Monthly Rail Occurrence Statistics

December 2011

Table 3 Main-track train derailments by province
  January to December Derailments with DG Involvement
January to December
  2011 2010 2006-2010 Average 2011 2010 2006-2010 Average
* There was 1 occurrence with dangerous goods release to date in 2011 and 1 in 2010.
Canada 103 80 115 21 13 20
Newfoundland 1 3 1 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 1 0 1 0 0 0
New Brunswick 0 0 2 0 0 1
Quebec 9 10 13 2 2 3
Ontario 24 19 31 5 3 6
Manitoba 11 6 9 0 0 1
Saskatchewan 11 14 13 0 2 2
Alberta 21 14 21 8 3 5
British Columbia 25 14 23 6 3 3
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0
Figure 1: Number of main-track train derailments per month [D]
Number of main-track train derailments per month
Figure 2: Number of main track derailments per total number of car derailed [D]
Number of main-track train derailments per total number of car derailed
Data extracted January 16, 2012.
Date modified:
2012-07-05