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This is a guide for people who live or work near railways, and also for local governments and railway companies. It explains how to deal with rail noise and vibration concerns, including:

• the steps (collaborative measures) to take to find a solution;
• how to ask the CTA for help if you take these steps but still can't find a solution; and
• how the CTA resolves the complaint, including the issues it looks at to decide whether the noise or vibration is reasonable.

This guide also comes with two added documents: Noise and Vibration from Idling Locomotives and Railway Noise Measurement and Reporting Methodology. Experts from outside the CTA helped write these information items.

This is a guide for freight railways. It explains:

• the forms railways must submit to the CTA (Annual Certificate of Compliance for Railway Operations in Canada, Certificate of Insurance; and Detailed Volume Report);
• the minimum levels of liability insurance that freight railways must have to get and keep their railway licence (certificate of fitness);
• how the insurance levels are higher for railways that carry dangerous goods (the more the railway carries, the more insurance it must have);
• how the CTA confirms what insurance level a railway should have and monitors railways to ensure they are maintaining the proper level;
• railways' reporting responsibilities related to dangerous goods and insurance; and
• the special requirements for railways involved in accidents involving certain dangerous goods.

See also: Guide to Certificates of Fitness.