Rules Respecting Track Safety

Rules Respecting Track Safety
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Table of contents

Part I - General

• 1. Short Title
• 2. Interpretation
• 3. Scope
• 4. Application
• 5. Excepted Track
• 6. Responsibility of the Railway Company
• 7. Knowledge, Qualification and Certification
  • A. Track Inspectors and Track Supervisors 7
  • B. Track Maintenance and Repair Work
  • C. A Person Authorizing Movements to Pass Over a Broken Rail
• 8. Measuring Track Not Under Load
• 9. Track Maintenance and Repair Work

Part II - Track safety rules

• A. Classes of track: Operating Speed Limits
• B. Roadbed
• C. Track geometry
  • 1. Scope
  • 2. Gauge
  • 3. Track Alignment
  • 4. Curves: Elevation and Speed Limitations
  • 5. Elevation of Curved Track: Runoff
  • 6. Track Surface
  • 7. Remedial Action for Measurements by Electronic Geometry Inspection Vehicle
  • 8. Track Geometry Management Plan
• D. Track structure
  • I. Ballast
  • II. Crossties
  • III. Defective Rails
  • III. Defective Rails Continued
  • IV. Rail Surface Management
  • V. Rail Joints
  • VI. Tie Plates
  • VII. Rail Anchoring
  • VIII. Rail Fastenings
  • IX. Continuous Welded Rail (CWR)
  • X. Rail Wear
  • XI. Turnouts and Track Crossings Generally
  • XII. Switches
  • XIII. Frogs
  • XIV. Spring Rail Frogs
  • XV. Self-guarded Frogs
  • XVI. Frog Guard Rails
• E. Track appliances and track related devices
  • I. Scope
  • II. Derails
• F. Inspection
  • 1. Scope
  • 2. Track – Inspections
  • 3. Track - Turnouts and Special Trackwork Inspections
  • 4. Track - Electronic Geometry Inspections
  • 5. Track - Rail Flaw Inspections
  • 6. Yard Track - Inspections
  • 7. Yard Track - Turnout Inspections Walking Inspections
  • 8. Yard Track - Electronic Geometry Inspections
  • 9. Yard Track - Rail Flaw Inspections
  • 10. Inspection Records
  • 11. Inspection Equipment