What are the two types of track warrants?

• A. Track warrant for bulletins and track warrant (for movement)
• B. Standard track clearance
• C. Movement permit only
• D. Visual signal authority

Answer: (A)

The idea behind track warrants is that there are two distinct forms used to manage track authority. One type is a track warrant for movement, which directly authorizes a specific train or crew to occupy and move over a defined track segment under prescribed conditions. The other type is a track warrant for bulletins, which carries non-movement information—bulletins about track conditions, restrictions, or upcoming work that crews must observe. These bulletins can affect how trains operate even though they aren’t issuing movement authority on their own. In practice, you use the movement warrant to authorize movement and the bulletin warrant to disseminate important, non-movement instructions or restrictions. That’s why the two types are described this way. The other options refer to concepts that aren’t the standard two-form distinction for track warrants.