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Rail Yard Engineer Practice Test

Check what you know about the rail yard engineer job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

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15 multiple-choice questions on rail yard engineer knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15A shove is:
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Answer: Pushing cars. Move.

Question 2 of 15Three-step protection includes:
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Answer: Centering the reverser. Safety.

Question 3 of 15A hostler:
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Answer: Moves engines to service. Role.

Question 4 of 15If radio contact is lost:
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Answer: Stop. Safety.

Question 5 of 15A hump yard uses:
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Answer: Gravity. Yard type.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Group of cars.”
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Answer: Cut of cars. Cut of cars: Group of cars.

Question 7 of 15What does “Hostler” mean?
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Answer: Moves engines to service.. Hostler: Moves engines to service.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Number of cars.”
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Answer: Car count. Car count: Number of cars.

Question 9 of 15What does “Yard” mean?
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Answer: Rail switching area.. Yard: Rail switching area.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Pushing cars.”
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Answer: Shove. Shove: Pushing cars.

Question 11 of 15What does “FRA” mean?
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Answer: Federal Railroad Administration.. FRA: Federal Railroad Administration.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Primary track.”
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Answer: Main line. Main line: Primary track.

Question 13 of 15What does “Blue flag” mean?
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Answer: Protects workers on track.. Blue flag: Protects workers on track.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Stop, set brakes, center reverser.”
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Answer: Three-step protection. Three-step protection: Stop, set brakes, center reverser.

Question 15 of 15What does “Job briefing” mean?
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Answer: Daily safety meeting.. Job briefing: Daily safety meeting.

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