CFR > Title 49 - Transportation > SUBTITLE B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Parts 200–269) > PART 240—QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS > SUBPART B—Component Elements of the Certification Process (§240.101 to §240.129) > 240.125—Criteria for testing knowledge.

240.125—Criteria for testing knowledge.

(a) Each railroad's program shall include criteria and procedures for implementing this section.
(b) A railroad shall have procedures for testing a person being evaluated for qualification as a locomotive engineer in either train or locomotive service to determine that the person has sufficient knowledge of the railroad's rules and practices for the safe operation of trains.
(c) The testing methods selected by the railroad shall be:
(1) Designed to examine a person's knowledge of the railroad's rules and practices for the safe operation of trains;
(2) Objective in nature;
(3) Administered in written form;
(4) Cover the following subjects:
(i) Personal safety practices;
(ii) Operating practices;
(iii) Equipment inspection practices;
(iv) Train handling practices including familiarity with the physical characteristics of the territory; and
(v) Compliance with Federal safety rules;
(5) Sufficient to accurately measure the person's knowledge of the covered subjects; and
(6) Conducted without open reference books or other materials except to the degree the person is being tested on his or her ability to use such reference books or materials.
(d) The conduct of the test shall be documented in writing and the documentation shall contain sufficient information to identify the relevant facts relied on for evaluation purposes.