Table 1. Railway occurrences and casualties, October 2025
| October | Year to date (October) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average | |
Rail transportation
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Rail transportation safety investigation report
Rail transportation safety investigation R25C0088
The occurrence
On 02 September 2025, a Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPCK) freight train was travelling west on the main track of the Cranbrook Subdivision when 11 empty centrebeam flat cars and one empty box car derailed at Mile 54.
There were no injuries and no dangerous goods involved. The TSB is investigating.
Rail Transportation Safety Advisory Letter 01/25
October 16, 2025
Director General, Rail Safety and Security, Transport Canada
Enterprise Building, 14th floor
427 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa ON K1A 0N5
Table 3. Main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, September 2025
| September | Year to date (September) | ||||
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2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | |
Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, September 2025
| September | Year to date (September) | ||||
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2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | |
Table 4. Non-main track collision accidents and incidents by province, September 2025
| September | Year to date (September) | ||||
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2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | |
Table 2. Railway crossing and trespasser accidents by province, September 2025
| Crossings with type recorded | All crossings | Tresspasser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public | Public | Private | |||||
Table 1. Railway occurrences and casualties, September 2025
| September | Year to date (September) | ||||
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2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | |
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