Tag: Rail safety funding
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- Rail safety funding
Although RSIP is one of the most effective, underutilized, simple, and flexible programs available to address the immediate needs of communities related to rail safety, more than half of the applications are rejected for various reasons. TRAINFO has successfully applied for RSIP funding twice, has helped 7 public agencies apply for nearly $2.5 million in […]
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- Rail safety funding
- Rail safety improvement program
- Transport Canada
Beginning in 2018, the Government of Canada allocated more than $71 million over four years for RSIP. Last year RSIP funded 136 projects, including 40 municipal projects, for a total of $16.5 million (an average of $120,000 per project). Funding was provided to municipalities as small as 400 people and to provincial departments of transportation. […]
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- Rail safety improvement program
- Transport Canada
1. What is the Rail Safety Improvement Program (RSIP)? Funding program to improve rail safety and reduce injuries and fatalities related to rail transportation. What does the program fund? The ITR component funds projects that improve public safety at rail property and rail lines (both federally and provincially regulated) and research and development of technologies […]