Canadian Rail Operating Rules
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The Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR) is a set of operating rules for railways in Canada
. The CROR is used by every Canadian railway.
. The rules cover employee responsibilities, signaling equipment, procedures for safe train movement, dealing with accidents and other topics that directly and indirectly affect railway safety.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The CROR is used by every Canadian railway.
Overview
The CROR rules are intended to enhance railway safetySafety
Safety is the state of being "safe" , the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be...
. The rules cover employee responsibilities, signaling equipment, procedures for safe train movement, dealing with accidents and other topics that directly and indirectly affect railway safety.
Categories
The full set of CROR rules is divided into 22 categories.- General Responsibilities
- General Notice
- General Rule
- Definitions
- Operating Rules
- TimeStandard timeStandard time is the result of synchronizing clocks in different geographical locations within a time zone to the same time rather than using the local meridian as in local mean time or solar time. Historically, this helped in the process of weather forecasting and train travel. The concept...
and Time TablesPublic transport timetableA public transport timetable is a representation of public transport information to assist a passenger with planning a trip using public transport. A timetable details when vehicle will arrive and depart specified locations and may be organised for by route or for a particular stop...
(Rules 1-6) - SignalsRailway signalA signal is a mechanical or electrical device erected beside a railway line to pass information relating to the state of the line ahead to train/engine drivers. The driver interprets the signal's indication and acts accordingly...
- General (Rules 11-35) - Protection of Impassable or Slow Track (Rules 40-49)
- Movement of TrainTrainA train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport cargo or passengers from one place to another place. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate...
s and EnginesLocomotiveA locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
(Rules 51-116) - Radio (Rules 117-127)
- General Procedures (Rules 131-148)
- General Bulletin Order (GBO) (Rules 151-155)
- Forms of GBO
- Occupancy Control System (OCS) Rules (Rules 301-313)
- Special Control System (SCS) Rules (Rules 351-353)
- General Description and Location of Fixed Signals (Rules 401-404)
- Block and InterlockingInterlockingIn railway signalling, an interlocking is an arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through an arrangement of tracks such as junctions or crossings. The signalling appliances and tracks are sometimes collectively referred to as an interlocking plant...
SignalsRailway signalA signal is a mechanical or electrical device erected beside a railway line to pass information relating to the state of the line ahead to train/engine drivers. The driver interprets the signal's indication and acts accordingly...
(Rules 405-430) - Automatic Block Signal System (ABS) Rules (Rules 505-517)
- Centralized Traffic ControlCentralized traffic controlCentralized traffic control is a form of railway signalling that originated in North America and centralizes train routing decisions that were previously carried out by local signal operators or the train crews themselves. The system consists of a centralized train dispatcher's office that...
System (CTC) (Rules 560-576) - InterlockingInterlockingIn railway signalling, an interlocking is an arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through an arrangement of tracks such as junctions or crossings. The signalling appliances and tracks are sometimes collectively referred to as an interlocking plant...
Rules (Rule 601-620) - Optional Rules (Multi Control System and Rules 49.4, 314, 577 and 577.1)
- Rules for the Protection of Track Units and Track Work