Guide to Railway Charges for Crossing Maintenance and Construction: Comparison of the 2014 and 2015 editions
The following tables display the change in the rates from 2014 to the 2015 for the maintenance and construction or upgrade of crossing warning systems.
Note: the dollar values in the tables have been rounded to the nearest dollar, and the percentages were rounded to the nearest percent.
Schedule A: Scheduled Maintenance (Total annual rate)
| 2014 | 2015 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1: Crossings with Gates |
$7,395 |
$7,452 |
1% |
| Type 2: Crossings without Gates |
$6,596 |
$6,645 |
1% |
Schedule B: Overhead Charges – Labour (Total Overhead Rate)
| 2014 | 2015 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indirect Labour Factor |
20% |
20% |
0% |
| Unscheduled Maintenance |
62% |
64% |
3% |
| Crossing Surface Maintenance |
62% |
64% |
3% |
| Construction |
62% |
64% |
3% |
| Transportation |
55% |
56% |
2% |
| Contracted Labour |
32% |
34% |
6% |
| Labour in Contracted services |
21% |
23% |
10% |
Schedule C: Overhead Charges – Material (Total Overhead Rate)
| 2014 | 2015 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unscheduled Maintenance |
31% |
32% |
3% |
| Crossing Surface Maintenance |
31% |
32% |
3% |
| ConstructionNote 1 |
36% |
48% |
33% |
Schedule D: Miscellaneous Charges
| 2014 | 2015 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue trains and hi-railers |
$0.45/car mile |
$0.45/car mile |
0% |
| Equipment transported by highway |
$0.45/vehicle mile |
$0.45/vehicle mile |
0% |
Work Train using one Locomotive and two Freight Cars:
| 2014 | 2015 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For first 8 hours |
$454/hour |
$454/hour |
0% |
| For 9th and subsequent hours |
$557/hour |
$557/hour |
0% |
| Per additional Locomotive |
$234/hour |
$234/hour |
0% |
| Per additional Freight Car |
$8/hour |
$8/hour |
0% |
| Trackage Charge |
$0.35/car mile |
$0.35/car mile |
0% |
Contract administration fees:
| 2014 | 2015 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| On amounts up to $50,000 |
3% |
3% |
0% |
| On amounts of $50,000 up to $100,000 |
2% |
2% |
0% |
| On amounts in excess of $100,000 |
1% |
1% |
0% |
Notes
- Note 1
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In 2014, the material overhead rate for construction was missing a significant input from one railway, which resulted in a lower rate. In the 2015 update, the railway provided the necessary data to include the input in the overhead rate, resulting in the increase shown.
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