Safe and secure railways, railway operating certificates, incident reporting and investigations, shipping by rail.
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Services and information
Rail safety in Canada
Rail safety program, safety management systems, compliance and enforcement
Grade crossings
Regulations and requirements for public and private crossings, filing a railway crossing agreement, sightlines, blocked crossings, train whistling.
Operating a federal railway
Railway Operating Certificates, noise and vibration requirements, work/rest and medical rules, accounting, rates.
Railway lines
Building or discontinuing railway lines, relocating railway lines in urban areas.
Requirements for locomotives and railway cars
Inspection and safety rules, passenger accessibility on trains, rules for railway air reservoirs.
Enforcement actions and measures to mitigate threats to rail safety
Notices, orders, emergency directives, fines and penalties
Shipping grain by rail
Ship grain by producer railway car.
Transportation of dangerous goods by rail
Regulations for moving dangerous goods by rail.
Railway accidents and investigations
Incident reporting, ongoing investigations, responses to rail safety recommendations.
Rail security
Security of urban rail transit, federally operated railways.
Publications
Reports, guides, rules, standards, policies, studies, bulletins.
Apply for RSIP - Research and Education intake
Program eligibility, available funding, how to apply.