RAIL STATISTICS - 2008-10

Table 1
Railway Occurrence and Casualty Statistics for October 2008


			October			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Accidents
		Main-Track Train Collisions	0	2	1	4	8	5
		Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars	5	4	5	64	60	74
		Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars	6	5	5	49	71	63
		Crossings	16	19	20	172	181	202
		Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	8	10	9	79	86	91
		Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars	30	37	43	331	375	457
		Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars	17	18	15	117	150	137
		Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units	2	3	2	23	27	20
		Employee/Passenger	1	2	1	10	14	8
		Trespassers	9	13	9	63	94	78
		Fires/Explosions	1	0	1	10	17	18
		Other	1	0	2	30	25	19
		Total	96	113	114	952	1,108	1,172

Incidents
		Dangerous Goods Leaker	8	8	10	55	77	100
		Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position	3	1	1	12	4	8
		Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority	8	10	10	99	89	84
		Runaway Rolling Stock	2	2	1	11	11	11
		Others	1	1	1	11	7	9
		Total	22	22	23	188	188	212

Million Train-miles*						77.10	77.50	77.70
Accidents/Million Train-miles						12.35	14.30	15.08

Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods
		Main-track Train Derailments	1	3	2	20	28	27
		Crossings	1	1	1	4	5	6
		Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	3	3	4	30	34	35
		Non-Main-Track Train Derailments	6	13	8	67	82	91
		All Others	0	0	1	4	8	8
		Total	11	20	16	125	157	168

Accidents with a DG Release			1	0	0	2	2	5

Accidents Involving Passenger Trains			7	8	6	62	61	62

Fatalities
		Crossings	2	0	2	22	23	25
		Trespassers	8	8	7	38	49	51
		All Others	0	0	0	1	1	3
		Total	10	8	9	61	73	80

Serious Injuries
		Crossings	6	5	2	32	21	35
		Trespassers	1	4	2	19	27	22
		All Others	1	2	1	5	6	8
		Total	8	11	5	56	54	65

	* Train-miles estimated. (Source: Transport Canada)
Figures are preliminary as of November 17, 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 October 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	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	4
		Fatalities	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
		Serious Injuries	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1

	QUE	Accidents	10	7	5	2	24	34	12	8
		Fatalities	4	1	0	1	6	1	9	3
		Serious Injuries	1	1	1	0	3	2	0	3

	ONT	Accidents	34	11	9	0	54	43	32	46
		Fatalities	10	0	0	0	10	11	20	31
		Serious Injuries	8	2	1	0	11	7	11	7

	MAN	Accidents	8	1	0	1	10	18	3	6
		Fatalities	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	1
		Serious Injuries	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	4

	SAS	Accidents	9	10	1	0	20	20	2	0
		Fatalities	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0
		Serious Injuries	2	2	0	0	4	4	1	0

	ALT	Accidents	12	17	5	0	35	36	5	14
		Fatalities	0	1	1	0	2	5	2	7
		Serious Injuries	1	3	0	0	4	3	2	4

	BC	Accidents	12	2	10	1	27	27	6	14
		Fatalities	1	0	0	0	1	4	3	3
		Serious Injuries	1	2	2	0	5	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	86	48	30	5	172	181	63	94
		Fatalities	17	3	1	1	22	23	38	49
		Serious Injuries	15	11	4	2	32	21	19	27

Figures are preliminary as of November 17, 2008

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Table 3
Main-Track Train Derailments
October 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			15		8		1		4
	Ontario			32		34		10		5
	Manitoba			13		10		2		0
	Saskatchewan			9		15		0		2
	Alberta			26		22		6		8
	British Columbia			16		33		1		5
	Northwest Territories			0		0		0		0
		Canada		113		131		20		28

* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2008 and one 2007.
Figures are preliminary as of November 17, 2008

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Table 4
Non-Main-Track Train Collisions
October 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		8		1		3
	Ontario			22		23		9		10
	Manitoba			7		13		3		6
	Saskatchewan			7		9		1		3
	Alberta			25		19		12		9
	British Columbia			9		13		3		3
	Northwest Territories			0		0		0		0
		Canada		79		86		30		34

* 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 November 17, 2008

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Table 5
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments
October 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			2		3		0		2
	New Brunswick			11		8		3		1
	Quebec			55		54		13		12
	Ontario			109		135		12		22
	Manitoba			40		37		11		7
	Saskatchewan			43		59		2		7
	Alberta			85		131		14		20
	British Columbia			103		96		12		11
	Northwest Territories			0		0		0		0
		Canada		448		525		67		82

* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2008 and in 2007.
Figures are preliminary as of November 17, 2008

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