Union Pacific (UP) Return to Work Practice Exam

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• May an EIC issue a stop requirement for your train within Form B limits?
• How can a modified-duty assignment impact team productivity?
• A train moving at 60 mph passes an advance approach signal. What action is required?
• Who is responsible for granting permission to enter after a stop indication at a manual interlocking, provided the route is properly lined and no conflicts exist?
• Which items are typically included in a return-to-work plan?
• Which condition allows securing power when the lead is fouling the lead?
• After passing an Approach signal and the next signal is Clear, what action should be taken before resuming speed according to crew briefing?
• If an employee's medical restriction prohibits performing any UP duties, what should they do?
• What immediate action is required as your train passes an Approach signal?
• When requesting protection before working in bowl track(s) during humping operations, how many tracks must be protected? (Locked up)
• Which rules are covered by the Good Faith Challenge?
• To pass a red absolute signal at an Automatic Interlocking when stopped with an Approach distant signal, what equipment must be used?
• What air brake test is required after doubling a solid block of cars to your train?
• Which activity requires maintaining at least 100 feet of separation?
• How does UP handle documentation retention for RTW?
• What is the relationship between RTW plans and medical care?
• For a Transfer Train Movement Air Test, is a slip required?
• As you approach your power, you notice both units are shutdown and the steps are not illuminated. How will you climb aboard?
• If the signal at the next control point after an Approach signal shows Green over two Reds, what is your speed?
• What is the purpose of the Class III brake test after doubling a solid block of cars?
• What does the term 'Movement in the opposite direction of authorized movement' describe?
• If movement is allowed to resume after signaling to inspect for overheated journal, which condition must be satisfied?
• Before entering the main track within Yard Limits, how would you determine if Track Breach Protection is in effect?
• What is required when delayed within a block in CTC limits when PTC is not in effect?
• Which statement best describes the legitimate use of a Good Faith Challenge?
• How can you determine a RCL Zone is active?
• Which statement best supports transparency in RTW planning?
• In an RTW plan, what is the purpose of designating a work location?
• Who coordinates accommodations and monitors progress in the RTW process?
• In planning a shove involving more than four cars, which details must be acknowledged in the plan?
• If you cannot document the last name of a TIH car transfer attendee, what is required with regard to the shipment?
• Having passed an Approach signal, you observe the signal at the next control point displayed as a Green over two Reds. How will you proceed?
• When using the radio to make a shoving movement, what communication between crew members must take place before and during the shove?
• When boarding a train with steps not illuminated, what should you do if it is nighttime?
• What air brake test(s) will be required after adding a locomotive to your train?
• If there are no suitable light-duty tasks available, what is the next step in UP's RTW process?
• How does UP ensure fairness in RTW accommodations?
• West of El Paso, where should you place an empty multiplatform spine car in your manifest train?
• You couple power to a train. After stretching the joint and cutting in the air on the train, the lead locomotive is fouling the lead. Can you secure the power and leave the train fouling the lead?
• What is the overarching purpose of transitioning from RTW to full-duty?
• Following an acknowledgment that your repeat of switching instructions is correct, which action is required to restore power on the switch?
• Which crewmembers are not allowed to engage in any unrelated tasks while making a shoving movement?
• Would you be able to pull a train by to the indicated axle location to inspect for the hot journal?
• Who should be involved in RTW planning across locations?
• Who is responsible for assisting in connecting hoses and cables after coupling locomotives?
• Under what conditions are you relieved of walking the train after an emergency stop?
• Which statement best describes a valid comprehensive authority to occupy the main track within Yard Limits?
• For a hand-operated switch move, which action best ensures you are lined for the route before proceeding?
• What is a 'case manager' or 'RTW coordinator' responsible for?
• Which action completes the 11-3 crossover?
• What is the difference between an 'injury' and a 'change in medical status' in RTW?
• May a crew member wear a FitBit like device on duty?
• You observe a yellow/red flag at MP 376.0 displayed on the field side of your train in the direction of travel. You do not have a form B track bulletin in effect at this location. What action is required?
• What is the relationship between RTW and workers' compensation claims?
• What is the significance of a fitness for duty certification?
• After passing an Approach signal and reducing speed to 30 mph, you see a Clear signal ahead. After briefing with the crew, when can you resume speed?
