RAIL STATISTICS - 2008-11

Table 1
Railway Occurrence and Casualty Statistics for November 2008


		November			Year To Date
		2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
				Average			Average
Accidents
	Main-Track Train Collisions	3	0	0	7	8	5
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars	0	8	6	64	68	80
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars	5	6	5	54	77	69
	Crossings	15	19	18	186	200	221
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	6	5	8	84	91	99
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars	21	37	38	355	412	495
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars	11	11	12	129	161	148
	Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units	3	3	1	26	30	21
	Employee/Passenger	2	2	2	11	16	10
	Trespassers	5	4	6	70	98	84
	Fires/Explosions	2	3	1	12	20	19
	Other	1	1	2	32	26	21
	Total	74	99	101	1,030	1,207	1,272

Incidents
	Dangerous Goods Leaker	4	5	6	59	82	106
	Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position	1	1	1	13	5	9
	Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority	5	7	8	103	96	91
	Runaway Rolling Stock	0	1	2	11	12	12
	Others	0	1	1	11	8	11
	Total	10	15	18	197	203	229

Million Train-miles*					85.20	85.50	85.60
Accidents/Million Train-miles					12.09	14.12	14.86

Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods
	Main-track Train Derailments	0	3	2	21	31	29
	Crossings	0	1	1	4	6	7
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	0	3	2	30	37	38
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments	4	6	10	71	88	101
	All Others	0	0	0	4	8	8
	Total	4	13	15	130	170	183

Accidents with a DG Release		0	1	0	2	3	6

Accidents Involving Passenger Trains		10	7	4	72	68	66

Fatalities
	Crossings	2	1	2	23	24	27
	Trespassers	4	4	4	44	53	55
	All Others	0	1	1	1	2	4
	Total	6	6	7	68	79	87

Serious Injuries
	Crossings	2	0	2	34	21	37
	Trespassers	1	0	2	20	27	24
	All Others	2	2	1	7	8	9
	Total	5	2	6	61	56	71

* Train-miles estimated. (Source: Transport Canada)
Figures are preliminary as of December 15, 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 November 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	11	7	5	2	25	35	12	11
		Fatalities	4	1	0	1	6	1	9	6
		Serious Injuries	1	1	1	0	3	2	0	3

	ONT	Accidents	38	13	9	0	60	49	36	46
		Fatalities	10	0	0	0	10	11	23	31
		Serious Injuries	8	2	1	0	11	7	12	7

	MAN	Accidents	8	1	0	1	10	19	4	7
		Fatalities	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	2
		Serious Injuries	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	4

	SAS	Accidents	11	11	1	0	23	21	2	0
		Fatalities	2	1	0	0	3	1	1	0
		Serious Injuries	3	2	0	0	5	4	1	0

	ALT	Accidents	14	20	4	0	38	42	7	14
		Fatalities	0	1	0	0	1	5	4	7
		Serious Injuries	1	4	0	0	5	3	2	4

	BC	Accidents	14	2	11	1	28	31	6	14
		Fatalities	1	0	0	0	1	5	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	97	54	30	5	186	200	70	98
		Fatalities	19	3	0	1	23	24	44	53
		Serious Injuries	16	12	4	2	34	21	20	27


Figures are preliminary as of December 15, 2008

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Table 3
Main-Track Train Derailments
November 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			16		9		1		4
	Ontario			32		36		10		7
	Manitoba			13		10		2		0
	Saskatchewan			10		17		0		2
	Alberta			28		27		6		9
	British Columbia			17		37		2		5
	Northwest Territories			0		0		0		0
		Canada		118		145		21		31

*There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2008 and one in 2007.
Figures are preliminary as of December 15, 2008

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Table 4
Non-Main-Track Train Collisions
November 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			23		26		9		11
	Manitoba			8		13		3		6
	Saskatchewan			8		9		1		3
	Alberta			26		20		12		10
	British Columbia			10		13		3		3
	Northwest Territories			0		1		0		1
		Canada		84		91		30		37

* 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 December 15, 2008

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Table 5
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments
November 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			3		3		0		2
	New Brunswick			14		9		3		1
	Quebec			57		60		13		13
	Ontario			117		147		14		23
	Manitoba			41		41		11		7
	Saskatchewan			47		64		2		8
	Alberta			93		139		14		20
	British Columbia			112		108		14		14
	Northwest Territories			0		0		0		0
		Canada		484		573		71		88

* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2008 or in 2007.
Figures are preliminary as of December 15, 2008

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