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Transfer and Discontinuance of Railway Lines

Federal railway companies may rationalize their lines if they follow the process prescribed in Division V, Part III of the Canada Transportation Act. Under this act, the Agency is mandated to resolve various issues, including disputes that may arise when railway companies under its jurisdiction implement the process to transfer or discontinue railway lines that affect such parties as municipalities, provincial governments, and shippers.

• Transfer and Discontinuance of Railway Line Operations and Railway Track Determinations:

  • on-line (HTML format), or
  • download it in PDF format (help on Adobe PDF files)

• Notices of discontinuance received by the Agency under Section 146 since July 1, 1996

• Net Salvage Value

  • Determining Net Salvage Value - A Guide on the Transfer of Railway Lines to Governments:

    • on-line (HTML format), or
    • download it in PDF format (help on Adobe PDF files)