Physical Characteristics Study Guide Part I
Hoboken Terminal

Disclaimer - This study guide is solely the work of the author and any errors are strictly mine. While I have tried to ensure that there is a correct (or most correct) answer to each question, final interpretation of these physical characteristics is the responsibility of the employee and the New Jersey Transit  LETP locomotive instructors and Rules Department. The author assumes no responsibility for incorrect answers on the recertification test given by New Jersey Transit or their employees. For this review, rule G is not in effect so curl up around a warm monitor, grab some chips and your System Timetable No.2, Special Instructions GO 201, sip a cup for your favorite brew and take a leisurely scroll through the Physical Characteristics Study Guide.

1. Name one back to back interlocking within Terminal's territory?
    a. West End/Lower Hack
    b. East End/West End
    c. Terminal/East End
    d. Terminal/Bergen Junction

2. From which two depot tracks can a train be lined to both three (3) main and (6) six  main?
    a. 2 and 3
    b. 12 and 13
    c. 6 and 7
    d. 8 and 9

3. What rules are in effect between Terminal and Lower Hack?
    a. ABS 261, CSS, Interlocking
    b. Interlocking
    c. TCS
    d. DCS

4. What is the number of the westbound automatic signal at "B Bridge"?
    a. M01
    b. M03
    c. M05
    d. M07

5. What is the total length of wire over track four (4) at west end?
    a. 2000 feet
    b. 1700 feet
    c. 1500 feet
    d. 3 miles

6. Who controls Lower Hack Interlocking?
    a. Terminal Dispatcher
    b. M&E Dispatcher
    c. Main Line Dispatcher
    d. West End Tower

7. What low automatic signals display the same indications as high automatic signals?
    a. M06
    b. M03
    c. M12/13, M16/17
    d. M09/M11

8. What is the eastbound automatic signal on 122 track?
    a. M06
    b. M04
    c. M02
    d. M12

9. Can a train be routed from track four (4) to track three (3) at East End?
    a. Yes
    b. No
    c. I don't know

10. Which tracks in the depot are wired?
    a. Tracks 1 through 8
    b. Tracks 9 through 17
    c. Tracks 1 through 20
    d. Tracks 1 through 17

11. The catenary on the Hoboken Division is wired for what voltage?
    a. 3,000 volts DC
    b. 11,000 volts AC
    c. 25,000 volts DC
    d. 25,000 volts AC

12. Which tracks in the depot have starting signals under the train shed?
    a. 1 and 4, 6 and 7
    b. 2 and 3, 12 and 13
    c. 8 and 9
    d. All

13. Main track three (3) runs straight in to which depot track?
    a. Track 7
    b. Track 8
    c. Track 9
    d. Track 11

14. What is the last eastbound automatic signal on main tracks one (1) and three
(3)?
    a. M18
    b. M12
    c. M06
    d. M02

15. Track 119 leads from what main track into which yard?
    a. 2 Main to Days Yard
    b. 4 Main to the Hill Yard
    c. 3 Main to Days Yard
    d. 2 Main to the Hill Yard

16. What must an engineer do when his train is lined to a track adjacent to the car wash (track ten)?
    a. Nothing if the car wash is not in use
    b. Blow the horn (rule 19b)
    c. Blow one long sound on the engine whistle or horn and ring the bell (when equipped)
    d. Blow the horn only if employees are seen around the car wash track

17. Which of the following main tracks is not wired for AC operation?
    a. 2
    b. 4
    c. 6
    d. 122

18. What is the maximum authorized speed between the depot and Lower Hack?
    a. 10 MPH
    b. 30 MPH
    c. 50 MPH
    d. Restricted Speed not exceeding 10 MPH

19. What is the speed on the wye at West End?
    a. 5 MPH
    b. 10 MPH
    c. 15 MPH
    d. 30 MPH

20. What is the maximum authorized speed through the car wash in Hoboken?
    a. 2 MPH
    b. 10 MPH
    c. 15 MPH
    d. Restricted Speed, not exceeding 10 MPH

21. When washing trains, what direction must the train move?
    a. East
    b. West
    c. North
    d. South

22. What is the speed between the Depot tracks and the eastbound home signals at Terminal?
    a. 5 MPH
    b. 10 MPH
    c. 15 MPH
    d. Restricted Speed

23. What is the color of the Form D indicator light for the Morristown Line?
    a. Red
    b. Yellow
    c. Blue
    d. Green

24. What is the speed for trains on yard tracks in Hoboken?
    a. Restricted Speed, not exceeding 5 MPH
    b. Restricted speed, not exceeding 10 MPH
    c. Restricted Speed, not exceeding 15 MPH
    d. Restricted speed, not exceeding 20 MPH

25. On what tracks under the Hoboken train shed can pantographs on MUs not be raised or lowered?
    a. 15 through 17
    b. 15 through 20
    c. 1 through 14
    d. All depot tracks

26. Westward trains operating on timetable schedule may operate to the westward interlocking signal at the west end of the train shed at:
   
a. Restricted Speed not exceeding 10 mph.
    b. 15 mph.
    c. 30 mph.
    d. slow speed.


27. Hoboken train shed tracks 1 through 17 are designated:
   
a. Yard tracks with no rules in effect.
    b. Main tracks with 261, CSS rules in effect.
    c. Main tracks with Interlocking rules in effect.
    d. Running tracks.

28. When operating on tracks 1 through 17 trains and track cars must not exceed:
   
a. 5 mph.
    b. 10 mph.
    c. 15 mph.
    d. 20 mph.

29. Where are the cab signal cut-out locations for eastbound trains?
    a. West End.
    b. East End.
    c. Terminal Tower.
    d. Signal M16.

30. Where are the cab signal cut-in locations for westbound trains?
 
  a. Terminal.
    b. Lower Hack.
    c. Signal M13.
    d. East End.

 

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