Railway Passenger Car Inspection & Safety Rules

Part V - Filing Requirements With the Department

32. Filing Requirements

32.1 A railway company shall file with the Department a list of its safety inspection locations and railway schedules, to comply with the requirements of subsections 7.1 and 7.2. Any changes to the list of safety inspection locations shall be filed by the railway company with the Department 60 days prior to implementing such changes.

32.2 A railway company shall file with the Department safety guidelines and procedures, as amended from time to time, that it plans to use concerning existing equipment or the planned introduction of new equipment such as:

  1. automatic side doors with retractable steps;
  2. vestibule and car end doors;
  3. special requirements concerning the handling of a person with disabilities dependent upon a wheelchair;
  4. strength and loading requirements for un-powered and powered cars;
  5. finishing materials used in the interior construction or furnishings of a passenger car;
  6. method of testing smoke emission for combustible material;
  7. method of testing for toxic gas emission levels;
  8. flammability - wire and cable rating;
  9. the minimum level of light for the interior of each car;
  10. method of testing window and door safety glazing; and
  11. identification and maintenance of oxygen kits.

32.3 A railway company shall file with the Department an annual report, or as otherwise requested from a railway safety inspector, information concerning passenger cars set off from a train en route because of equipment failures identified by equipment fault detection devices located along a railway system.

32.4 A railway company may operate passenger trains with advanced technology / operational improvements provided that the testing and operating procedures have been filed with the Department 30 days prior to testing and placing in service.