metro rail blue line Flashcards
(36 cards)
The light rail tracks and stations are fed electrically by a catenary system high voltage ____
34.5 kV
The ____ is converted by a transformerrectifier to _____?
750 -volt DC
Whats important to the fire service is that Emergency Blue Light stations which have ______ ______ to de-energize these are located at all of the _____,_______,_______ and ______.
mushroom buttons Traction power substations cross passages stations and remote access points
There are no _____ installed in atgrade station located in the City of Los Angeles.
standpipes
Tunnel and undergound stations, The manual wet standpipes are ineffective until the Fire department pumping apparatus can augment the system through the fire department connections (FDC’s hose outlets in tunnels are located between ____ and ____ apart.
250” and 300” apart
Blue light stations give fire dept personnel the ability to communicate with Rail Operations Control (ROC) and the ability to ____ the rail in that segment.
de-energize
To de-energize the track segment push the _____?
red mushroom button
Antennas installed allow clear fire dept radio transmission reception (most of the time) on _____ Channels.
on 8 channels
2,4,7
12,15,16 and 17
Cross passages are located about every ____
750 ‘
a ____ colored exit sign will identify each cross passage.
Red
Emergency Management Panel (EMP) members will be able to control
_____, ______ and stop ______
control ventilation fans
recall elevators
and stop escalators
Blue light stations located at each _____ ______. Included at each blue light station is an _____ _____ ______ box containing a mushroom button that when activated de-energizes traction power to each designated track section with the limits of the power feed.
cross passage
Emergency Trip Station (ETS)
Water system: the stations will be fed from two separate mains, usually on opposite sides. Water shut off valves in pits typically located somewherre in ____ to the FDCs.
proximity
Every ______ throughout the tunnel ___” outlets are provided at track level and at all ______ passages
250’
2”
cross passages
Fire hose cabinets will be distributed throughout each station and are outfitted with _____ ‘ of ___” rubberlined hose and spray nozzle, a 2” fire dept outlet and a ____ BC dry chemical or CO2 extinguisher.
100ft of 1” rubberline hose
40BC
In the event of an under car fire and under car deluge system has been installed at track level at each station. The under car deluge system is activated by depressing the button located at the end of the platform at each ____ ____ _____.
Blue light station
The ends of a light rail car are referred to as the “A” and “B” ends. The designation “A” end is merely the end of the car, which serves as the point of attachment for the _______
Pantograph
The light rail car may run in a ____,_____ or _____ arrangement.
single , double or triple
The maximum capacity of each car is ____ passengers.
237
There is room for _____ additional wheelchair passengers at each end of the cars.
2
There are ___ double sliding doors on each side of the light rail car
4
Interior emergency door releases are located over each set of passenger doors. They are mounted on the car ceiling and readily identified by a sign, which reads emergency door release, adjacent to an opening that exposes a ___ handle.
RED T handle
Activating the door release (by pulling down on the handle) will relieve air pressure from the latching mechanism allowing the door to be manually oped. A ___ to ____ second delay will occur before the doors can be opened
4 to 5 second delay
In the old car the door panel is normally opened by a metro car operators key. Emergency personnel may open panel without a key, by using an implement such as a ___ or ____. Insert the tip into the keyhole and depress.
pen or pencil.
