Notification may be verbal when a Class I brake test is completed.

Notification may be verbal when a Class I brake test is completed.

• A. True.
• B. False.
• C. Only in emergencies.
• D. Not allowed.

Answer: (A)

Notification after completing a Class I brake test can be verbal. This test, performed at the terminal, checks that the brake system will apply and release properly and that the train can be stopped within required distances. Once the test is finished and satisfactory, the person who conducted it may verbally tell the locomotive engineer and crew that the test is complete and the train is cleared to move. The formal test records still need to be completed as required, but a quick verbal notice is allowed to keep operations efficient. If any defects are found, movement isn’t permitted until they’re corrected, and the verbal notification wouldn’t be given.

Notification after completing a Class I brake test can be verbal. This test, performed at the terminal, checks that the brake system will apply and release properly and that the train can be stopped within required distances. Once the test is finished and satisfactory, the person who conducted it may verbally tell the locomotive engineer and crew that the test is complete and the train is cleared to move. The formal test records still need to be completed as required, but a quick verbal notice is allowed to keep operations efficient. If any defects are found, movement isn’t permitted until they’re corrected, and the verbal notification wouldn’t be given.