Rail transportation

Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province
| December | Year to date (December) | ||||
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average | 2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average |
Table 4. Non-main track collision accidents and incidents by province
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average | 2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average |
Table 3. Main track derailment accidents and incidents by province
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average | 2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average |
Rail transportation safety investigation R24D0080
The occurrence
On 14 November 2024, Canadian National Railway Company (CN) freight train M32231-13 (the train) was travelling eastward on the south service track of Southwark Yard in Longueuil, Quebec, near Mile 69 of CN’s St-Hyacinthe Subdivision. It consisted of 102 cars: 60 loaded cars, 33 empty cars, and 9 residue cars. It weighed 9
Table 2. Railway crossing and trespasser accidents by province
| Crossings with type recorded (year to date 2024) | All crossings (year to date) | Tresspasser (year to date) | |||||
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Public automated | Public passive | Private | Farm |
Table 1. Railway occurrences and casualties
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average | 2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average |
Rail Transportation Safety Advisory Letter 06/24
19 December 2024
Director General, Rail Safety and Security, Transport Canada
Enterprise Building, 14th Floor
427 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa ON K1A 0N5