Flashcards in OG 6.16 Railroad Response Deck (65)
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Who is the contact person with the passenger manifests for all Amtrak trains?
Conductor
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The Federal Railroad Administrations Title ___ provides and clarifies information regarding emergency preparedness equipment.
49
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Amtrak passenger evacuation guide steps:
1. Move to the next car, back or forward in an Emergency
2. Exit through side entry/exit doors
3. Use emergency window exit
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What is the best way to remove passengers from a Railcar due to tool breakage and failure.
Emergency exits and windows
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What is usually the best tool for accessing patients and victims at derailments?
Cutting torches
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Simply inserting a _______ _______ _______ _______ into the exterior rubber window gasket or molding and removing the window may produce the fastest results for rescue on Amtrak Talgo trains.
Standard blade large screwdriver
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Trapped but ambulatory persons on the Talgo train can be instructed to pull what to remove the window?
Red ring or handle at the emergency window exit
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How much does an Talgo Amtrak window usually weigh?
77 pounds and can be broken with a pick headed axe at marked locations
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The exterior passenger entry/exit doors have several very secure locking points and hardware. In this case, which doors should be forced?
1. The end door at the locomotive
2. Control car cab
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Interior doors between cars have what type of glass?
Tempered Glass
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Exterior car skin and supporting members may have to be cut at the window locations for victims access, what two tools can use to make a window cut on a Talgo train?
Rotary saw
Reciprocating saw
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Rotary saws with metal cutting blades require what to be in place prior to cutting operations through windows?
Charged hose lines
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On an Amtrak Talgo train, You should always avoid cutting what area?
Center portion of the car top (electrical and high pressure air lines for brakes)
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The center portion of the car top on an Amtrak Talgo train carries electrical lines at what voltages?
110 volts
480 volts
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You should avoid cutting near the corners of an Amtrak Talgo train to avoid what?
HVAC equipment
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What type of Amtrak train is a two-story design with sleeping quarters?
Amtrak superliner
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On the Amtrak Superliner, passengers can walk the length of the train on what level?
Upper-level
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Emergency power on the Amtrak superliner is derived from onboard ____ ____ Storage batteries.
lead acid
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Superliner dining cars are equipped with what three pieces of equipment?
1. Refrigeration
2. Compressor
3. Heating equipment
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Which cars can be uncoupled from a superliner?
Locomotive
Dining cars
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Superliner Amtrak train cars are designed to withstand speeds of _____ mph.
100
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On a Superliner, what tools should you use to open or force entry in end doors?
Hydraulic tools
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What might be the most important tool to perform rescue on a superliner?
Ground ladders, so you can reach upper decks.
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What are the two type of freight cars?
Non-insulated boxcars
Insulated box cars and refrigerated cars
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Refrigerated freight cars contain the diesel fuel tank with approximately ____ gallon diesel supply.
150 gallon
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What is a good way to identify non-insulated freight boxcars?
Car door sits on the outside, Proud of the cars side.
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Newer insulated Freight cars may have the ____ style door that is flush with the exterior of the car to give a smooth surface appearance.
Plug
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When fighting fire on a freightcar, You should wet down the outside and look for what?
Boiling water
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Insulated car tops normally consist of __" to __" steel skin and ___" of insulating material.The finish material inside the car is normally __" plywood.
1/8" to 3/16" Skin
4 inches insulation
3/4" plywood
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