TRAIN CREW TEST BATTERY

Union Pacific's Safety Culture

Safety is our number one priority. As a company, we continuously look for innovative approaches to enhance the safety of our employees, our communities and the customers we serve. We invest in training, research and development, and public education – all with the goal of increasing rail safety awareness and improving safety.

Union Pacific's Safety Culture

Safety is our number one priority. As a company, we continuously look for innovative approaches to enhance the safety of our employees, our communities and the customers we serve. We invest in training, research and development, and public education – all with the goal of increasing rail safety awareness and improving safety.

Train Crew Test Battery (TCTB)

About the test: The Train Crew Test Battery (TCTB) is an online, unproctored test taken by Train Crew candidates. The test assesses one's attitudes and beliefs about safety and workplace practices, as well as one's ability to read and comprehend written materials. The test is composed of two sections (Workplace Practices and Industrial Reading), each of which have a time limit of 20 and 30 minutes, respectively. The test is NOT optimized for mobile administration, so you will need to access it via a laptop or desktop computer. Candidates must be invited to take the test, and if you are invited to take the test, the test link will only be able to be accessed from your Web Status Message on UP.jobs. If you do not pass the first section of the test, the Workplace Practices Test, you will not move onto the second section, the Industrial Reading Test. BOTH sections must be passed in order to be further considered in the hiring process

Sample test questions: To view a set of sample TCTB questions, please click here.

Reasonable accommodation: UP is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and applicants for employment to ensure that individuals with disabilities enjoy equal access to all employment opportunities. Please review Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Testing deadline: Testing deadlines are the same for all candidates invited. UP follows fair testing practices and cannot reset a test invitation if timed out. Candidates must access the test through their Web Status Message on UP.jobs. The test must be taken within 5 days (120 hours) from when you are first invited at midnight (Eastern Time)

Technical issue during test: Technical issues need to be reported the moment they occur to the email address listed in your test instructions. If you did not report the technical issue during the test, unfortunately we cannot provide any additional assistance. If you have an incident number provided to you by Aon Consulting, please contact our Human Resources department

Application status: It can take up to 24 hours after completing a test for your application to update with the result. If it has been more than 24 hours since you completed a test and your application status has not updated with the result, please contact our Workforce Resources department

Passing result guidelines:

  • For external candidates, passing test results are valid for 2 years from the date of the test (if not hired)
     
  • For internal candidates, passing test results are valid for the life of employment or unless the test content substantially changed (determined by Manager of Selection & Assessment)


Failing result guidelines:

  • If a candidate fails the TCTB or Workplace Practices Test, he / she cannot apply to Train Crew for a period of 2 months, starting from the date of the fail
     
  • If a candidate passes the Workplace Practices Test but fails the Industrial Reading Comprehension Test he / she must wait 2 months to reapply for Train Crew. If the candidate reapplies, is screened in and invited to take the TCTB, the system will recognize the candidate has previously passed the Workplace Practices Test and the candidate will only be invited to take the Industrial Reading Comprehension Test


Questions:

  • Questions regarding technical issues - candidates are instructed in their test invitation to contact email Aon Consulting at up.support@aon.com
     
  • Questions regarding the test itself, test content, test validity - create a ticket
     
  • Questions regarding whether a candidate / employee needs to take the test - create a ticket

Train Crew Test Battery (TCTB)

About the test: The Train Crew Test Battery (TCTB) is an online, unproctored test taken by Train Crew candidates. The test assesses one's attitudes and beliefs about safety and workplace practices, as well as one's ability to read and comprehend written materials. The test is composed of two sections (Workplace Practices and Industrial Reading), each of which have a time limit of 20 and 30 minutes, respectively. The test is NOT optimized for mobile administration, so you will need to access it via a laptop or desktop computer. Candidates must be invited to take the test, and if you are invited to take the test, the test link will only be able to be accessed from your Web Status Message on UP.jobs. If you do not pass the first section of the test, the Workplace Practices Test, you will not move onto the second section, the Industrial Reading Test. BOTH sections must be passed in order to be further considered in the hiring process

Sample test questions: To view a set of sample TCTB questions, please click here.

Reasonable accommodation: UP is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and applicants for employment to ensure that individuals with disabilities enjoy equal access to all employment opportunities. Please review Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Testing deadline: Testing deadlines are the same for all candidates invited. UP follows fair testing practices and cannot reset a test invitation if timed out. Candidates must access the test through their Web Status Message on UP.jobs. The test must be taken within 5 days (120 hours) from when you are first invited at midnight (Eastern Time)

Technical issue during test: Technical issues need to be reported the moment they occur to the email address listed in your test instructions. If you did not report the technical issue during the test, unfortunately we cannot provide any additional assistance. If you have an incident number provided to you by Aon Consulting, please contact our Human Resources department

Application status: It can take up to 24 hours after completing a test for your application to update with the result. If it has been more than 24 hours since you completed a test and your application status has not updated with the result, please contact our Workforce Resources department

Passing result guidelines:

  • For external candidates, passing test results are valid for 2 years from the date of the test (if not hired)
     
  • For internal candidates, passing test results are valid for the life of employment or unless the test content substantially changed (determined by Manager of Selection & Assessment)


Failing result guidelines:

  • If a candidate fails the TCTB or Workplace Practices Test, he / she cannot apply to Train Crew for a period of 2 months, starting from the date of the fail
     
  • If a candidate passes the Workplace Practices Test but fails the Industrial Reading Comprehension Test he / she must wait 2 months to reapply for Train Crew. If the candidate reapplies, is screened in and invited to take the TCTB, the system will recognize the candidate has previously passed the Workplace Practices Test and the candidate will only be invited to take the Industrial Reading Comprehension Test


Questions:

  • Questions regarding technical issues - candidates are instructed in their test invitation to contact email Aon Consulting at up.support@aon.com
     
  • Questions regarding the test itself, test content, test validity - create a ticket
     
  • Questions regarding whether a candidate / employee needs to take the test - create a ticket