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Rail Services
Rail Services of Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation administers
and enforces The
Railway Act and provides assistance and information with
regard to any rail matter.
We also administer the provincial financial assistance programs
through The Railway Line (Short Line) Financial Assistance
Regulation for railway development and acquisition.
Rail Services provides technical assistance, advisory services
and facilitation in interactions between provincial railways, shippers,
federal railways, federal and provincial government agencies and
road authorities. We answer the questions or concerns that you
may have about provincial railway operations in the province. We
are also available to assist you with general information on any
rail operation, dealing with the Canadian
Transportation Agency,
Transport Canada and dealing with the federal railways.
Rail Services is committed to our mandate in providing the following
services to our internal and external clients:
- enforce provincial railway legislation and regulation through
safety inspections, accident investigations and monitoring of
railway related activities and infrastructure
- provide technical assistance, advisory services and facilitation
in interactions between provincial railways, shippers, federal
railways, federal and provincial government agencies and road
authorities
- facilitate the preservation and development of a provincial
railway network to provide optimum service to provincial stakeholders
- encourage and assist in research, development and implementation
of technological and operational advancement in railway safety
and operations
- administer the provincial financial assistance programs for
railway development and acquisition
The members of Rail Services include:
This
page updated December 2006
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