TB 70 - Metro Rail Blue Line Flashcards
(198 cards)
1
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What metro light rail lines are in the City of LA?
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Blue line
Green line
Gold line
Expo line
2
Q
The metro is a mass transit system composed of light and heavy trail vehicles with how many miles of tracks and stations?
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87 miles, 80 stations
3
Q
The metro has what 2 heavy rail lines?
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Red
Purple
4
Q
The metro blue line operates in and through what cities?
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LA, Compton, Carson, Vernon, Long Beach, Florence, willowbrook, and Dominguez hills
5
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The metro blue line runs from the what in downtown Long Beach to the 7th and flower station in LA?
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“Loop”
6
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The metro blue line is comprised of how many miles of subway from 7th and flower to the 12th street portal on flower, predominantly at grade?
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8/10 miles
7
Q
The metro blue line is supported by emergency fans at which station and an emergency management panel (EMP)?
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7th and metro center station
8
Q
The metro green line route begins west of studebaker road in Norwalk and travels approximately how many miles along the median of the 105 freeway?
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17 miles
9
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After the aviation stations for the green line, it splits from the freeway structure and continued south along an elevated right-of-way passing over el segundo and terminates at marine avenue in what city?
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Redondo beach
10
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All of the metro green line stations are elevated except for what cities?
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Long Beach
Lakewood
Norwalk
11
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What 4 metro green line stations are in the city of Los Angeles?
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Aviation
Avalon
Figueroa
105 freeway
12
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The metro gold line currently extends how many miles from
Union station to DTLA, serving LA, south Pasadena, and Pasadena?
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13.7 miles
13
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Which metro line passes over bridges (arroyo seco and LA river), tunnels (Figueroa, Colorado, and walnut), and through U-cuts (210 freeway)?
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Metro gold line
14
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Where is the 1 elevated station for the metro gold line located?
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In Chinatown
15
Q
Where are the 6 subway stations located for the metro gold line?
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Memorial park Coloarado Marengo street in Pasadena Figueroa First Flower
16
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Where are the 3 U-cut stations for the metro gold line located?
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Lake
Allen
Sierra Madge villa
All in Pasadena
17
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Where does the metro gold line being it’s underground (subway) operation?
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Over the bridge to Clarence street
18
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Where is the last station for the gold line located?
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Atlantic boulevard
19
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Phase IIA of the metro gold line foothill extension is how many miles long and will travel through 11 cities through the San Gabriel valley?
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24 miles
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The metro gold line will be constructed in 2 segments, phase IIA (east Pasadena to Azusa) and IIB (Glendora to Montclair) have a projected revenue operating date of what year?
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Phase IIA: 2016
Phase IIB: 2020
21
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The metro expo line phase I connects DTLA with Culver City and is how many miles long?
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8.5 miles
22
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The metro expo line phase II will extend how many miles from
Culver City to the 4th street/Colorado boulevard in downtown Santa Monica with a projected ROD of 2016?
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6.6 miles
23
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The what is a tunneling project that will provide 3 underground stations at 1st/central ave, 2nd/broadway st, 2nd/Hope st connecting the gold line to the 7th st/metro center in DTLA?
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Metro regional connector transit corridor
24
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The metro Crenshaw/LAX line will extend from the existing metro expo line at Crenshaw and will travel how many miles to the metro green lines aviation/LAX station?
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8.5 miles
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The light rail consists of track and stations that are fed electrically by a what as opposed to a 3rd rail system like the red/purple line?
Catenary system
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What high voltage AC feeders enter into traction power substations (TPSS)?
34.5 kv
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The 34.5 kv AC is converted by a transformer/rectifier to what voltage DC and fed through the pantograph via catenary lines in order to operate passenger vehicles?
750 volts dc
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At no time shall any object or person come anywhere near the catenary line without what?
Prior (proper) authorization
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The entire what should be considered energized at all times?
Catenary system
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Emergency blue light stations have what to de-energize the catenary lines?
“Mushroom” buttons
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What is located at all TPSS, cross passages, elevated stations, and remote access points, end of all below-grade level station platforms?
Blue light stations
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If time permits, call who first to de-energize catenary system?
Rail operations control (ROC)
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What does not weight less than heavy rail cars but often weigh more?
Light rail vehicles (LRVs)
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The metro light rail trains follow what which are dedicated rail routes that are at grade, on elevated guideways (tracks), in tunnels, or in U-cuts?
Right-of-ways (ROWs)
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Typically the light rail vehicles on all lines travel on two parallel tracks on the what side of the road like our motor vehicle traffic?
