What term describes a train having precedence over another train?

• A. Superior Train
• B. Train
• C. Train of Superior Direction
• D. Train of Superior Right

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is understanding how one train is given priority over another on the tracks. When a train has precedence, it has the right of way to proceed ahead of the other train. The term used to describe that train with priority is “superior train.” This label is part of operating rules and signaling language to clearly communicate which train may move first when their paths could conflict, such as at a meet on a single-track section or when entering a block that could be occupied by either train.

Other phrases aren’t standard terminology for priority in these rules. A generic “train” doesn’t convey the idea of priority, and the alternatives that try to specify direction or right aren’t the established terms used in the procedures. So “superior train” is the precise term that describes a train having precedence over another.