Form L Quiz Flashcards
(39 cards)
What do Form L’s contain?
Information essential to the safe movement of trains
Form L’s must be written without _______, ________,or __________
Alterations, erasures, interlineation
How are Form L’s numbered?
Consecutively each day beginning at 12:01 AM
When may a Form L be issued with an old date?
When necessary it may be issued
Who are Form L’s addressed to?
To those who are to execute them. Naming the place at which each is to receive a copy
Who are Form L’s for a train addressed to?
Conductor and engineer
When transmitting Form L’s by telephone or radio, what must be pronounced first and then spelled?
Stations, numerals, times in the body
In Form L’s, what must be stated in _______and duplicated in_______.
Figures, words
When will single numbers and fractions not be written in a form L in words?
MATT IS DEF
Milepost
Automatic signal numbers
Train
Track designation
Interlocking location
Speeds
Date
Engine
Form L number
Under what condition may Form L be typed?
Capital letters must be used
What action should a train take if the means of communication fail before a Form L is made complete?
Trains addressed must not proceed or be permitted to proceed until communication has been reestablished
Name all things that must be done by the employee receiving a form L over the radio after receiving the complete time from the block operator.
- The employee receiving the form L must record their name and the time the form was repeated in the space provided then deliver a copy to all other persons addressed.
- Each employee addressed upon receiving Form L’s must contact the block operator without causing delay to the train, prior to proceeding, to confirm it was received and understood
How long are Form L’s in effect?
Until fulfilled, superseded or annulled
When do Form L’s become void?
Form L’s held by, issued for, or any part of a form relating to a regular train becomes void when that train loses both right and schedule as prescribed by rule 4 timetable superseded and 82 train more than 12 hours after it’s arriving and leaving time at any station or it’s schedule annulled
After a Form L signal has been displayed, how must it be acknowledged?
OO of the whistle or horn and via radio
Name three instances when a train must be stopped when receiving Form L’s
- When delivery isn’t effective on the engine
- When form L restricts the superiority of a train addressed at the point where they are to be delivered
- Speed restriction on a form L is to be delivered to a train covering a portion of track in close proximity to the block or interlocking
What are the abbreviations for the following terms?
CONDUCTOR & ENGINEER
BLOCK OPERATOR
NUMBER
CONDR & ENGR
OPR
NO
Under what conditions made a right over order be issued to a train?
When necessary to permit an inferior train to pass from singletrack to end of main track or from singletrack to location with a home signal
What Form L’s may never be combined?
SK ( ANNULLING A SCHEDULE)
&
T ( PROVIDING FOR A MOVEMENT IN AN OCCUPIED BLOCK)
Under what conditions may part of a form L be annulled?
When the part of the form L not annulled is clear in it’s wording
What keywords are used in a superseding order?
Instead of
Explain rule 409
Where speed control trains are operated with fixed automatic block or interlocking signals except as affected by rule 410
Explain Rule 410
Where speed controlled trains are operated without fixed automatic block signal
As per the long island railroad, how long is a speed control certification form valid for?
24 hours
