"I am encouraged by the significant benefits when this technology is used proactively to enhance rail safety management and prevent future accidents." The information gathered from the video and voice recorders will be used by investigators to study rail accidents and by railway companies looking to identify potential risks to rail safety. The company operates a passenger service in a city or between municipalities. Questions of privacyCompanies exempt from the new regulations include steam locomotives and trains used exclusively for tourists and travel under 40 km/h. Trains used exclusively in service yards, trains used for testing or trains scheduled to be taken out of use by February 2024 are also exempt.

Source: CBC News September 03, 2020 00:00 UTC