TB 116 - Metro Heavy Rail Lines

Question 1

The Metro heavy rail Red/Purple Line is currently _____ miles in length

Answer 1

17.4

Question 2

Ridership varies from ________ on weekdays to ________ on weekends

Answer 2

150,000
75,000

Question 3

Metro has an active fleet of ____ train cars

Answer 3

104

Question 4

The train configuration is set up with a minimum __-car combinatio and up to __ cars maximum

Answer 4

2
6

Question 5

Metro Heavy Rail Line:
Train Car Dimensions: ___ feet long, ___ feet wide, and ___ feet high

Answer 5

75
10
12

Question 6

Weight: _______ pounds

Answer 6

80,000

Question 7

Metro Heavy Rail Lines:
Maximum speed: ___ mph

Answer 7

70

Question 8

The trains are propelled by four traction motors per car, operated from ____ Volts direct current (VDC)

Answer 8

750

Question 9

The batteries are located under the “__” car and provide 37.5 VDC. A “disconnect switch” is located inside of the battery compartment

Answer 9

B

Question 10

Each car can seat ___ passengers, and has one wheelchair space, but can accommodate a total of ____ passengers in a standing “crush load.”

Answer 10

59
220

Question 11

dependent pair of train cars contains ___ windows for viewing, which the passengers cannot open

Answer 11

24

Question 12

All doors can be manually opened in an emergency from inside the car by pulling downward on the emergency red ball just above each set of doors. Wait _____ seconds, and then manually separate the doors. This will only release the center doors.

Answer 12

Five

Question 13

Each car is equipped with two 10A/60BC fire _________

Answer 13

extinguishers

Question 14

The DWP power station room is energized with ________ volts and should not be entered by Fire Department personnel

Answer 14

34,500

Question 15

TC&C - Train Communication and Control Room

Answer 15

.

Question 16

ROC - Rail __________ Center

Answer 16

Operations

Question 17

The __________ Level is the area where passengers enter and exit trains

Answer 17

Platform

Question 18

Platform levels are designed to accommodate a six-car train (over ____ feet long)

Answer 18

450

Question 19

The Contact Rail system is the electrical conductor that provides the 750 VDC direct current to the car through contact with the current collector shoes (__) per car

Answer 19

4

Question 20

cross passages staggered at approximately ____-foot intervals throughout the tunnel. These cross

Answer 20

750

Question 21

2-½ inch Fire Department Connection (FDC) are found at every _______ passage

Answer 21

Cross

Question 22

______ exit signs indicate street level egress and may exit via an emergency escape hatch

Answer 22

GREEN

Question 23

Exits with ____ signs will not exit to street level

Answer 23

RED

Question 24

Emergency escape hatches have panic hardware on the inside and an access door on the outside, which may be opened with a ________ wrench

Answer 24

hydrant

Question 25

The Fire Department has __ radio channels that are operational through a special antenna system within the Metro Rail Tunnel

Answer 25

8

Question 26

The following channels are the ONLY channels that work in the repeat mode:
__
__
__
__
___
___
___
___

Answer 26

2
4
6
7
12
15
16
17

Question 27

________ protect all public and ancillary areas of the station

Answer 27

Sprinklers

Question 28

Hose cabinets contain the following: extinguishers, 1-½ inch wet standpipe with ____ feet of hose and nozzle, and 2-½ inch Fire Department outlet

Answer 28

100

Question 29

A combined standpipe system is supplied by at least two __-inch mains and will have two Fire Department Connections per station

Answer 29

8

Question 30

Fire Department apparatus augmenting the system should supply ____ psi.

Answer 30

125

Question 31

There are 2-½ inch outlets located approximately every ____ feet in the tunnel and cross passages

Answer 31

250

Question 32

Emergency fans are powered by ____ horsepower electric motors and produce approximately ________ cfm

Answer 32

200
150,000

Question 33

Automatic Alarms - Normal assignment: __ Task Force Standard Operating Guidelines

Answer 33

1

Question 34

Normal Metro Station hours of operation are from _____ hours to _____ hours

Answer 34

0500 to 0100

Question 35

Current Metro policy is to ________ the entire ventilation system in the event of a hazardous materials release, until told otherwise by Fire Department

Answer 35

Open

Question 36

Disabled Train (3 mile tunnel) - When this occurs, an empty train may be used to enter the tunnel and to ______ the disabled train and passengers to the next station

Answer 36

Push