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Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

Version of section 10.6 from 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-21:
 


  • 10.6 (1) A person must not transport by railway vehicle dangerous goods described in column 1 of the table to this subsection for which a placard is required to be displayed in accordance with Part 4 if the railway vehicle is placed, in a train, next to a railway vehicle described in column 2. For the purposes of this section, each unit of an articulated intermodal railway vehicle is considered to be a separate railway vehicle.

    TABLE

    ItemColumn 1Column 2
    Dangerous GoodsRailway Vehicle
    1Any class of dangerous goods

    • (a) [Repealed, SOR/2026-127, s. 65]

    • (b) an occupied railway vehicle, including an occupied engine or tender;

    • (c) a railway vehicle that has a continual source of ignition; or

    • (d) any open railway vehicle,

      • (i) when the lading protrudes beyond the railway vehicle and may shift during transport, or

      • (ii) when the lading is higher than the top of the railway vehicle and may shift during transport.

    2Dangerous goods included in Class 1.1 or Class 1.2Any railway vehicle that is required to have a placard displayed on it for Class 2, 3, 4 or 5
    3

    UN1008, BORON TRIFLUORIDE COMPRESSED

    UN1026, CYANOGEN

    UN1051, HYDROGEN CYANIDE, STABILIZED

    UN1067, DINITROGEN TETROXIDE or NITROGEN DIOXIDE

    UN1076, PHOSGENE

    UN1589, CYANOGEN CHLORIDE, STABILIZED

    UN1614, HYDROGEN CYANIDE, STABILIZED

    UN1660, NITRIC OXIDE, COMPRESSED

    UN1911, DIBORANE, COMPRESSED

    UN1975, NITRIC OXIDE AND DINITROGEN TETROXIDE MIXTURE or NITRIC OXIDE AND NITROGEN DIOXIDE MIXTURE

    UN2188, ARSINE

    UN2199, PHOSPHINE

    UN2204, CARBONYL SULPHIDE or CARBONYL SULFIDE

    UN3294, HYDROGEN CYANIDE, SOLUTION IN ALCOHOL

    		Any railway vehicle that is required to have a placard displayed on it for Class 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 unless the railway vehicle next to it contains the same dangerous goods

  • (2) Dangerous goods that are being transported in railway vehicles in a train from the United States to Canada or from the United States through Canada to a place outside Canada may be located in the train in accordance with sections 174.84 and 174.85 of 49 CFR.

  • (3) Despite subsection (1), a person may transport by railway vehicle dangerous goods described in column 1 of the table to subsection (1) if the railway vehicle is placed, in a train, next to a railway vehicle described in column 2 that is unoccupied if any other placement in the train would negatively impact train dynamics.

  • SOR/2008-34, s. 87
  • SOR/2026-112, s. 297
  • SOR/2026-127, s. 65

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