Minimum Inspection

Minimum Inspection

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MINIUMUM INSPECTION

1. Who must inspect a train at other than a designated safety inspection location? a) Members of train and engine crews.
b) Any employee designated by the company.
c) Inspections are not required when certified car inspectors are not on duty

2. While inspecting their train a crew discovers a brake shoe is missing. What should be done? a) Cut brakes out and bleed car
b) Replace shoe
c) Report findings on arrival at home terminal

3. While inspecting a passing freight train the crew sees a low coupler. What should they do? a) Notify the Master Mechanic
b) Notify the freight train crew
c) Take no action. Someone else will check it on arrival.

4. While inspecting cars to be lifted, the train crew discovered a dragging operating lever. What is the danger? a) Car will derail
b) Train could separate
c) Track damage

5. What size flat spots are defective? a) 1/2 inch
b) 1 1/2 inches
c) 2 1/2 inches

6. Sticking air brakes on a car can cause [ fill in the blank ]: a) Control car failure
b) Over heated wheels resulting in cracks
c) Hand brake to malfunction

7. A 93 degree Celsius 1200 degrees Fahrenheit Tempilstik is used to check what condition? a) Locomotive water temperature
b) Hot journal bearing
c) Hand brake chain tension.

8. How will a crew be governed when a defect is reported by a talker? a) The train will proceed to the first convenient location and inspect the suspect car based on the axle count specified in the message.
b) The RTC Center must be contacted to determine the location of the car to be inspected. On receipt of this information, the train must be stopped and the car(s) inspected.
c) A stop for inspection must be made immediately, consistent with good train handling practices. In addition, the crew must locate the defect based on axle count supplied by the talker

9. If no defect is found after receiving a Hot Journal Defect Notification, how many axles must be inspected either side of the inspected car? a) 4
b) 8
c) 12

10. Where will the location of Hot Box and Dragging Equipment Detectors be indicated? a) In operating bulletins.
b) In the general operating instructions.
c) In the time table and operating bulletins

11. What must be used by an employee when performing an inspection of a journal for a suspected hot bearing? a) Good judgment in deciding whether or not a car should be set-off.
b) Care must be exercised to ensure human flesh does not come in contact with the journal box or adapter.
c) A proper Tempilstik must be used in addition to a visual inspection

12. In the case of a dragging equipment indication, the crew will be advised of the location of the car on the train suspected of having
dragging equipment. Which car(s) on the train must be inspected by the crew member responsible for conducting the inspection? a) The car identified, as well as 12 axles ahead and behind.
b) Only the identified car.
c)Two cars ahead and behind the identified car.

13. In the case of an extreme journal temperature indication, the crew will be advised of the location of the car on the train suspected
of having a hot journal. Which journal(s) on the identified car must be inspected by the crew member responsible for conducting the inspection? a) Only the journal identified by the RTC Centre or by the talker.
b) All journals on the identified car.
c) All journals on one side of the identified car.

14. If after completing an inspection of an identified car for a suspected hot journal and all journals on that car appear to be normal,
what action is required next? a) The RTC Centre must be notified of the results of the inspection.
b) Inspection must be made of all journals on at least 12 axles ahead and behind the identified car.
c) The crew member performing the inspection must immediately advise the train operator of the inspection results and be governed by his instructions.

15. When a talker reports a defect to a crew and the inspection reveals NOTHING FOUND and 12 axles
have been inspected in each direction, a crew member must? a) Contact the RTC to verify they have inspected the proper car
b) The train will proceed keeping their train under close observation to the next inspection point.
c) The crew must conduct a pull-by inspection of their entire train.

16. May a train proceed after passing over a talker equipped Hot Box and Dragging Equipment Detector that is malfunctioning or no message is received? a) No, the train must stop and be inspected before being permitted to proceed.
b) Yes, but it must reduce to 15 MPH until inspected by wayside or train crew employees or the next detector or on advice from RTC.
c) No, but it must reduce to 15 MPH until inspected by wayside or train crew employees or the next detector or on advice from RTC.

17. When the crew of a train is advised to stop and inspect a suspected car after passing a detector, may the train journal
or list be used to determine the location of an identified car? a) No, a physical count of car bodies must be made.
b) Yes, provided the trains consist has not been altered since leaving the last mechanized yard where the train journal was processed.
c) No, provided the trains consist has not been altered since leaving the mechanized yard where the train journal was processed.

18. Where should the Tempilstik be applied on a GO Transit commuter car bearing? a) To the adapter
b) It must be applied behind the wheel to the back of the bearing cup.
c) To the face or side of roller bearing end cap.

19. When a crew receives a NOT WORKING message in conjunction with an alarm message (Hot Box or Dragging Equipment),
how will the crew be governed? a) A stop for inspection must be made immediately consistent with good train handling practices. In addition, the RTC Center must be contacted to determine
the location of the car(s) to be inspected. If unable to contact the RTC, the crew must perform a standing inspection of the entire train.
b) The crew will disregard the alarm message and be governed as though no inspection of their train was conducted.
c) The train may continue; however, the RTC must be advised.

20. How will a talker system advise a crew if more than one defect is detected? a) By transmitting the location of each suspected axle in the message.
b) The system is not capable of notifying a crew of more than one defect.
c) Two long tones will be transmitted each time a defect is detected. A final message stating MULTIPLE ALARMS will be transmitted after the entire train has passed over
the Hot Box and Dragging Equipment Detector.

21. What is required when the final message states MULTIPLE ALARMS after the entire train has passed over the Hot Box and Dragging Equipment Detector? a) The train will proceed to the first convenient location and inspect the suspect car(s) based on the axle counts specified in the message
b) The system is not capable of notifying a crew of more than one defect.
c) A stop for inspection must be made immediately consistent with good train handling practices. In addition, the RTC Center must be contacted
to determine the location of the car(s) to be inspected. If unable to contact the RTC, the crew must perform a standing inspection of the entire train.

22. Could a crew receive a NO ALARM message after passing a talker equipped Hot Box and Dragging Equipment Detector
and later receive instructions from the RTC Center to stop and inspect a suspected car(s)? a) Yes, and in such instances the crew will be governed by instructions received from the RTC Center.
b) No, both interpretations provided by the RTC Center and the hot box analyzer at the field site will be the same.
c) Yes, both interpretations provided by the RTC Center and the hot box analyzer at the field site will be the same

23. What must be done when a cracked knuckle is noticed? a) It must be replaced.
b) It must not be coupled to with more force than necessary to couple.
c) The car must not be moved until the Equipment department personnel replace the knuckle.

24. When are skidded wheels defective? a) When the flat spot exceeds 4 inches, or where two or more adjoining spots are each 2 inches in length.
b) When the flat spot is 2 1/2 or more inches in length, or where two or more adjoining spots are each one and 2 inches in length.
c) When the pounding noise emitted from the wheel is sufficiently loud enough to cause concern.

25. Severe heat caused by a sticking brake can contribute to the development of: a) Thermal cracks and shelling of wheels.
b) A damaged brake rigging.
c) An overhead journal bearing.

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