Short Title

1 These Regulations may be cited as Details of Maps, Plans, Profiles, Drawings, Specifications and Books of Reference Regulations.

Interpretation

2 In these Regulations

Act

Act means the Railway Act;

Committee

Committee means the Railway Transport Committee of the Canadian Transport Commission;

railway company

railway company means a railway company subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.

Application

3 These Regulations apply to a railway company submitting

• (a) maps pursuant to section 108 of the Act; and

• (b) plans, profiles, drawings, specifications or books of reference pursuant to sections 109 to 111, 116, 118, 119, 122, 124, 141, 193 and 209 of the Act.

General

4 Maps, plans, profiles, drawings, specifications and books of reference shall be submitted, in four copies, to the Secretary of the Committee on tracing linen, mylar or good quality paper.

5 Plans, profiles, drawings, specifications and books of reference shall be numbered, dated and certified as required by the Act.

6 Unless otherwise ordered by the Committee,

• (a) plans shall be drawn to a scale of not less than 1:5000;

• (b) horizontal profiles shall be drawn to a scale of not less than 1:5000;

• (c) vertical profiles shall be drawn to a scale of not less than 1:250; and

• (d) profiles shall be based on mean sea level.

Additional Right-of-way

• 7 (1) When additional land is required for a right-of-way to accommodate slopes and side ditches, as allowed under section 140 of the Act, four copies of a cross-section plan shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Committee.

• (2) A cross-section plan referred to in subsection (1) shall

  • (a) be taken no more than every 50 m;

  • (b) extend to the limits of the additional right-of-way; and

  • (c) be drawn to a scale of not less than 1:200.

Crossings and Junctions

8 An application under section 193 of the Act for leave to construct a crossing and junction shall include a plan and profile showing all tracks affected by the crossing and junction for a distance of 1500 m in all directions.