RAIL STATISTICS - 2008-04

Table 1
Railway Occurrence and Casualty Statistics for April 2008


		April			Year To Date
		2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
				Average			Average
Accidents
	Main-Track Train Collisions	1	2	1	4	4	3
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars**	6	4	6	30	26	33
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars**	2	6	4	24	28	25
	Crossings	13	15	15	65	77	92
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	5	7	8	37	39	40
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars**	28	35	43	142	165	185
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars**	14	13	14	43	48	48
	Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units	3	2	1	6	11	7
	Employee/Passenger	0	2	1	7	5	3
	Trespassers	7	7	6	20	23	20
	Fires/Explosions	0	5	1	5	9	6
	Other	2	3	2	18	11	9
	Total	81	101	103	401	446	471

Incidents
	Dangerous Goods Leaker	4	6	11	19	24	36
	Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position	0	1	1	1	1	3
	Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority	10	11	7	38	27	30
	Runaway Rolling Stock	1	1	1	4	3	5
	Others	0	0	0	3	2	2
	Total	15	19	20	65	57	76

Million Train-miles*					30.70	30.00	30.60
Accidents/Million Train-miles					13.06	14.87	15.39

Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods
	Main-track Train Derailments	1	4	2	13	15	13
	Crossings	2	0	0	3	2	3
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	2	3	3	16	15	17
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments	7	6	8	38	32	37
	All Others	0	2	1	2	6	4
	Total	12	15	15	72	70	73

Accidents with a DG Release		1	0	0	1	2	3

Accidents Involving Passenger Trains		7	4	4	32	17	21

Fatalities
	Crossings	2	3	2	12	10	9
	Trespassers	2	3	3	8	13	13
	All Others	0	1	1	1	1	2
	Total	4	7	6	21	24	24

Serious Injuries
	Crossings	5	3	3	11	11	20
	Trespassers	2	2	3	3	6	6
	All Others	0	0	0	1	2	3
	Total	7	5	7	15	19	29

* Train-miles estimated. (Source: Transport Canada)
** These statistics (derailments since 2003) have been adjusted in light of clarifications to industry of TSB's reporting requirements.
Figures are preliminary as of May 14, 2008
All 5-year averages have been rounded. The totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of these averages.

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Table 2
Railway Crossing and Trespasser Accidents for April 2008


			2008 Year To Date
			For Crossings with Type Recorded
			Public Crossings		Private	Farm	All Crossings		Trespasser
			(by Protection Type)		Crossings	Crossings	Total To Date		Year To Date
			Automated	Passive			2008	2007	2008	2007
Province
	NFL	Accidents	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Fatalities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Serious Injuries	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	NS	Accidents	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
		Fatalities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Serious Injuries	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	NB	Accidents	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0
		Fatalities	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Serious Injuries	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

	QUE	Accidents	4	1	1	1	11	11	7	3
		Fatalities	4	0	0	0	5	0	1	2
		Serious Injuries	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

	ONT	Accidents	13	3	5	0	22	19	9	13
		Fatalities	4	0	0	0	4	6	6	8
		Serious Injuries	3	0	0	0	3	4	1	2

	MAN	Accidents	3	1	0	0	4	13	0	1
		Fatalities	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
		Serious Injuries	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	1

	SAS	Accidents	1	1	0	0	2	10	0	0
		Fatalities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Serious Injuries	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0

	ALT	Accidents	4	6	1	0	13	11	1	3
		Fatalities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
		Serious Injuries	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	BC	Accidents	2	1	6	1	11	11	2	3
		Fatalities	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
		Serious Injuries	0	1	2	0	3	2	2	2

	NWT	Accidents	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Fatalities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Serious Injuries	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	CAN	Accidents	29	13	13	2	65	77	20	23
		Fatalities	11	0	0	0	12	10	8	13
		Serious Injuries	7	2	2	0	11	11	3	6

Figures are preliminary as of May 14, 2008

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Table 3

Main-Track Train Derailments
April 2008


				Total Accidents			Accidents with DG Involvement
			2008 To Date		2007 To Date		2008 To Date		2007 To Date

Province
	Newfoundland			0		1		0		0
	Nova Scotia			0		0		0		0
	New Brunswick			1		4		0		2
	Quebec			5		3		1		3
	Ontario			20		12		8		3
	Manitoba			6		4		1		0
	Saskatchewan			4		5		0		0
	Alberta			10		8		3		4
	British Columbia			8		17		0		3
	Northwest Territories			0		0		0		0
		Canada		54		54		13		15

*There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2008 and one in 2007 .
Figures are preliminary as of May 14, 2008

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Table 4

Non-Main-Track Train Collisions
April 2008


				Total Accidents			Accidents with DG Involvement
			2008 To Date		2007 To Date		2008 To Date		2007 To Date

Province
	Newfoudland			0		0		0		0
	Nova Scotia			0		0		0		0
	New Brunswick			0		0		0		0
	Quebec			5		5		1		3
	Ontario			12		15		6		7
	Manitoba			3		5		1		1
	Saskatchewan			4		3		1		1
	Alberta			10		8		6		2
	British Columbia			3		3		1		1
	Northwest Territories			0		0		0		0
		Canada		37		39		16		15

*There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2008 or in 2007 .
*Number of collisions with no derailments.
Figures are preliminary as of May 14, 2008

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Table 5

Non-Main-Track Train Derailments
April 2008


				Total Accidents			Accidents with DG Involvement
			2008 To Date		2007 To Date		2008 To Date		2007 To Date
Province
	Newfoundland			0		0		0		0
	Nova Scotia			0		0		0		0
	New Brunswick			4		5		2		0
	Quebec			27		22		6		5
	Ontario			45		54		7		6
	Manitoba			16		21		5		4
	Saskatchewan			17		24		1		5
	Alberta			38		51		9		7
	British Columbia			38		36		8		5
	Northwest Territories			0		0		0		0
		Canada		185		213		38		32

*There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2008 or in 2007.
Figures are preliminary as of May 14, 2008

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