• Which documents would be considered acceptable shipping papers when transporting hazmat materials?
• How should you inspect for an overheated journal?
• Which regulatory frameworks commonly govern UP's RTW program?
• When trains receive authority to occupy the main track after the arrival of a train or to follow a train, how must they ascertain the train's location?
• Is an entry into the conductors report necessary about the switch position after making a rear-end set out in non-signaled TWC? SSI Item 10-K
• Before your train may occupy joint limits with maintenance of way employees, what is required?
• How are RTW metrics used?
• A number plated signal displays a red aspect. How must your train proceed past the signal and when do you resume speed?
• How should you respond to an instruction that asks you to leave a derail in non-derailing position if that contradicts safe operating rules?
• Which strategies might UP use to address fatigue during RTW?
• In the 11-3 crossover sequence, which action is first?
• Before cutting away from the rear portion of your train with a set out, what securement procedure should be used?
• For a boxcar with a body-mounted brake cylinder, what is the acceptable piston travel range while the brake is applied?
• After coupling to locomotives that are being added to their train and stretching the coupling, is the engineer required to announce Red Zone before fouling the equipment?
• After completing a train inspection for a hot journal, how may the train be shoved back to pick up a crew member?
• What is reassignment in the RTW context?
• How soon should injury reporting and RTW initiation occur after an incident?
• Which description best captures the warning pattern used to alert MoW workers by bell and whistle?
• How should the severity and duration of restrictions be monitored?
• The Good Faith Challenge covers which operations?
• What is the purpose of ongoing communication during RTW?
• What is the role of Human Resources in the RTW process?
• What is a key storage requirement for RTW documentation?
• What provides authority to occupy the main track within Yard Limits?
• What is the correct riding position when making a shoving movement while riding a tank car?
• How should confidentiality be maintained when sharing medical information in the RTW process?
• How can employees appeal RTW decisions?
• What is the primary purpose of the Good Faith Challenge?
• When may you ride a freight car to a coupling?
• What device is required to pass a red absolute signal at an Automatic Interlocking when approaching after a distant Approach signal?
• Which action completes the 11-3 crossover sequence?
• What authority, if any, is needed to enter a siding to make a pick-up on the head end of a train within TWC limits?
• How far behind a derail in the derailing position must you stop?
• The MYO instructs you to leave the derail in the non-derailing position at the east end of the yard when finished with your work. How should you respond?
• If none of the locomotives in your consist are equipped with alignment control couplers, what is the maximum number of locomotives allowed?
• If you are working between a yard track and the adjacent CTC controlled siding, is Track Breach Protection required?
• What is the impact of inaccurate RTW information?
• Minimum equipment separation required before adjusting a knuckle?
• You have authority to enter the main track in CTC territory at a hand operated switch. After you line the switch, the non-controlled absolute signal protecting the main track shows Stop. How will you pass the signal and enter the main?
• When moving on the main track or siding, are you required to ring the bell continuously while passing standing equipment on the adjacent track?
• If a yellow flag is observed and there is no track bulletin, what must be verified before resuming normal speed?
• Which groups are typically involved in a multi-disciplinary approach to return-to-work (RTW)?
• Who is primarily responsible for coordinating medical information in RTW?
• What is an 'acceptable work task' in RTW?
• Who must be notified that a train is a key train when operating on a foreign railroad under hazmat handling instructions?
• Your crew has a work order to pull 8 cars of radioactive material from CTU Industries. The 2nd car in the track is not listed on the work order. What are you required to do?
• A train inspection requires you to work between main tracks 1 and 2. Will you be required to obtain any protection before doing so?
• Who must grant permission to enter overlapping joint limits with maintenance of way employees?
• What does 'Stowed' require for personal electronic devices?
• What is the primary purpose of documenting and managing the RTW plan over time?
• What securement procedure must you use when setting out a single car?
• How does the ADA influence UP's RTW accommodations?
• If your train goes into emergency at 21 mph, with no unusual slack action and brake pipe pressure restored after stopping, are you required to walk the train?
• What steps are available to settle a dispute if a supervisor insists you comply with instructions that you believe violate a rule regarding leaving cars out to foul an adjacent track?