Right side of the road
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It is important to know that the metro authorities may decide to what which means the trains may be traveling on an uninvolved track from both directions?
“Single track”
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These stations are substantially level with the surrounding topography?
At-grade
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The vast majority of “trains vs auto” incidents occur at what section of the guideway?
At-grade
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What stations and tracks are higher than the surrounding area, it allows train and motor vehicle traffic to flow unimpeded?
Elevated
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What stations and tracks are below grade and naturally allows both train and motor vehicle to flow unimpeded?
Tunnel
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What stations and tracks are transitional sections of the guideway that take it from tunnels to at-grade or elevated sections?
U-cut
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Whether the light rail track is at-grade, in a tunnel, at a station or on an elevated structure it will be near what kind of marker?
Mile marker
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Milepost markers are used throughout the rail and network and are marked not to exceed distances of more than how many miles?
1/10 mile
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What comprises the majority of the light rail system?
At-grade stations and guideways
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All stations and guideways in the city of LA are provided with what consistent with local codes?
Water supply (hydrant or standpipes)
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There are no what installed in at-grade stations located in the city of Los Angeles?
Standpipes
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Which light rail tunnel stations are the only ones with automatic wet standpipes?
1st street tunnel and flower street tunnel
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What type of standpipe do the rest of the light rail tunnel stations have?
Manual wet standpipe system
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What standpipes have a ready source of water with sufficient pressure to apply an effective stream?
Automatic wet standpipes
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What standpipes are ineffective until FD engines can augment the system through FDCs?
Manual wet standpipes
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Hose outlets in the light rail tunnels are located between how many feet apart?
250’ and 300’ apart
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Wet standpipe outlets are found where?
Along emergency walkway
Out of the ground
The wall
Lateral feed main
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Lighting is provided with a minimum of how many minutes battery back up supplied through an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) inverter?
90 minutes
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Blue light stations give the fire department what abilities?
Ability to communicate with ROC
| De-energize the rail in that segment
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Emergency walkways have a width of at least how many inches?
30 inches
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Antennas installed allow clear FD radio transmission/reception on what 8 channels and accessed through the “repeat setting” which are the same in the red/purple line?
2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 15, 16, 17
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Cross passages in the light rail system are located about every how many feet through the tunnel?
750 feet
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The what is used for the transfer of passengers (or emergency responders) from one bore to another?
Cross passages
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The red exit exist signs will identify each what?
Cross passage
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In the world of subway tunnels, an exit sign lead to a point of what?
Safety
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What hatched mount flush with the sidewalk and are secured from the inside with panic hardware similar to those on the red/purple line?
Exit hatches
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To access the exit hatches and open them, they require what tool?
Spanner
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Each blue light station contains what?
Emergency trip station (ETS) box with “mushroom” button
Emergency telephone (ETEL) with automatic ring down to ROC
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The water system at tunnel stations will be fed from 2 separate mains (looped) and can be shut off from main valve located where somewhere in proximity to FDCs?
Pits
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Every how many feet throughout the tunnel, 2 1/2” outlets are provided at track level and at all cross passages?
250’-300’
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The FDCs to each station are around where of the main entrance?
Address side
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Sections of tunnels can be isolated from what rooms located at the end of each station at track level and/or various cross passages throughout the light rail tunnels?
Tunnel valve rooms
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You can isolate wet standpipes and sprinklers on one side of the station from the other side with sectional valves located where under the platform refuge area on the outbound (right) side of the station?
Midway track level
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Fire hose cabinets will be distributed throughout each station and are outfitted with what?
100’ of 1 1/2” rubber line hose and spray nozzle
2 1/2” FD outlet
40 BC dry chem or CO2 extinguisher
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What is installed at track level at each station for the event of an under-car fire?
Under-car deluge system
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The who will always attempt to get the attempt to get the train to the station and activate the deluge system?
Train operator
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The deluge system is activated by depressing a button located at each what at the end of the platform which will also de-energize the over catenary line in that section?
Blue light station
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Light rail enclosed system stations, system underground or enclosed train ways greater than how many feet are equipped with emergency ventilation fans?
1000 feet
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Emergency ventilation fans work in various configurations based on what?
Train location
Passenger evacuation direction
Fire department access location
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The what are similar to annunciator panels, indicating location (zone), nature of the alarm, status of ventilation fans (light rail tunnels over 1,000 feet), recall the elevators, and stop the escalators (downward flight only)?
