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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
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
Procedures for the Adjudication of Objections to Rail Level of Service Arbitration Submissions under section 169.43 of the Canada Transportation Act
Getting started Overview Issues eligible for arbitration How to apply Eligibility of submissions Objections Scenarios where a railway company can object to an application Procedures for the adjudication of objections Principles related...
Publication | 2016-07-18
Consultation on the Agency's Regulatory Costing Model (ARCM)
The consultation is closed This consultation took place between January 9 and February 28, 2017. We are analyzing the input. Agency staff is seeking interested parties' views on three underlying issues at the core of the Agency's regulatory costing model (ARCM), which is the broad set of...
Consultation | 2017-01-09
Complaints about rail noise and vibration
What types of rail noise and vibration complaints can the Agency help with? The Canada Transportation Act authorizes the Agency to resolve complaints about noise and vibration related to construction or operations by: federal freight railways or public passenger service providers (including ...
Web page | 2021-02-08
Complaints about work done by railway companies for safety reasons
Types of disputes we can help with According to section 24 of the RSA, the Governor in Council can make regulations restricting specific activities on land adjoining the land on which the railway is situated, where those activities may threaten safe railway operations. These regulations may...
Web page | 2016-08-26

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