RAIL STATISTICS - 2008-09

Table 1
Railway Occurrence and Casualty Statistics for September 2008


		September			Year To Date
		2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
				Average			Average
Accidents
	Main-Track Train Collisions	0	1	0	4	6	4
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars	4	5	7	60	56	69
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars	1	7	5	43	66	58
	Crossings	20	22	19	157	163	183
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	8	9	10	72	77	82
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars	23	39	49	293	341	414
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars	8	18	14	99	132	121
	Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units	4	2	2	20	24	18
	Employee/Passenger	0	0	1	9	12	8
	Trespassers	9	13	11	53	82	69
	Fires/Explosions	0	2	1	9	17	17
	Other	1	1	2	29	24	17
	Total	78	119	121	848	1,000	1,060

Incidents
	Dangerous Goods Leaker	9	10	8	47	69	91
	Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position	1	1	1	9	4	7
	Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority	10	10	8	90	78	73
	Runaway Rolling Stock	1	1	1	10	9	10
	Others	0	0	1	10	6	8
	Total	21	22	19	166	166	189

Million Train-miles*					69.80	69.30	69.50
Accidents/Million Train-miles					12.15	14.43	15.25

Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods
	Main-track Train Derailments	0	1	1	18	25	25
	Crossings	0	0	1	3	4	5
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	0	4	3	27	32	31
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments	4	4	9	59	69	84
	All Others	0	0	1	4	7	7
	Total	4	9	15	111	137	152

Accidents with a DG Release		0	0	0	1	2	5

Accidents Involving Passenger Trains		5	3	4	56	54	56

Fatalities
	Crossings	3	4	3	21	23	23
	Trespassers	5	6	6	30	42	45
	All Others	0	0	0	1	1	3
	Total	8	10	10	52	66	70

Serious Injuries
	Crossings	6	0	2	27	16	33
	Trespassers	4	5	3	17	23	20
	All Others	0	0	1	4	4	7
	Total	10	5	6	48	43	60

* Train-miles estimated. (Source: Transport Canada)
Figures are preliminary as of October 16, 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 September 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	1	2
		Fatalities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
		Serious Injuries	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

	NB	Accidents	2	0	0	1	3	3	2	3
		Fatalities	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	3
		Serious Injuries	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0

	QUE	Accidents	9	7	5	2	23	28	10	7
		Fatalities	4	1	0	1	6	1	7	3
		Serious Injuries	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	2

	ONT	Accidents	31	11	8	0	50	41	29	41
		Fatalities	9	0	0	0	9	11	17	27
		Serious Injuries	7	2	1	0	10	7	11	6

	MAN	Accidents	7	1	0	1	9	17	0	5
		Fatalities	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
		Serious Injuries	2	1	0	1	4	2	0	4

	SAS	Accidents	9	9	1	0	19	19	2	0
		Fatalities	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0
		Serious Injuries	2	2	0	0	4	3	1	0

	ALT	Accidents	10	15	3	0	29	32	4	11
		Fatalities	0	1	0	0	1	5	1	6
		Serious Injuries	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	3

	BC	Accidents	12	1	8	1	24	22	5	13
		Fatalities	1	0	0	0	1	4	2	2
		Serious Injuries	1	0	2	0	3	2	2	8

	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	80	44	25	5	157	163	53	82
		Fatalities	17	3	0	1	21	23	30	42
		Serious Injuries	14	7	4	2	27	16	17	23


Figures are preliminary as of October 16, 2008

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Table 3
Main-Track Train Derailments
September 2008


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

Province
	Newfoundland			1		1		0		0
	Nova Scotia			0		2		0		0
	New Brunswick			1		6		0		4
	Quebec			13		8		1		4
	Ontario			29		31		9		4
	Manitoba			12		10		1		0
	Saskatchewan			8		15		0		2
	Alberta			24		21		6		7
	British Columbia			15		28		1		4
	Northwest Territories			0		0		0		0
		Canada		103		122		18		25

* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2008 and one in 2007 .
Figures are preliminary as of October 16, 2008

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Table 4
Non-Main-Track Train Collisions
September 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			1		0		0		0
	New Brunswick			3		1		1		0
	Quebec			5		7		1		3
	Ontario			22		24		10		11
	Manitoba			6		11		2		5
	Saskatchewan			7		7		1		2
	Alberta			19		16		10		8
	British Columbia			9		11		2		3
	Northwest Territories			0		0		0		0
		Canada		72		77		27		32

* 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 October 16, 2008

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Table 5
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments
September 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			1		2		0		1
	New Brunswick			4		9		2		0
	Quebec			49		50		11		11
	Ontario			98		118		11		18
	Manitoba			35		34		8		6
	Saskatchewan			38		53		2		6
	Alberta			74		119		14		16
	British Columbia			93		86		11		11
	Northwest Territories			0		0		0		0
		Canada		392		473		59		69

* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2008 and in 2007.
Figures are preliminary as of October 16, 2008

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