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| Title | Description | Type | Approved | Published |
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| Memorandum of Understanding | Memorandum of understanding (MOU) is to set out the responsibilities and understandings between the Participants with respect to: • railway noise and vibration complaints; • the opening and closing of road, utility and private crossings; • the determination of whether a railway is a railway within the legislative authority of Parliament; and • certificates (COFs and ROCs) and railway line construction. |
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| Compendium of Survey Data Record Layouts | This document contains record layouts for various surveys which must be completed by transportation undertakings in accordance to the Transportation Information Regulations. | Guideline | ||
| Guideline on Submitting a Proposed Rule or a Revision to a Rule under the Railway Safety Act | The purpose of this Guideline is: • To promote the spirit of collaboration and to confirm the willingness of the parties to work in an open cooperative fashion with the intent to improve the rule-making process. • To outline the processes that the various parties have agreed to follow when requesting or formulating rules. • To clarify the process to be followed when a railway company formulates and files proposed rules with the Minister, whether in response to an Order from the Minister or on its own initiative, for the Minister's consideration and possible approval; and, • To clarify the information and documentation that a railway company should provide to substantiate their proposal and assist the Minister in determining whether the proposal would be conducive to safe railway operations by the railway company. |
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| Guideline on Applying for Exemption or Filing of a Notice of Exemption | The purpose of this guideline is: • To promote the spirit of collaboration and to confirm the willingness of the parties to work in an open cooperative fashion with the intent to improve the exemption process • To outline the process to be followed when a railway company applies for an exemption or files a notice of exemption; and, • To clarify the information and documentation a railway company should provide to substantiate its application or notice and help the Minister to determine whether an exemption is in the public interest and not likely to threaten safe railway operations. |
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| Guideline on Submitting Proposed Engineering Standards or Revisions to Engineering Standards | The purpose of this Guideline is to clarify: • the process to be followed when a railway company files engineering standards with the Minister, whether of its own initiative or in response to an Order from the Minister, for the Minister's consideration and possible approval; and, • what information and documentation a railway company should provide to substantiate their proposal and help the Minister determine whether the proposal would be conducive to safe railway operations by the railway company. |
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| Guideline on Requesting Approval to Undertake Certain Railway Works | The purpose of this guideline is to clarify: • the process to be followed when a proponent files a request with the Minister to undertake a railway work, as set out in subsection 10(1), for which Ministerial approval is required before beginning the undertaking; and, • what information and documentation a proponent should provide to substantiate their proposal and help the Minister to determine whether the proposal is consistent with safe railway operations. |
Guideline | ||
| Standards Respecting Pipeline Crossings Under Railways | These standards are intended to ensure that pipeline crossings under Railways are installed, renewed and maintained in a safe manner. These standards apply to Railway Companies subject to the jurisdiction of the Minister of Transport pursuant to the Railway Safety Act. | Standard | ||
| Standards Respecting Railway Clearance | This Standard is intended to ensure the respect of railway clearance and shall apply on all tracks owned or operated on by a railway company. | Standard | ||
| Railway Signal & Traffic Control Systems Standards | These standards are intended to ensure that railway signal and traffic control systems are installed, modified and maintained in a safe manner. These standards apply to railway companies subject to the jurisdiction of the Minister of Transport pursuant to the Railway Safety Act (RSA). | Standard | ||
| Rules for the Installation, Inspection & Testing of Air Reservoirs (Other than on Locomotives) | These rules prescribe the standards for installation, inspection, testing and reporting of stationary and portable air reservoirs except those on locomotives. In effect: December 5, 1994 |
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