AMT 2 STUDY GUIDE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTION

AMT 2 STUDY GUIDE EXAM (ACTUAL / ) QUESTION

AND VERIFIED ANSWERS.

Stopping electric equipment with Pantographs up in section breaks is? -----Answers----Prohibited. [2.307]

Electric equipment with a MCB must have the MCB _______

prior to changing Pantograph configuration: -----Answers----

Open. [2.305]

How must electric equipment hauled "dead in tow" because of defective or damaged Pantograph? -----Answers----The Pantograph must be secured with no part extending above the latched down position (14'-8"). All Pantograph grounding switches will be in the OPEN position. [2.308]

Any damaged Pantograph found enroute to New York must: ---

--Answers----Be inspected by a qualified Electric Traction Department Employee prior to proceeding toward the tunnels into New York. [2.308 Note]

What must be done before Electric equipment is moved from electrified to non- electrified tracks or from non-electrified to electrified tracks? -----Answers----Pantographs must be down. [1.506]

When Electric Equipment is derailed what must the Engineer do immediately? -----Answers----Drop all Pantographs.[ 2.311

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When Electric Equipment is derailed what action must crew members take? -----Answers----Crew members must not permit passengers and employees from boarding or exiting the equipment until the Pantographs are lowered and the overhead wire is de-energized, tested de-energized and grounded. Crew members must not exit the electrical equipment in a manner which permits simultaneous contact with the equipment and earth, and must prevent anyone else from doing so. [2.311]

When a DROP PANTOGRAPH INSTRUCTION FORM D is in effect, prior to enter the limits specified what must be done? ----- Answers----All Pantograph will be tested. when any Pantograph fails to operate properly, or Drop Pantograph Instruction cannot be complied with, the equipment must be stopped immediately and condition reported to the Train Dispatcher. [2.310 C]

What is the speed within the limits specified in the Drop Pantograph Instruction Form D? -----Answers----Not exceeding 30 MPH, unless otherwise stated in the Drop Pantograph Instruction Form D. [2.310 D]

The Pantograph DOWN button will be left in the_______ position between the limits specified in the Drop Pantograph

Instruction Form D: -----Answers----DOWN. [2.310 E]

How must the Third Rail be considered? -----Answers---- Energized (Live), except when de-energized, tested de- 2 / 3

energized, third rail warning device applied, and protection is provided by a qualified Class "A" third rail Employee. [6.101]

Third Rail contact shoes must be considered energized (Live)

until: -----Answers----All contact shoes have been

disconnected from the energized Third Rail, or the Third Rail is de-energized, tested de-energized, and Third Rail warning device applied, and protection is provided by a qualified Class "A" third rail Employee. [6.102]

What is an ARC? -----Answers----A luminous and potentially destructive flash or flame in or about the wires, third rail, or electric apparatus caused by the passage of Electric current through the air. [Glossary]

A solid wire suspended from the messenger wire to which the contact wire is attached is called? -----Answers----Auxiliary Wire. [Glossary]

What is a Bus Jumper? -----Answers----A cable used to transmit high voltage power between Pantographs and/or one unit of Electric equipment to another. [Glossary]

Employees trained and qualified to perform work in electrified territory are classified as? -----Answers----Class "C".[Glossary]

The wire in the Catenary from which the Pantograph collects current is called? -----Answers----CONTACT WIRE. [Glossary]

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