Rail transportation guides

Guidelines for the Resolution of Complaints Over Railway Noise and Vibration

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.

Guide to Certificates of Fitness

This is a guide for anyone intending to build or operate a federal railway company (passenger or freight). It is also for existing companies that want to add routes, change routes or their end points (termini), or make changes to construction projects or operations. The guide explains:

  • how to apply for the licence you need to build or operate a railway (called a Certificate of Fitness);
  • how to vary an existing Certificate to cover new routes and other operational changes;
  • the railway insurance you must have; and
  • the information you must give us when your insurance changes or your construction project or operations change.

See also: Insurance Requirements for Federally Regulated Freight Railway Companies - Implementation guide.