TB 116 - Metro Heavy Rail Lines Flashcards
The Metro heavy rail Red/Purple Line is currently _____ miles in length
17.4
Ridership varies from ________ on weekdays to ________ on weekends
150,000
75,000
Metro has an active fleet of ____ train cars
104
The train configuration is set up with a minimum __-car combinatio and up to __ cars maximum
2
6
Metro Heavy Rail Line:
Train Car Dimensions: ___ feet long, ___ feet wide, and ___ feet high
75
10
12
Weight: _______ pounds
80,000
Metro Heavy Rail Lines:
Maximum speed: ___ mph
70
The trains are propelled by four traction motors per car, operated from ____ Volts direct current (VDC)
750
The batteries are located under the “__” car and provide 37.5 VDC. A “disconnect switch” is located inside of the battery compartment
B
Each car can seat ___ passengers, and has one wheelchair space, but can accommodate a total of ____ passengers in a standing “crush load.”
59
220
dependent pair of train cars contains ___ windows for viewing, which the passengers cannot open
24
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.
Five
Each car is equipped with two 10A/60BC fire _________
extinguishers
The DWP power station room is energized with ________ volts and should not be entered by Fire Department personnel
34,500
TC&C - Train Communication and Control Room
.
ROC - Rail __________ Center
Operations
The __________ Level is the area where passengers enter and exit trains
Platform
Platform levels are designed to accommodate a six-car train (over ____ feet long)
450
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
4
cross passages staggered at approximately ____-foot intervals throughout the tunnel. These cross
750
2-½ inch Fire Department Connection (FDC) are found at every _______ passage
Cross
______ exit signs indicate street level egress and may exit via an emergency escape hatch
GREEN
Exits with ____ signs will not exit to street level
RED
Emergency escape hatches have panic hardware on the inside and an access door on the outside, which may be opened with a ________ wrench
hydrant
The Fire Department has __ radio channels that are operational through a special antenna system within the Metro Rail Tunnel
8
The following channels are the ONLY channels that work in the repeat mode:
__
__
__
__
___
___
___
___
2
4
6
7
12
15
16
17
________ protect all public and ancillary areas of the station
Sprinklers
Hose cabinets contain the following: extinguishers, 1-½ inch wet standpipe with ____ feet of hose and nozzle, and 2-½ inch Fire Department outlet
100
A combined standpipe system is supplied by at least two __-inch mains and will have two Fire Department Connections per station
8
Fire Department apparatus augmenting the system should supply ____ psi.
125
There are 2-½ inch outlets located approximately every ____ feet in the tunnel and cross passages
250
Emergency fans are powered by ____ horsepower electric motors and produce approximately ________ cfm
200
150,000
Automatic Alarms - Normal assignment: __ Task Force Standard Operating Guidelines
1
Normal Metro Station hours of operation are from _____ hours to _____ hours
0500 to 0100
Current Metro policy is to ________ the entire ventilation system in the event of a hazardous materials release, until told otherwise by Fire Department
Open
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
Push