Emergency management panel (EMP)
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Communication functions available at the EMP include what?
Public address system (whole station or individual zones)
| 2 land lines
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Any outside line can be reached at the EMP by first dialing what?
9
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All light rail tunnel EMPs are located where?
Concourse (mezzanine) level
| Outside station entrance at street level
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For the EMP, the exception to the rule for the location is the what where it is located in the fire control room at track level?
East portal transitional structure
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The only subway station for the blue line is located where?
7th and flower
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Normal access and exit points to the large subway tunnel/station are located at what building on 7th and Figueroa and what building at 7th and flower?
Ernst and young building: 7th/Fig
| Los Angeles community college building: 7th/flower
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The emergency exits for the blue line are located along flower from what’s streets?
7th to 12th street
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The emergency hatches are spaces approximately how many feet apart throughout the length of the blue line tunnel?
800 feet
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A blue light station is located at the end of each what at the 7th and flower station?
Platform
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There are no what in the flower street tunnel?
Cross passages
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2 1/2” outlets are provided at track level every how many feet and include an audio jack for sound powered phone?
250’
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What is the TC and C room?
Train control and communication room
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The TC and C room contain what kind of fire protection system?
Halon system
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The DWP power vault is equipped with what type of fire protection system?
Fire detection system only
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The configuring of ventilation fans is all done at where and if necessary local fans can be activated from the EMP?
ROC
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A sound powered emergency telephone will provide communication between the EMP and what?
Station command post locations
FDC inlets
All 2 1/2” outlet locations
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The gold line tunnel located in Pasadena is approximately how long from end to end?
400’
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Other than the Chinatown aerial and 101 freeway aerial guideways, all aerial structures on all light rail systems what what type of standpipe systems?
Wet standpipe
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Hose valves on aerial guideways are usually located between how many feet apart?
250’-300’
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At elevated stations, hose valves are usually at or near ends of platforms and not greater than how many feet apart?
200’
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Emergency lighting for elevated structures have a minimum of how manny minutes of battery back up?
90 minutes
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The light rail vehicle is an articulated (flexible in center) how many axle rail car?
6 axle
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The light rail vehicle has an operating cab at each end allowing for what type of movement?
Bi-directional
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The ends of a light rail vehicle are referred to as what ends?
“A” and “B” ends
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Which end of the car has the point of attachment for the pantograph?
“A” end
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The light rail vehicle run is how many car arrangements?
Single, double, or triple arrangement
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Each light rail vehicle car is how long and how wide?
90’ long, 9’ wide
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Each LRV car is how tall?
11 1/2’
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When the pantograph is fully extended the LRV is how tall?
23’6”
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The clearance underneath the car from floor of car to railroad bed is how many inches?
39”
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What is the max capacity of each car for passengers?
237 passengers
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When the cars are filled to capacity, how many passengers will be standing and how many will be seated, leaving room for 2 additional wheel chair passengers at each end?
157 passengers: standing
| 76 passengers: seated
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For the wheel chair passengers, their location is at each end of the car directly behind who?
Operators cab
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How many double sliding doors are on each side of the LRV?
4
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What are the measurements for the double sided doors?
6’6” tall
| 4’ wide
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Interior emergency door releases are located over each passenger door, they are mounted in the cars ceiling and readily identified by a sign that reads what?
Emergency door release
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The “emergency door release” sign is adjacent to an opening that exposes a red what?
“T” handle
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When pulling down the “T” handle, it will relieve air pressure from the latch mechanism allowing door to be manually opened, how long of a delay will occur before doors can be opened?
4-5 second
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The EXPO alignment will operate with all of the various existing LRV types, which are?
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P-2000
P-865
P-2020
P-2550
P-3010
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For the old LRVs, to access the emergency door release panel from the outside, insert what into the keyhole and depress?
Pen or pencil
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To access the emergency door release panel on the P-2000s, do what with the compartment cover by hand to access handle?
Lift compartment cover
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All interior and exterior windows are made of what material?
Polycarbonate (Lexan)
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Entry to the lexan windows in the car may be gained by using or doing what?
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Rotary saw (carbide tipped blade)
Removing the weather stripping around window
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On the P-2000s, lift the small cover to access red emergency door release handle and lift handle, the crew door will open approximately how many inches?
2-3 inches
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For the P-2000s, if the car doors are not positioned on a passenger platform, use what steps to board the LRV?
Loop steps
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Once inside a P-2000, to open the other 7 doors, located above each set of passenger doors is a red colored rotor switch, turn rotor switch in what direction and how many turns?
