Monthly Rail Occurrence Statistics

September 2011

Table 4 Non main-track train collisions by province
  January to September Derailments with DG Involvement
January to September
  2011 2010 2006-2010 Average 2011 2010 2006-2010 Average
* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2011 or in 2010.
Canada 72 67 74 18 20 27
Newfoundland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Brunswick 1 0 1 0 0 1
Quebec 11 10 8 2 4 3
Ontario 12 10 20 5 6 9
Manitoba 12 12 9 2 2 3
Saskatchewan 4 1 5 0 0 1
Alberta 16 19 17 4 5 8
British Columbia 16 15 13 5 3 3
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0
Figure 1: Number of non main-track train collisions per month [D]
Number of non main-track train collisions per month
Figure 2: Number of non main-track train collisions per total number of car derailed [D]
Number of non main-track collisions per total number of car derailed
Data extracted October 18, 2011.
*Number of collisions with no derailments.
Date modified:
2012-07-05