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1. How many hand thrown switches are
there between Lower Hack and Summit?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
2. What main track rules are in effect Between Lower
Hack and Sandfords on track 2?
a. ABS, 261, CSS
b. ABS, 251, CSS
c. CSS, Interlocking
d. DCS
3. A phase gap across tracks 3, 1, and 2 is located at:
a. Sandfords (MP 3.9)
b. Meadows (MP4.7)
c. Kearney Jct. (MP 5.7)
d. Harrison (MP 7.1)
4. Match up the following Interlockings
and Mile Posts:
Sandfords
20.1
Meadows
16.5
Kearny
9.5
Harrison
7.7
Broad 36.3D
Roseville Avenue
9.0
Green
5.7
Millburn
3.9
Summit
4.3
Baker
30.0
Denville
38.1
Dover
7.1
5. What is the maximum authorized speed
between Lower Hack (MP 2.7) and Harrison (MP 6.6) for Arrow and ALP-44
equipped trains?
a. 75
b. 60
c. 50
d. 45
6. What main track rules are in effect
between Harrison Interlocking and Broad
Interlocking?
a. ABS, 251, CSS
b. ABS, 261, CSS
c. INT, CSS
d. ABS, Interlocking
Rules, CSS
7. What is the speed limit between MP
13.7 and MP 14 on track 3 (South Orange Station)?
a. 70
b. 60
c. 50
d. 45
8. There is a phase gap across tracks 3,
2, and 1 at:
a. Orange (MP 11.4)
b. Maplewood (MP 14.5)
c. Millburn (MP 16.5)
d. Short Hills (MP 17.8)
9. What is the speed limit between MP
15.2 and MP 15.3 on track three (Maplewood Station)?
a. 70
b. 60
c. 55
d. 45
10. What main track rules are in effect
on track numbers two and three between Green Interlocking and Millburn?
a. ABS, 261, CSS
b. ABS, 251, CSS
c. CSS, 261
d. DCS
11. What main track rules are in effect
on tracks one and two between Millburn Interlocking and Summit Interlocking?
a. ABS, 251, CSS
b. ABS, 261, CSS
c. ABS, 261
d. ABS, 251
12. What are the names off the three
yard tracks in Summit?
a. Track one, Interchange,
Wall
b. Yard tracks one,
two and three
c. Extension, Stub,
Hill City
d. Back lead, Tail
track, Modoc
13. From North to South what are the names of the three
main tracks in Summit Station?
a. One, Two, and
the Wall track
b. Two, Four, and
Six Main
c. One, Three, and
the Wall track
d. There are only
two main tracks and the wall track.
14. Which station does not have an island
platform?
a. East Orange
b. South Orange
c. Millburn
d. Summit
15. Which station does not have an island
platform?
a. East Orange
b. Orange
c. Maplewood
d. Summit.