Clockwise, 1/4 turn
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Another option for opening crew doors in all LRVs is with what through a smaller door cover plate adjacent to cover plate of red handle?
Barrel key
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For all LRVs types, use the barrel key (xx-4245), it will open the door completely by turning into position, the train must have sufficient air pressure and what DC battery power to operate?
37.5
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“T” keys are distributed to the FD by metro to access what on all types of LRVs?
Compartment doors and access panels
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The xx-4245 barrel key is distributed to the FD by metro to access what on all types of LRVs?
Train operators crew cab door
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For the P-865/P-2020 LRVs, on the rightside front end move the flap up to expose a key hole operate the “T” handle to open the adjacent double set of passenger doors opposite the train operators seat, the cover plate will “pop” open with what tool?
“T” key
If no “T” key use pen, pencil, or
3/8” Allen wrench
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For the P-865/P-2020, if you require additional access to the LRV once inside, the what located above each passenger door when pulled down will open the doors?
“T” handles
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For the P-2000, additional access through large passenger windows is very difficult because the windows are what?
Glued and laminated
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For the P-865/P-2020, alternative means of access through larger windows can be accomplished by pushing upward at base of windows rubber seal with a larger what to disengage window?
Large screwdriver
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For the P-2550, to gain access to the car from the outside, lift the cover plate adjacent to passenger door, and then lift what to open door?
Red emergency door release handle
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For the P-2550, if you require additional access once inside the LRV, simply lift the red colored emergency door release handle located where?
Next to each passenger door
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For the P-2550, for additional access through larger windows, use a large what in the center of the black colored window seal prying out the zipper to remove window outward?
Screw driver
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How many minutes will a take a fire to burn through the floors of all LRVs?
60-90 minutes
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Light rail lines are powered by 750 volts DC through the overhead catenary system supplied by traction power substations (TPSS) located along the railways at what mile intervals?
1 mile
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The ETS push button should be used only if you do not have the ability to contact who and time is critical?
ROC
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All LRVs have cameras looking forward at each end of each car and 2 cameras for what sections of the LRV?
“A” and “B”
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The DVRs for the cameras store information approximately how many days depending on the usage of in-device hours of the LRV?
5-6 days
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When requested by first responder or rail management, the rail division manager can request who to download the information from
The DVD?
Rail fleet services (RFS)
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Cameras on the LRV have only what capability of recording?
Video
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When arriving to a metro rail incident, the first in company should request thru MFC, that ROC have the train operator lower what on the roof of the LRV to remove the 750 DC power from the OCS to the LRV?
Pantograph
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Each LRV has a pantograph located on the roof of which car?
“A” section of the car
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A train can operate a single 90’ LRV or couple 2 LRVs resulting in 180’ containing how many pantographs?
2, 1 on each “A” section of each LRV
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What is the maximum operating length of a train resulting in what length and how many pantographs?
3 cars, 270’, 3 pantographs
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For some emergency situations, the pantograph may become entangled in the OCS, who should be contacted to de-energize the OCS area of the entanglement for firefighter safety?
ROC
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What is the number for ROC blue line?
(323)563-5022
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The pantograph is extended less than how many pounds of spring pressure and can be lowered electronically by the operator or manually via foot pump?
22 pounds
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Where is manual foot pump located to lower the pantograph?
Second forward facing seat left side of “A” section
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When manually lowering the pantograph listen for the lock to what?
“Click”
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The overhead catenary system contains 3 components, what are they starting from top to bottom?
1. Messenger wire
2. Hanger
3. Contact wire
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The height of the overhead catenary system varies from what height?
18’ to 22’
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What key should be used to open the train operators cab door?
XX-4245 barrel key
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If the first responders are not in possession of a xx-4245 barrel
Key, how should you gain access to the train operators cab?
Break the operators cab door window
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First responders can electronically lower the pantograph by turning the switch or moving the toggle switch to the what position to lower all pantographs simultaneously?
“Lower pantograph” position
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When lower the pantograph what gets shut down?
AC Unit and reduction of passenger compartment lighting
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If 1 pantograph is up and there others are lowered, will the other LRVs that are coupled be energized?
No
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If pantographs cannot be lowered from operators cab due to damage, remove master key from switch and walk to opposite end of trains and place key to what position to lower pantograph with switch or toggle?
Local or on position
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For the P-2000, to manually lower pantograph, access hand crank from where?
Behind 3rd upper compartment behind train operators seat on “A” section of LRV
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To access hand crank from compartment on the P-2000, use what key?