• What should be done if an employee's medical status changes during RTW?
• Which entities typically approve the transition from RTW to full-duty?
• When observing a yellow flag at MP 309.5 with no track bulletin, what must dispatch verify before normal speed can be resumed?
• After adding a car to your train, is it permissible to reach over a drawbar to operate an angle cock on the opposite side?
• If you choose to ride a tank car equipped with one vertical handhold when pulling out of a track, how should you do so?
• Within ABS Yard Limits, after passing a signal displaying Approach, how must your train be operated?
• If you add more than one block of cars enroute, which test must be performed on the added cars only?
• Which individuals should be notified about return-to-work decisions?
• While flagging a signal at a manual interlocking, the dispatcher calls you to pick up a repaired bad-order car off the next siding. Your train is operating at restricted speed. How should you answer?
• Which statement best describes UP's approach to lost-time return versus restricted-time return?
• What is the importance of updating RTW status in the system?
• Before opening a knuckle to couple, what distance and action are required in regard to the red zone?
• What should an employee do if they refuse a reasonable accommodation?
• Who must have a copy of the Emergency Response Guidebook accessible while on duty when transporting hazmat?
• Before occupying track and time joint limits with an employee, what action is required?
• What is the role of medical clearance in initiating or supporting RTW?
• What is the primary objective of Union Pacific's Return to Work program?
• At what speed must you operate while moving on the main track where non-signaled Yard Limits are in effect?
• When operating with limits of authority are joint with men or equipment, at what speed must the train be operated?
• Brake pipe pressure that must be present at the rear before beginning an Initial Terminal Air Brake Test (Class 1)?
• After passing an advance approach signal, what speed adjustment is required for the next segment?
• An occurrence report is used to support which processes?
• What is the purpose of safety accountability in the RTW process?
• When working in a yard, what protection is required before going between equipment to adjust drawbars?
• How does UP handle multi-hub or cross-functional coordination for RTW?
• What is required when shoving cars into a spur track?
• Who has authority to issue a stop within Form B limits?
• When operating on a foreign railroad, what is required of the crew on a key train?
• While passing a detector that transmits a hotbox message, when will the engineer be required to stop the train in response to the hotbox detector actuation?
• Who may authorize releasing hand brakes on a blue-flagged train?
• What condition governs securing power when the lead is fouling the lead?
• In RTW, which party uses medical information to determine eligibility for RTW accommodations?
• What environment must be created in the locomotive control compartment during a Cab Red Zone?
• What is the difference between temporary and permanent restrictions?
• What typically triggers the RTW process?
• What considerations are made for high-risk jobs in RTW?
• How far past the yellow/red flag must the leading wheels travel before increasing speed without EIC instruction, assuming no track bulletin is in effect?
• How should emergencies be handled if an RTW employee encounters safety risk?
• Which statement is NOT used to monitor restrictions' severity and duration?
• If no response after making three attempts to contact crews, what should you do under Track Breach Protection procedures?
• Under blue flag conditions, when may you release the hand brakes on your train?
• Which action should you take first if a supervisor's instruction to leave cars out to foul an adjacent track appears to violate a rule?
• How should remote or field work be considered in RTW?
• Who has the authority to determine if an employee is medically fit for a modified or light-duty assignment?
• Before performing the hand operation on a switch for a controlled siding pickup, which three elements must you obtain from the dispatcher?
• Walking into the depot, you see the collector and the manager tells you the job you are working has been drawn for a random alcohol and drug test. You worry you might come up positive due to taking a family members prescription cough medicine yesterday. What should you do?
• Who must approve the RTW arrangement?
• What is the purpose of including review dates in an RTW plan?
• How should safety training be addressed for employees returning to work?
• When can you release the handbrake located on the nose of the lead locomotive?
• Are personal electronic devices kept in pockets considered stowed?
• What does LISOP stand for in switch operations?
• To perform the switching move using the hand-operated switch for a pickup off a controlled siding, what sequence of steps must you follow?
• What should be included in injury or illness documentation?
• Before choosing to ride on moving equipment, which rule or consideration must you follow?
• What does Reverse Movement mean?
• When pulling out of a track, what should the engineer do to warn MoW employees on the adjacent track?
