Agency Rulings

Decision No. 55-R-1997

February 12, 1997

APPLICATION by the Wabush Lake Railway Company, Limited, pursuant to section 91 of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, for a certificate of fitness authorizing it to operate, by virtue of a running rights agreement with the Northern Land Company Limited, a line of railway between Ross Bay Junction and Wabush Lake Junction, and to operate the line of railway of the Wabush Lake Railway Company, Limited in the province of Newfoundland.

File No. R 8005/W1

The Wabush Lake Railway Company, Limited (hereinafter the Wabush Lake Railway) has applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency (hereinafter the Agency) for the certificate set out in the title. The application was received on October 15, 1996.

The Agency has reviewed the material filed and is satisfied that there will be adequate third party liability insurance coverage, including self-insurance, for the proposed railway operation by the Wabush Lake Railway.

Accordingly, pursuant to subsection 92(1) of the Canada Transportation Act, the Agency will issue a certificate of fitness to the Wabush Lake Railway authorizing it to operate, by virtue of a running rights agreement with the Northern Land Company Limited, a line of railway between Ross Bay Junction and Wabush Lake Junction, and to operate the line of railway of the Wabush Lake Railway in the province of Newfoundland.