“T” key or 3/8” Allen wrench
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For the P-2000, once equipped with hand crank, adjust hand crank to cranking position and walk to the “A” section of the LRV, look for what opening on the ceiling and apply pressure while cranking in direction indicated on rubber molding where crank is inserted?
A black hole
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How long should you wait to work on the roof area of any pantograph after it is lowered do to the capacitors?
5-15 minutes
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Where is the foot pump located for the P-865/P2020 LRVs?
Under second forward facing seat of the “A” section of the car
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For the P865-/P-2020, to unlock cabinet containing foot pump, use what key?
XX-4245 barrel key
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For the P-865/P-2020 LRVs, after placing the foot pump on the floor and placing the switch from normal to lower begin to pump for approximately how many pumping motions until pantograph is down?
20-25 pumps
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You will hear what on the roof when the pantograph is lowered?
Thud
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For the P-2550, the hand crank is located where?
Behind the seat in the train operators cab in the “A” section
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For the P-2550, to manual lower the pantograph place the hand crank where and turn in the direction indicated on the rubber molding where hand crank is inserted?
Black hole
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After the pantograph has been lowered, the LRV maintains what voltage DC battery power for interior lighting, doors and unit for raising and lowering pantograph?
37.5 volts DC
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Where is the battery located for the P-2000?
Right side of “B” section identified with decal “battery disconnect”
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Where is the battery located for the P-865/P-2020?
Under the cars right side, behind a skirting on the “B” section
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Where is the battery for the P-2550?
Right side of “B” section with no decals
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Some of the equipment on all types of LRVs can generate how many amps?
40-60 amps
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What type of batteries do all types of LRVs have?
Nickel cadmium
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When disconnecting the batteries on all types of LRVs, do not disconnect batteries until after what?
Pantograph has been lowered
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Braking resistors on the pantograph can be between what degrees?
400 to 500 degrees
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Is the metro blue line at the 7th/flower station and 12th/flower portal supported by fans?
Yes
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Where is the EMP located for the 7th/flower and 12th/flower portal?
7th and metro center station
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Does the metro green line have underground sections?
No
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Is the east side tunnel metro gold line (mariachi/Soto/east portal) supported by fans?
Yes
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Where is the EMP located for the east side tunnel?
East portal EMP
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Do the Figueroa box and Marengo box structure metro gold line have fans?
No
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Is the metro expo line exposition box structure (USC/exposition) supported by fans and EMP?
Yes
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Is the metro Crenshaw/LAX line Aviation/century station supported by fans and EMP?
Yes
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Who determines if fan support is required to mitigate smoke and initiate pre-designated emergency ventilation scenarios?
ROC
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For above ground LRV incidents, MFC will dispatch what resources to the assignment?
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1 BC
2 LFs
1 engine
1 EMS captain
1 heavy rescue
1 ALS RA
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For a red/purple line incident, MFC will dispatch what resources to the assignment?
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3 TFs
1 engine
1 heavy rescue
1 BC
1 EMS
1 squad
1 ALS RA
1 ALS engine
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Who will respond to act as the on-scene coordinator for the ROC and fire department?
Rail transit operations supervisor (RTOS)
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The LRVs have a minimum speed of what on shop tracks or 90 degree curves on city streets?
5 mph
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What is the maximum speed of the LRVs?
55 mph
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The LRVs will take approximately how many feet to stop going at 55 mph?
800’
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If the need arises to warn or stop oncoming rail traffic, members can consider the use of flares or red flags spaced approximately how many feet in both directions from the incident?
800’
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Allow how many feet of clearance between yourself and LRVs in case of sudden movement?
10’
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This subsystem shall serve employees and emergency personnel with emergency communications from trainways and at trainway equipment locations and areas removed from public areas?
Emergency telephone (ETEL)
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What is located at BLS only in the blue line and red line (segment 1) tunnels used for point to point communications for tactical emergency operations and considered an antiquated system?
Fire telephone (FTEL)
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Where is ROC located?
2000 East Imperial Hwy, Los Angeles 90059
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What level of a station includes power, communication, mechanical and operational control rooms and protected by automatic fire protection systems?
Ancillary level
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What level of a station is public area and is designed to facilitate fare collection?
Concourse (mezzanine) level
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What level of a station is designed for rapid movement of patrons to and from vehicles?
Platform level
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What is an isolated portion of the metro rail track which serve as temporary storage or repair sites for metro rail cars?
Tail track
