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Lets take a look at some hazardous material questions this month and see how we
do. When the question refers to "Humping" a car, the answer would be the same
for "Kicking" or cutting the car off in motion.
I. We are working on the hump and we have a boxcar placarded explosives 1.3, can we hump this car?
A. Yes.
B. No.
II. Later on on the same hump job we come to a flat car with containers on it. The container are placarded explosives 1.3 and the switch list says the containers are loaded. Can we hump this car?
A. Yes.
B. No.
III. Refering to the previous question, if the switch list said the containers were empty, could we hump the car?
A. Yes.
B. No.
IV. We are still on the hump, now we have a flat car with containers placarded "Harmful Keep Away From Foodstuff". The switch list says the containers are loaded. Can we hump this car?
A. Yes.
B. No.
V. We are building a train at the bowl and we have a tank car placarded "Corrosive", our switch list says it is loaded. Next to the Corrosive Tank we have an operating Mechanical Reefer car. Can these cars ride together?
A. Yes.
B. No.
VI. Refering to the previous question, if the switch list said the Corrosive Tank was empty, could it then ride next to the Reefer?
A. Yes.
B. No.
VII. Can you tell if a placarded tank car, (or any placarded car), is loaded or empty by looking at the placarded?
A. Yes, the placard will say "Residue".
B. No.
When not teaching rules classes, Mickey works the 7:59 A.M. Hump Job in Fort Worth. 7-97