If flagging personnel must leave their post what should they do?
Place three flares in an area away from combustibles so that they light each other as one burns down
It is preferred that lookouts have quick access to what type of radio?
Mobile
Besides a radio what else should lookouts have?
A flare
If a lookout announces an incoming train what should drivers of apparatus do?
Sound air horns
CSX signs at grade crossings contain what information?
CSX’s emergency number, grade crossing’s number, and the milepost number
