D yard speed?

D yard speed?

• A. Free track speed
• B. Restricted speed not to exceed 10 mph
• C. 25 mph only
• D. 5 mph maximum

Answer: (B)

Yard speed is a restricted speed used in areas with lots of activity, switches, and workers, so you can react quickly to anything that may appear on or near the tracks. In this context, the maximum is not to exceed 10 mph, which keeps you in control and able to stop within the distance you can see and with any obstructions or signals in mind. Moving at free track speed would be unsafe in a yard, where conditions are unpredictable; 25 mph is far too fast for such a confined, busy area; and 5 mph, while very slow, isn’t the standard limit being tested here. The essential idea is that yards require a controlled, limited speed to maintain safety around people and equipment.

Yard speed is a restricted speed used in areas with lots of activity, switches, and workers, so you can react quickly to anything that may appear on or near the tracks. In this context, the maximum is not to exceed 10 mph, which keeps you in control and able to stop within the distance you can see and with any obstructions or signals in mind. Moving at free track speed would be unsafe in a yard, where conditions are unpredictable; 25 mph is far too fast for such a confined, busy area; and 5 mph, while very slow, isn’t the standard limit being tested here. The essential idea is that yards require a controlled, limited speed to maintain safety around people and equipment.