REC Emergency Procedures & Accident Response

Question 1

After an unplanned emergency brake application stops a train on the main track, what must the engineer do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Protect the train and notify the dispatcher before moving

Answer

Release brakes and proceed at restricted speed

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Walk the entire train length to inspect for damage

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Contact the conductor and request a track warrant

Question 2

In a grade crossing collision, what information must the engineer provide to the dispatcher immediately?

Accepted Answer

Location, train number, and whether there are injuries

Answer

The locomotive number only

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Only the mile post of the crossing

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The car numbers of all nearby freight cars

Question 3

The 'Blue Signal' protection rule is designed to protect:

Accepted Answer

Workers on or near cars or locomotives being worked on

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Trains approaching yard limits at night

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Engineers operating in reduced visibility conditions

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Trains waiting at a stop signal

Question 4

When a fire is discovered on a locomotive while the train is in motion, the engineer's first action should be to:

Accepted Answer

Stop the train at a safe location, shut down the locomotive, and evacuate

Answer

Continue to the nearest station before stopping

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Increase speed to blow flames away from the cab

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Radio dispatch and wait for instructions before taking any action

Question 5

What is the standard horn/whistle signal used to indicate an emergency on a railroad?

Accepted Answer

A succession of short blasts

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One long blast

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Two short blasts

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Three long blasts followed by one short

Question 6

When a broken rail is spotted ahead and there is insufficient distance to stop, the engineer should:

Accepted Answer

Apply emergency brakes immediately

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Apply service brakes and reduce speed

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Sound the whistle and increase speed to pass over it quickly

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Apply only the independent locomotive brake

Question 7

Under railroad operating rules, when protecting a disabled train on a main track, the flagman must go back far enough to:

Accepted Answer

Stop any following train before it reaches the disabled train

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Stand exactly 500 feet behind the last car

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Return to the previous station building

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Stand at the nearest numbered milepost marker