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How to relocate railway lines in urban areas
Who does this apply to? Provincial or municipal authorities that cannot reach an agreement with a railway company on the relocation of railway lines around and away from urban areas in order to promote urban development. How can the Agency help? If provincial or municipal authorities cannot...
Web page | 2016-06-21
The process for transferring or discontinuing railway line operations
Who does this apply to? The railway line transfer and discontinuance process applies to all railway lines held by federal railway companies. Within this process, a railway line excludes yard trackage, sidings, spurs or other track auxiliary to a railway line. If a railway company wishes to...
Web page | 2014-05-28
Applications: transfer and discontinuance of railway lines
How can the Agency help? The Agency can help interested parties, railway companies, governments or other parties in four areas related to the transfer and discontinuance process outlined in Part III, Division V of the Canada Transportation Act. Upon application by a party, the Agency can assist...
Web page | 2016-06-21
Uniform Classification of Accounts And Related Railway Records (2014)
Section 1000 Introduction to the Uniform Classification of Accounts Introduction This document deals with the Uniform Classification of Accounts (UCA) for railway companies and certain related railway records (principally operating statistics). Purpose The purpose of the UCA is to define the...
Publication | 2015-10-05
FAQs: Railway Third Party Liability Insurance Coverage Regulations
1. What is the purpose of these regulations? The Railway Third Party Liability Insurance Coverage Regulations set out the requirements that must be met in order for a railway company to be in possession of adequate third party liability insurance coverage. 2. What are the key elements of these...
Web page | 2014-12-23
Passenger Terminal Accessibility
Purpose of this Code of Practice The purpose of this Code is to provide a minimum level of accessibility for passenger terminals across Canada and to further improve the accessibility of terminals for persons with disabilities on a systemic basis as they use the federal transportation system. The...
Publication | 2007-01-02
Removing Communication Barriers for Travellers with Disabilities: Code of Practice
Purpose of this Code This Code contains accessibility standards developed to improve the communication of transportation-related information for persons with disabilities on a systemic basis as they use the federal transportation network. While this Code focuses on the information needs of...
Publication | 2016-03-31
Backgrounder - Transfer and Discontinuance of Railway Lines
Canada Transportation Act Part III, Division V The Canada Transportation Act (Act) provides a framework for railway companies under federal jurisdiction to transfer or discontinue railway lines provided certain procedures are followed. The Act also sets out a process that must be followed by...
Web page | 2016-01-07
Noise and Vibration from Idling Locomotives
Purpose This document explains noise and vibration from idling locomotives, including: reasons why locomotives idle characteristics of noise and vibration from idling locomotives potential ways of managing noise and vibration impacts It was developed by the Canadian Transportation Agency's...
Publication | 2016-03-30
Insurance Requirements for Federally Regulated Freight Railway Companies - Implementation guide
Part 1 - Insurance Requirements - Background and Features 1.1 Purpose The purpose of this guide is to assist stakeholders to understand and comply with the new insurance requirements under the Safe and Accountable Rail Act (SARA) and to inform them about the process that the Canadian...
Publication | 2016-06-15

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