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Cluster True-False
(Each question of this kind consists of a series of statements related to the stem that precedes
them. Indicate which are true and which false with respect to the stem.)
5.
From your study of the destruction of rail facilities in a theater, you learned that:
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a. The roadbed can seldom be hurt by sudden flooding.
3
b. Destruction by fire is limited to the use of volatile liquids.
3
c. A 20-second fuse was attached to a tie-ripper charge.
3
d. The tie ripper dropped a heavier charge than that which is recommended for spot
destruction of rail.
3
e. Water-impact damage may take longer to repair than that created by the demolition of
several turnouts.
6.
The track supervisor should call for assistance from personnel of other platoons when:
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a. Spot surfacing under overhead electrification.
3
b. Lining track in third-rail electrified territory.
3
c. Cleaning ballast in an interlocking plant.
3
d. Surfacing track over a ballasted-deck bridge.
3
e. Surfacing track over an open-floor bridge.
7.
The trackage in section 2 on the track chart in annex C has:
3
a. 115-pound RE rail throughout the length of the westbound main.
3
b. T. H. Wells as the section foreman.
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c. Crushed slag and crushed stone ballast on eastbound main.
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