TB 116 - Metro Heavy Rail Lines Flashcards

(36 cards)

1
Q

The Metro heavy rail Red/Purple Line is currently _____ miles in length

A

17.4

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2
Q

Ridership varies from ________ on weekdays to ________ on weekends

A

150,000
75,000

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3
Q

Metro has an active fleet of ____ train cars

A

104

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4
Q

The train configuration is set up with a minimum __-car combinatio and up to __ cars maximum

A

2
6

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5
Q

Metro Heavy Rail Line:
Train Car Dimensions: ___ feet long, ___ feet wide, and ___ feet high

A

75
10
12

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6
Q

Weight: _______ pounds

A

80,000

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7
Q

Metro Heavy Rail Lines:
Maximum speed: ___ mph

A

70

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8
Q

The trains are propelled by four traction motors per car, operated from ____ Volts direct current (VDC)

A

750

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9
Q

The batteries are located under the “__” car and provide 37.5 VDC. A “disconnect switch” is located inside of the battery compartment

A

B

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10
Q

Each car can seat ___ passengers, and has one wheelchair space, but can accommodate a total of ____ passengers in a standing “crush load.”

A

59
220

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11
Q

dependent pair of train cars contains ___ windows for viewing, which the passengers cannot open

A

24

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12
Q

All doors can be manually opened in an emergency from inside the car by pulling downward on the emergency red ball just above each set of doors. Wait _____ seconds, and then manually separate the doors. This will only release the center doors.

A

Five

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13
Q

Each car is equipped with two 10A/60BC fire _________

A

extinguishers

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14
Q

The DWP power station room is energized with ________ volts and should not be entered by Fire Department personnel

A

34,500

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15
Q

TC&C - Train Communication and Control Room

A

.

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16
Q

ROC - Rail __________ Center

17
Q

The __________ Level is the area where passengers enter and exit trains

18
Q

Platform levels are designed to accommodate a six-car train (over ____ feet long)

19
Q

The Contact Rail system is the electrical conductor that provides the 750 VDC direct current to the car through contact with the current collector shoes (__) per car

20
Q

cross passages staggered at approximately ____-foot intervals throughout the tunnel. These cross

21
Q

2-½ inch Fire Department Connection (FDC) are found at every _______ passage

22
Q

______ exit signs indicate street level egress and may exit via an emergency escape hatch

23
Q

Exits with ____ signs will not exit to street level

24
Q

Emergency escape hatches have panic hardware on the inside and an access door on the outside, which may be opened with a ________ wrench

25
The Fire Department has __ radio channels that are operational through a special antenna system within the Metro Rail Tunnel
8
26
The following channels are the ONLY channels that work in the repeat mode: __ __ __ __ ___ ___ ___ ___
2 4 6 7 12 15 16 17
27
________ protect all public and ancillary areas of the station
Sprinklers
28
Hose cabinets contain the following: extinguishers, 1-½ inch wet standpipe with ____ feet of hose and nozzle, and 2-½ inch Fire Department outlet
100
29
A combined standpipe system is supplied by at least two __-inch mains and will have two Fire Department Connections per station
8
30
Fire Department apparatus augmenting the system should supply ____ psi.
125
31
There are 2-½ inch outlets located approximately every ____ feet in the tunnel and cross passages
250
32
Emergency fans are powered by ____ horsepower electric motors and produce approximately ________ cfm
200 150,000
33
Automatic Alarms - Normal assignment: __ Task Force Standard Operating Guidelines
1
34
Normal Metro Station hours of operation are from _____ hours to _____ hours
0500 to 0100
35
Current Metro policy is to ________ the entire ventilation system in the event of a hazardous materials release, until told otherwise by Fire Department
Open
36
Disabled Train (3 mile tunnel) - When this occurs, an empty train may be used to enter the tunnel and to ______ the disabled train and passengers to the next station
Push