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BNSF Train Dispatcher Union Pacific -- Railroad Radio Rules Exam 2024/2025 Edition with A+, Exams of Transportation Engineering

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BNSF Train Dispatcher Union Pacific -- Railroad Radio Rules Exam 2024/2025 Edition with A+ Answers.

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BNSF Train Dispatcher Union Pacific
-- Railroad Radio Rules Exam
2024/2025 Edition with A+ Answers.
1. When should emergency communications be used? - Answers:
✔✔To cover initial reports of hazardous conditions which could
result in death/injury, damage to property, or serious disruption
of railroad operations.
2. What information must emergency calls contain? - Answers:
✔✔As much info as possible.
3. What must all employees give to all emergency calls? - Answers:
✔✔Absolute priority to emergency communication.
4. What must employees do before transmitting during an
emergency call? - Answers: ✔✔Ensure on dispatcher's radio
channel for the area you are in.
5. What types of transmissions are prohibited? - Answers: ✔✔False
emergency or unnecessary/unidentified communication. No
indecent language. Must not reveal existence, contents, or
meaning of any communications to persons other than intended
for.
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BNSF Train Dispatcher Union Pacific

-- Railroad Radio Rules Exam

2024/2025 Edition with A+ Answers.

  1. When should emergency communications be used? - Answers: ✔✔To cover initial reports of hazardous conditions which could result in death/injury, damage to property, or serious disruption of railroad operations.
  2. What information must emergency calls contain? - Answers: ✔✔As much info as possible.
  3. What must all employees give to all emergency calls? - Answers: ✔✔Absolute priority to emergency communication.
  4. What must employees do before transmitting during an emergency call? - Answers: ✔✔Ensure on dispatcher's radio channel for the area you are in.
  5. What types of transmissions are prohibited? - Answers: ✔✔False emergency or unnecessary/unidentified communication. No indecent language. Must not reveal existence, contents, or meaning of any communications to persons other than intended for.
  1. When may the indication, position, aspect or name of a signal be transmitted to an approaching train? - Answers: ✔✔When information is provided to members of same crew or to warn of an emergency.
  2. What are the different types of mandatory directives? - Answers: ✔✔Written, printed, or displayed authorities/speed restrictions.
  3. Track warrants, Track bulletins, DTC Authority, Track & Time, Track Permits, and Radio Speed Restrictions.
  4. Which employee is prohibited from copying a mandatory directive? - Answers: ✔✔An employee operating controls of a moving engine.
  5. What must an employee inform the train dispatcher before receiving a mandatory directive? - Answers: ✔✔When ready to copy, state occupation, name, and location on main track or where main track will be entered.
  6. What is required if the conductor, engineer, or train dispatcher feels it is unsafe to transmit a track bulletin to a moving train? - Answers: ✔✔Stop train and acknowledge when ready to copy.
  1. What is required before operating a radio? - Answers: ✔✔Before transmitting, listen long enough to ensure channel is not being used.
  2. What must communications begin with? - Answers: ✔✔Name, initials of railroad, location
  3. What type of information is considered "Short Identification"? - Answers: ✔✔Id unique enough to ensure no misunderstanding as to whom communication is intended for.
  4. When is it not necessary to repeat transmissions back to the sending party? - Answers: ✔✔When it concerns yard switching operations, is a recorded message, is general and does not contain any information, instruction, or advice that could affect safety of railroad operations.
  5. What must be given after the transmission has been repeated correctly? - Answers: ✔✔Repeat must be acknowledged correct.
  6. What is indicated by the term "OVER"? - Answers: ✔✔Response expected.
  1. What is indicated by the term "OUT"? - Answers: ✔✔No response expected. End of transmission.
  2. What locomotive must have an operative radio and what other means of communication must be used? - Answers: ✔✔Controlling unit of any train that requires air brake test.
  3. What is required if a transmission is not completed or not understood? - Answers: ✔✔Must not act on communication and must treat as if unsent.
  4. What is necessary if an employee receives information that may affect the safety of employees or the public or cause damage to property? - Answers: ✔✔Must take safe course. When necessary, stop movement until communication understood.
  5. When must an employee acknowledge a transmission? - Answers: ✔✔Immediately, unless doing so would interfere with safety.
  6. What must the radio not be used for? - Answers: ✔✔To avoid complying with any rule.
  7. How must emergency transmissions be initiated? - Answers: ✔✔911,