TB 117 - Port Of LA Red Car Flashcards
There are 4 stations for the red line that cover ___miles.
1.5 miles
The platform for the red car is 4 x 54 in size, where the only place to manually shut down the power is located _____
22nd st / miner
The red car as a max speed of ____and would take about ____feet to come to a stop from this speed..
20 mph
120 feet
The wires that supply power to the car are ____off the ground and supply the cars with ____DC
22’ 6”
600 DC
Don’t EVER cut the contact wire as it is under ___to___lbs of tension and can recoil violently.
2500 - 3000 lbs
When placing flares (for night) or red flags during the day, place them ____feet in both directions to stop other rail traffic.
500 feet
The onboard system which supplies emergency lighting is always energized at ___volts
36 v
The trolley poles that make contact with the wire for power, there are 2 of them, they are ___feet in length.
14 feet
If the electrical system detects a problem it will go into a recycling phase attempting to reset the break ____times automatically before requiring a manual reset.
5 times