• How many switch machines will need to be operated to properly line up a crossover identified as an (11-3) type crossover?
• In a Cab Red Zone, which movements are permitted?
• The MYO is driving you alongside your train at about 10mph to check your train list, lace air hoses and look for handbrakes. Are you required to wear a seatbelt?
• When a CTU representative refuses to provide their last name while documenting who attended the transfer of TIH cars, what is required?
• How can you determine the air pressure at the rear of the train before starting a Transfer Train Movement Air Test?
• Which crew member must have an Emergency Response Guidebook accessible on duty when hazmat is being transported?
• How are light-duty tasks identified for an employee returning to work?
• What is a light-duty or modified-duty assignment in RTW?
• What is the role of occupational health in RTW?
• When performing a hand-operated switch move within CTC, which safety directive is followed regarding power?
• What action is required when moving on the main track or siding to pass standing equipment on the adjacent track?
• If the person disappears who is giving the signal to back or shove a train, engine, or car, or the light being used disappears, employees must:
• Who is authorized to remove a blue signal to permit passage?
• What air test is required after setting out cars if your train was given a Transfer Train Movement Air Test at origin?
• What protection is required before fouling bowl track(s) during humping operations?
• What precautions are required before coupling into cars or engines?
• In a delayed within a block in CTC limits when PTC is not in effect, which signal condition allows you to proceed?
• What is an occurrence report in RTW?
• In RTW considerations, how can a drug and alcohol policy affect the process?
• Your engine and 5 cars are on a business track stopped at a Stop signal with part of the train on the main track. What action is required to pass the Stop signal and re-enter the CTC main track?
• After adding only one solid block of cars to your train enroute, which air brake test is sufficient before departure?
• While working a yard assignment, you notice that a track you need to switch into is blue flagged. How can you pass the blue signal?
• Your train received a class 1 air brake test and inspection before departing its initial terminal. After you set out cars from the train, what air brake test will be required?
• What does the red zone indicate in railcar operation?
• What role does the supervisor play in RTW?
• On a 12-mile local freight on an industrial lead, what air test is required on the cars you will be taking?
• After passing a Yellow/Red flag, you observe a red flag located on the field side of the track 2 miles beyond the yellow/red flag, with no form B track bulletin in effect. How may you pass the red flag?
• After the dispatcher acknowledges your repeat of instructions to restore power on a switch, how should you comply?
• What is 'functional capacity' in the context of RTW?
• What must be done before lining a switch? LISOP Look, inspect, sweep, operate switch and point at correct switch points
• After stopping the train, knowing that it will take several minutes for an approaching Z train to show up, a crew member pulls his cell phone out of his grip, turns it on and begins to make a call. Is this use of the cell phone prohibited?
• What sequence is required when lining a crossover identified as an (11-3) type crossover?
• Which statement best describes a light-duty assignment in the RTW process?
• How is a return-to-work decision documented?
• What information is required on an air slip for a Transfer Train Movement Air Test?
• Which two elements must be defined in the shove protection plan?
• Must you lock the main track switch while your train is making a facing point movement over the switch?
• How far back must you stop short of a derail in the derailing position as you are approaching a main track switch?
• What types of documentation are typically required to initiate or support a return-to-work arrangement?
• What distance is specified when shoving cars into a spur track to prevent damage?
• Before opening a knuckle to make a coupling, what communication must take place?
• How does UP protect the confidentiality of medical information in the return-to-work process?
• What does 'reasonable accommodation' mean in the RTW context?
• What action should be taken when medical updates indicate a change in an employee's ability?
• What actions are required before fouling or crossing a track?
• If you realize the car immediately next to the locomotive is a loaded tank car with a corrosive placard, are you required to switch the head end of the train for hazmat placement?
• Which factors determine when an employee should transition from RTW to full-duty?
• What is the purpose of a job analysis in the return-to-work process?
• What is the primary purpose of RTW program metrics?
• What does 'validated restrictions' imply in high-risk RTW?
• In a shove, who will protect the shove?
• You observe a yellow flag displayed to the right of your track with no track bulletin. What is required?
• How may your train be authorized by a stop indication at a manual interlocking?
• What initial brake test would you have received at origin?
• What paperwork is necessary after picking up cars enroute on a KEY train?