RAIL STATISTICS - 2005

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Statistical Summary Railway Occurrences 2005

Table 4a - Main-Track Train Derailments 1996-2005

By Province
	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Newfoundland and Labrador	3	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	2
Nova Scotia	3	0	1	3	2	2	1	0	2	0
New Brunswick	3	3	0	0	2	3	0	1	3	3
Quebec	24	25	21	22	14	19	23	26	21	25
Ontario	55	49	37	30	28	33	35	57	46	60
Manitoba	14	22	12	11	17	14	11	6	10	11
Saskatchewan	24	20	7	10	14	12	10	14	14	22
Alberta	29	18	15	16	15	17	16	17	24	29
British Columbia	33	34	14	26	27	24	19	28	32	42
Northwest Territories/ Yukon	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Canada	188	172	108	119	121	127	116	149	152	194
Derailments per MMTTM*	2.47	2.16	1.37	1.51	1.51	1.59	1.41	1.85	1.82	2.25
Derailments per BGTM**	0.58	0.49	0.32	0.33	0.32	0.33	0.31	0.38	0.36
By Total Number of Derailed Cars per Accident
	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Derailed Cars
1	77	71	43	50	43	51	45	68	73	80
2	16	20	20	14	10	15	13	8	14	16
3	10	5	3	8	11	8	4	8	6	9
4	11	5	8	5	6	9	6	5	8	9
5-10	33	37	18	24	24	22	26	35	22	41
10+	41	34	16	18	27	22	22	25	29	39
Total	188	172	108	119	121	127	116	149	152	194

*  MMTTM - Million main-track train-miles (Source: Transport Canada) The derailment rate excludes three main-track derailments on former BC Rail subdivisions between July 1, 2004 and March 31, 2005.

**  BGTM - Billion gross ton-miles; 2005 data not yet available (Source: Railway Association of Canada)

Table 4b - Main-Track Train Derailments by Assigned Factors* 1996-2005

	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Environmental	21	11	4	10	0	5	2	4	7	9
Equipment - Total	80	69	43	40	50	46	53	53	52	63
Axle	25	16	9	15	20	16	15	20	12	15
Brakes	9	10	6	2	7	5	9	5	6	13
Draft System	9	5	4	7	8	6	4	3	11	5
Superstructure	7	9	5	2	7	6	7	5	2	5
Truck	10	15	12	8	1	3	10	12	8	7
Wheel	20	14	7	6	7	10	8	8	13	18
Track - Total	70	67	49	54	46	40	39	56	59	65
Geometry	29	38	31	31	20	15	20	26	20	29
Object on Track	1	3	1	1	2	3	1	1	0	2
Other Track Material (OTM)	6	3	4	5	3	5	2	1	7	0
Rail	21	11	9	9	19	7	10	18	24	28
Roadbed	7	9	3	6	0	5	1	4	4	1
Switch	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	1	1
Turnouts	6	3	1	2	0	2	4	6	3	4
Actions - Total	41	50	45	23	21	27	18	25	20	19
Failure to Protect	2	10	4	6	6	4	3	5	4	4
Failure to Secure	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
Failure to Use Equipment Properly	8	7	10	7	5	9	11	10	6	6
Improper Loading/ Lifting	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
Improper Placement/ Position for Task	2	2	4	2	6	2	1	2	3	4
Inadequate/ Inappropriate Maintenance of Equipment	16	19	20	3	1	4	1	2	3	4
Operating at Improper Speed	6	7	5	1	1	5	1	4	1	0
Vandalism	4	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Other	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1
Total	212	197	141	127	117	118	112	138	138	156

*  The TSB does not investigate all occurrences; therefore, assigned factors may not represent TSB findings. More than one factor may be assigned to each occurrence.

Table 5a - Non-Main-Track Train Collisions 1996-2005

By Province
	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nova Scotia	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
New Brunswick	2	7	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	1
Quebec	26	22	20	19	14	14	15	15	19	13
Ontario	37	30	36	31	42	28	48	44	28	28
Manitoba	17	7	10	13	11	11	11	7	12	11
Saskatchewan	7	8	7	6	4	4	5	7	4	5
Alberta	20	19	31	19	26	15	17	20	33	20
British Columbia	12	18	10	11	14	12	15	7	19	15
Northwest Territories/ Yukon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Canada	122	113	114	100	113	86	112	104	116	93
By Total Number of Derailed Cars per Accident
	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Derailed Cars
0*	60	50	54	49	55	43	60	61	62	58
1	29	26	35	23	25	22	21	20	26	14
2	14	20	11	13	19	10	16	13	14	12
3	7	4	5	7	7	5	8	1	9	5
4	5	4	2	1	2	3	3	4	2	1
5-10	6	8	7	6	4	3	2	4	3	3
10+	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0
Total	122	113	114	100	113	86	112	104	116	93

*  Number of collisions with no derailment.

