Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
Year: 2024
Month: December
Request Number: 24-2431
Request Summary: Provide detailed information regarding ambient noise levels emitted by VIA Rail Canada locomotives, including but not limited to: 1. Measured data on locomotive noise levels in operation, in various environments and conditions, both inside and outside the Montreal Maintenance Center, for LRC (6900's), GMD FP9 and FP7 (6500's) and MLW FP4 (6700's) series locomotives; 2. The methods and criteria used to measure these noise levels; 3. Reports or studies concerning the noise impact of locomotives on employees. Provide health and safety reports for Montreal Central Station's sedentary employees from 2000 to 2023: 1. Measured data on noise levels from mobile equipment used in the daily work of sedentary personnel; 2. Methods and criteria used to measure noise levels; 3. Reports or studies concerning the noise impact on employees caused by equipment on passenger boarding platforms and in the various departments of the Montreal Central Station, such as the baggage hall and the employee service center (ESC).
Disposition: Disclosed in part
Number of pages: 653