Your train left the main track through a hand thrown switch into a non-signaled yard. What speed is not to be exceeded?

Your train left the main track through a hand thrown switch into a non-signaled yard. What speed is not to be exceeded?

• A. 25 mph
• B. 15 mph
• C. 5 mph
• D. 10 mph

Answer: (D)

Non-signaled yard operations require moving at a speed that lets you stop within sight and react to hazards because there are no signals guiding you. When you leave the main track through a hand-thrown switch into a yard without signals, you must not exceed ten miles per hour. This speed provides enough stopping distance to avoid collisions with switch points, equipment, or workers and to navigate the yard safely where track occupancy can change quickly. Speeds higher than this (like twenty-five mph) are unsafe in a yard; the other options don’t fit the standard yard limit for an un-signaled area.

Non-signaled yard operations require moving at a speed that lets you stop within sight and react to hazards because there are no signals guiding you. When you leave the main track through a hand-thrown switch into a yard without signals, you must not exceed ten miles per hour. This speed provides enough stopping distance to avoid collisions with switch points, equipment, or workers and to navigate the yard safely where track occupancy can change quickly. Speeds higher than this (like twenty-five mph) are unsafe in a yard; the other options don’t fit the standard yard limit for an un-signaled area.