Monthly Rail Occurrence Statistics

July 2011

Table 1 Railway Occurrence and Casualty

	July			January to July
	2011	2010	2006-2010 Average	2011	2010	2006-2010 Average
Data extracted August 16, 2011. All 5-year averages have been rounded. The totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of these averages. a. Train-miles estimated. (Source: Transport Canada)
Accidents	83	108	113	623	604	699
Main-Track Train Collisions	0	0	0	1	3	3
Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars	4	2	6	36	22	38
Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars	7	8	6	42	23	32
Crossings	13	17	19	88	101	121
Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	7	10	7	50	55	59
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars	24	39	40	238	247	263
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars	10	12	14	63	57	79
Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units	4	2	5	18	11	17
Employee/Passenger	3	3	1	8	7	7
Trespassers	9	9	9	37	53	47
Fires/Explosions	2	5	4	17	13	12
Other	0	1	2	23	12	20
Incidents	21	9	21	124	102	120
Dangerous Goods Leaker	3	2	7	32	33	44
Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position	1	0	0	3	3	3
Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority	12	6	9	74	59	60
Runaway Rolling Stock	4	1	2	7	3	6
Others	1	0	2	8	4	6
Million Train-miles (a)				48.98	49.18	50.38
Accidents/Million Train-miles				12.72	12.28	13.87
Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods	8	13	13	83	79	96
Main-track Train Derailments	3	2	2	18	7	13
Crossings	0	3	1	1	6	4
Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	1	1	2	13	14	21
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments	4	7	8	47	51	54
All Others	0	0	0	4	1	5
Accidents with a DG Release	1	0	1	2	1	2
Accidents Involving Passenger Trains	8	9	9	39	40	42
Fatalities	9	8	8	37	49	47
Crossings	2	3	3	14	15	16
Trespassers	6	5	5	22	32	29
All Others	1	0	0	1	2	2
Serious Injuries	6	8	6	31	37	34
Crossings	1	3	2	9	10	15
Trespassers	3	3	2	14	14	13
All Others	2	2	1	8	13	6