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CTA Home : Rail Transportation : Certificate of Fitness (Licence)/Federal Railway Companies

Federal Railway Companies

A railway under the legislative authority of Parliament is one that holds a valid certificate of fitness. The list of federally regulated railways includes the Agency decision which authorizes the issuance of each certificate.

Recently suspended or cancelled certificates are also listed here temporarily.

Railway Company Decision No. / Order No. Issue Date
Algoma Central Railway Inc. 326-R-2001 June 14, 2001
Arnaud Railway Company 54-R-1997 Feb. 12, 1997
BNSF Railway Company 326-R-2006 June 5, 2006
Canadian National Railway Company 387-R-2004 July 15, 2004
Canadian Pacific Railway Company 102-R-2005 Feb. 24, 2005
Chemin de fer de la Matapédia et du Golfe Inc. 388-R-2002 July 17, 2002
Corporation of the City of Ottawa carrying on business as Capital Railway 207-R-2001 Apr. 30, 2001
CSX Transportation Inc. 559-R-1999 Sept. 24, 1999
Eastern Maine Railway Company 404-R-1997 June 30, 1997
Essex Terminal Railway Company 218-R-1997 Apr. 21, 1997
Ferroequus Railway Company Limited (Suspended) 2005-R-277 May 19, 2005
Goderich-Exeter Railway Company Limited 552-R-1998 Nov. 13, 1998
Hudson Bay Railway Company 230-R-2001 May 9, 2001
International Bridge and Terminal Company, The 399-R-1997 June 27, 1997
Kelowna Pacific Railway Company 110-R-2000 Feb. 18, 2000
Kettle Falls International Railway Company 673-R-2004 Dec. 10, 2004
Maine Central Railroad Company and Springfield Terminal Railway Company 617-R-1997 Oct. 28, 1997
Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway Company 398-R-1997 June 27, 1997
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Ltd. and the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Canada Co. 561-R-2005 Sept. 9, 2005
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) 391-R-1997 June 26, 1997
Nipissing Central Railway Company 448-R-1997 July 11, 1997
Norfolk Southern Railway Company 600-R-1996 Dec. 19, 1996
Okanagan Valley Railway Company 531-R-1998 Oct. 30, 1998
Ottawa Central Railway Inc. 752-R-2000 Dec. 1, 2000
Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Company/British Columbia Yukon Railway Company/British Yukon Railway Company Limited carrying on business as or proposing to carry on business as White Pass & Yukon Route 666-R-1997 Nov. 25, 1997
Quebec North Shore & Labrador Railway Company 413-R-1997 June 30, 1997
RaiLink Canada Ltd. 325-R-2006 June 5, 2006
St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad (Québec) Inc. 567-R-1998 Nov. 24, 1998
Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company 301-R-1997 May 20, 1997
Sydney Coal Railway Inc. 233-R-2004 May 6, 2004
Toronto Terminals Railway Company Limited, The 447-R-1999 July 28, 1999
Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Inc. 190-R-2005 Apr. 1, 2005
Union Pacific Railroad Company 371-R-1997 June 16, 1997
VIA Rail Canada Inc. 231-R-2004 May 6, 2004
Wabush Lake Railway Company, Limited 55-R-1997 Feb. 12, 1997

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