Table 5b - Non-Main-Track Train Collisions by Assigned Factors* 1996-2005

	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Environmental	2	0	1	2	1	1	3	1	3	3
Equipment - Total	1	1	0	4	1	2	2	3	1	0
Brakes	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
Draft System	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0
Superstructure	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Wheel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Track - Total	1	0	1	4	3	1	0	5	2	3
Appurtenances	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	3	1	3
Geometry	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	0
Actions - Total	128	125	117	63	85	72	87	71	84	60
Failure to Protect	71	74	67	35	43	47	63	55	52	38
Failure to Secure	23	19	29	11	24	19	15	11	24	14
Failure to Use Equipment Properly	23	12	12	5	7	3	6	2	3	1
Improper Placement/ Position for Task	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Inadequate/ Inappropriate Communications	2	3	2	4	2	1	0	0	1	2
Inadequate/ Inappropriate Maintenance of Equipment	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating at Improper Speed	8	14	0	4	5	1	1	2	3	4
Vandalism	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
Other	1	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	1
Total	132	126	119	73	90	76	92	80	90	66

*  The TSB does not investigate all occurrences; therefore, assigned factors may not represent TSB findings. More than one factor may be assigned to each occurrence.

Table 6a - Non-Main-Track Train Derailments 1996-2005

By Province
	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Newfoundland and Labrador	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Nova Scotia	6	3	2	3	2	5	6	17	10	6
New Brunswick	20	16	11	15	7	15	19	20	13	15
Quebec	62	61	78	74	69	65	53	63	79	91
Ontario	116	102	118	117	108	138	126	126	162	152
Manitoba	61	31	42	37	38	27	17	25	30	38
Saskatchewan	24	21	34	32	26	30	19	30	27	47
Alberta	38	52	64	64	88	50	68	63	85	119
British Columbia	34	36	38	61	48	55	38	45	44	70
Northwest Territories/ Yukon	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Canada	362	322	388	403	387	385	347	389	450	540
By Total Number of Derailed Cars per Accident
	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Derailed Cars
1	173	128	152	175	177	188	136	184	242	284
2	80	79	101	93	93	80	82	87	102	120
3	38	40	52	44	37	49	44	48	37	45
4	28	27	27	34	22	28	26	27	27	28
5-10	39	39	47	54	53	38	53	40	36	56
10+	4	9	9	3	5	2	6	3	6	7
Total	362	322	388	403	387	385	347	389	450	540

Table 6b - Non-Main-Track Train Derailments by Assigned Factors* 1996-2005

	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Environmental	43	30	12	15	5	19	10	15	24	16
Equipment - Total	32	16	27	39	25	26	29	30	38	40
Axle	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1
Brakes	4	3	5	5	7	6	7	3	6	10
Draft System	2	0	2	10	5	2	8	8	9	10
Superstructure	4	2	5	1	2	5	6	6	4	5
Truck	4	4	3	12	1	4	3	5	9	9
Wheel	18	6	12	11	8	8	5	8	10	5
Track - Total	145	138	192	161	154	145	118	121	134	173
Appurtenances	2	2	0	1	1	0	3	1	1	1
Geometry	54	67	73	60	62	48	29	43	44	56
Rail	12	11	22	21	17	14	14	16	12	16
Roadbed	13	8	4	5	4	5	2	2	7	5
Other Track Material	28	16	37	14	24	29	21	16	19	17
Turnouts	35	33	53	55	26	31	45	33	33	49
Object on Track	1	1	3	5	5	10	1	6	5	8
Switch	0	0	0	0	15	8	2	4	13	21
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Actions - Total	216	191	238	159	181	138	135	146	155	195
Failure to Protect	95	99	107	96	111	83	68	88	97	119
Failure to Secure	17	9	12	4	10	11	11	17	11	20
Failure to Use Equipment Properly	42	35	35	18	17	15	34	12	20	35
Improper Loading/Lifting	0	2	1	1	13	2	1	2	0	4
Improper Placement/ Position for Task	1	6	8	2	9	5	0	3	4	8
Inadequate/ Inappropriate Communications	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	2
Inadequate/ Inappropriate Maintenance of Equipment	36	28	56	17	6	10	10	4	9	2
Operating at Improper Speed	9	3	2	5	7	4	2	9	4	1
Vandalism	12	7	15	12	6	6	7	10	6	4
Other	0	1	1	3	0	1	1	0	1	0
Total	436	375	469	374	365	328	292	312	351	424

*  The TSB does not investigate all occurrences; therefore, assigned factors may not represent TSB findings. More than one factor may be assigned to each occurrence.

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