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| Title | Description | Type | Approved | Published |
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| Railway Freight and Passenger Train Brake Inspection and Safety Rules | These rules prescribe the minimum safety standards for the safe operation of train brakes on all freight and passenger trains. In effect: May 1st 2023 |
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| Technical study: Linking Dorval’s Intermodal Hub and Montréal-Trudeau International Airport | Summary of a study to help the Government of Canada identify and understand options for a new transportation link between the Dorval Intermodal Hub and Montréal-Trudeau International Airport. |
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| Railway Extreme Heat and Fire Risk Mitigation Rules | Railway Extreme Heat and Fire Risk Mitigation Rules In effect: June 15, 2022 |
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| Rules Respecting Track Safety | These rules prescribe minimum safety requirements for federally regulated standard gauge railway track. In effect: May 31, 2023 |
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| Grade Crossings - Handbook | Grade crossings handbook. This document is developed to provide guidance on the engineering best practices and requirements for safety at or around grade crossings, and is to be used as a complement to the requirements found in the Grade Crossings Regulations, and therefore, the incorporated by reference Grade Crossings Standards made pursuant to the Railway Safety Act. | Guideline | ||
| Canadian Rail Operating Rules | These rules prescribe operating requirements for employees involved in the movement of trains in Canada. In effect: October 1, 2022 |
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| Railway Locomotive Inspection and Safety Rules | These rules prescribe the minimum safety standards for locomotives. In effect: October 1, 2022 |
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| Suspended: COVID-19 Guidance material for Ministerial Order 21-09.2 | COVID-19 Measures, updates, and guidance for rail issues by Transport Canada | Guide | ||
| Determining Minimum Sightlines at Grade Crossings | This Guide contains advice and technical guidance that stakeholders (road authorities, private authorities and railway companies) need to determine the minimum sightlines required at grade crossings. | Guideline | ||
| Rules Respecting Track Safety | These rules prescribe minimum safety requirements for federally regulated standard gauge railway track. In effect: February 1, 2022 Important Note: The May 31, 2022 version of these rules comes into effect on May 31, 2023 |
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