Monthly Rail Occurrence Statistics

November 2011

Table 1 Railway Occurrence and Casualty
  November January to November
  2011 2010 2006-2010 Average 2011 2010 2006-2010 Average
Data extracted December 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 76 99 91 959 1001 1100
Main-Track Train Collisions 0 0 1 2 4 5
Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars 3 3 4 42 38 56
Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars 2 4 4 55 39 49
Crossings 14 22 18 154 166 189
Non-Main-Track Train Collisions 5 4 6 85 82 89
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars 30 36 34 348 400 415
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars 9 13 11 105 102 126
Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units 4 5 3 31 33 30
Employee/Passenger 0 0 2 11 9 12
Trespassers 4 4 5 63 77 80
Fires/Explosions 2 4 2 23 29 21
Other 2 4 3 39 22 29
Incidents 18 10 12 188 151 189
Dangerous Goods Leaker 2 0 3 51 39 66
Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position 2 1 1 10 5 7
Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority 11 9 7 104 95 96
Runaway Rolling Stock 2 0 1 13 4 10
Others 1 0 0 10 8 10
Million Train-miles (a)       77.97 77.14 79.45
Accidents/Million Train-miles       12.3 12.98 13.85
Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods 6 16 11 115 134 145
Main-track Train Derailments 0 0 1 21 13 18
Crossings 0 1 0 1 7 5
Non-Main-Track Train Collisions 1 0 1 19 23 31
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments 5 13 8 68 85 84
All Others 0 2 1 6 6 7
Accidents with a DG Release 0 0 0 2 2 3
Accidents Involving Passenger Trains 5 3 5 63 58 66
Fatalities 5 6 5 65 78 77
Crossings 1 3 1 23 23 23
Trespassers 4 3 3 41 53 51
All Others 0 0 1 1 2 3
Serious Injuries 2 6 5 50 60 58
Crossings 2 5 2 21 26 25
Trespassers 0 1 1 20 19 22
All Others 0 0 2 9 15 11
Date modified:
2012-07-05