Monthly Rail Occurrence Statistics

September 2011

Table 1 Railway Occurrence and Casualty
  September January to September
  2011 2010 2006-2010 Average 2011 2010 2006-2010 Average
Data extracted October 18, 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 92 92 100 814 793 902
Main-Track Train Collisions 0 0 0 1 3 3
Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars 1 6 5 38 34 50
Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars 5 3 4 50 33 41
Crossings 21 12 16 128 128 155
Non-Main-Track Train Collisions 8 8 8 72 67 74
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars 27 33 37 295 314 339
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars 9 15 11 89 83 101
Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units 1 3 3 23 24 25
Employee/Passenger 0 1 1 11 8 8
Trespassers 10 5 10 51 64 66
Fires/Explosions 4 1 2 21 18 16
Other 5 5 3 32 17 24
Incidents 16 14 20 154 127 158
Dangerous Goods Leaker 8 2 8 47 37 58
Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position 2 0 1 5 4 5
Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority 4 10 9 85 75 79
Runaway Rolling Stock 2 0 1 9 4 8
Others 0 2 1 8 7 8
Million Train-miles (a)       63.32 62.88 64.73
Accidents/Million Train-miles       12.86 12.61 13.93
Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods 9 13 9 103 104 120
Main-track Train Derailments 1 2 1 19 12 16
Crossings 0 0 0 1 6 4
Non-Main-Track Train Collisions 4 5 3 18 20 27
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments 4 4 5 60 63 67
All Others 0 2 1 5 3 6
Accidents with a DG Release 0 1 0 2 2 2
Accidents Involving Passenger Trains 5 5 5 51 48 53
Fatalities 7 4 7 52 60 62
Crossings 2 0 2 21 16 20
Trespassers 5 4 5 30 42 40
All Others 0 0 0 1 2 2
Serious Injuries 10 6 7 46 44 46
Crossings 6 4 2 18 15 19
Trespassers 4 1 3 19 15 19
All Others 0 1 1 9 14 8
Date modified:
2012-07-05