RAIL STATISTICS - 2008-12

Table 1
Railway Occurrence and Casualty Statistics for December 2008


		December			Year To Date
		2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
				Average			Average
Accidents
	Main-Track Train Collisions	0	0	0	6	8	5
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars	4	9	9	67	77	88
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars	8	6	6	62	83	75
	Crossings	27	21	24	214	221	245
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	4	11	9	88	102	109
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars	40	43	44	405	455	539
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars	12	14	12	143	175	160
	Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units	1	1	2	27	31	23
	Employee/Passenger	1	2	2	12	18	12
	Trespassers	4	3	4	73	101	88
	Fires/Explosions	0	5	2	12	25	21
	Other	2	1	1	34	27	22
	Total	103	116	115	1,143	1,323	1,387

Incidents
	Dangerous Goods Leaker	5	6	9	64	88	115
	Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position	0	2	1	13	7	9
	Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority	8	10	8	111	106	99
	Runaway Rolling Stock	3	1	1	15	13	13
	Others	1	1	1	12	9	12
	Total	17	20	19	215	223	248

Million Train-miles*					91.90	92.80	93.30
Accidents/Million Train-miles					12.44	14.26	14.87

Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods
	Main-track Train Derailments	3	4	3	23	35	32
	Crossings	0	0	1	4	6	8
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	3	4	4	33	41	41
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments	10	12	12	83	100	113
	All Others	0	0	1	4	8	9
	Total	16	20	21	147	190	204

Accidents with a DG Release		0	0	0	2	3	6

Accidents Involving Passenger Trains		6	14	7	78	82	74

Fatalities
	Crossings	2	2	2	26	26	29
	Trespassers	4	3	3	47	56	58
	All Others	0	0	1	1	2	5
	Total	6	5	5	74	84	92

Serious Injuries
	Crossings	2	1	4	36	22	41
	Trespassers	0	0	1	20	27	25
	All Others	1	0	0	8	8	9
	Total	3	1	5	64	57	76

* Train-miles estimated. (Source: Transport Canada)
Figures are preliminary as of January 15, 2009.
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 December 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	3	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	12	7	6	2	27	40	13	12
		Fatalities	4	1	0	1	6	1	10	7
		Serious Injuries	1	1	1	0	3	2	0	3

	ONT	Accidents	41	15	10	0	66	52	37	47
		Fatalities	11	1	0	0	12	12	24	32
		Serious Injuries	8	2	1	0	11	7	12	7

	MAN	Accidents	8	3	0	1	12	20	4	7
		Fatalities	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	2
		Serious Injuries	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	4

	SAS	Accidents	13	12	1	0	26	23	3	0
		Fatalities	2	1	0	0	3	2	2	0
		Serious Injuries	3	2	0	0	5	4	1	0

	ALT	Accidents	21	24	6	1	52	48	7	14
		Fatalities	0	2	0	0	2	5	4	7
		Serious Injuries	3	4	0	0	7	4	2	4

	BC	Accidents	14	2	12	1	29	33	6	15
		Fatalities	1	0	0	0	1	5	3	4
		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	110	63	35	6	214	221	73	101
		Fatalities	20	5	0	1	26	26	47	56
		Serious Injuries	18	12	4	2	36	22	20	27

Figures are preliminary as of January 15, 2009.
Figures are preliminary as of January 15, 2009.

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Table 3
Main-Track Train Derailments
December 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			1		2		0		0
	New Brunswick			1		6		0		4
	Quebec			16		12		2		4
	Ontario			35		39		10		8
	Manitoba			13		13		2		1
	Saskatchewan			14		18		1		3
	Alberta			30		30		6		10
	British Columbia			18		39		2		5
	Northwest Territories			0		0		0		0
		Canada		129		160		23		35

*There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2008 or in 2007 .
Figures are preliminary as of January 15, 2009.

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Table 4
Non-Main-Track Train Collisions
December 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		11		1		4
	Ontario			24		29		9		12
	Manitoba			9		13		4		6
	Saskatchewan			10		10		2		3
	Alberta			26		23		13		11
	British Columbia			10		14		3		4
	Northwest Territories			0		1		0		1
		Canada		88		102		33		41

*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 January 15, 2009.

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Table 5
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments
December 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		6		0		3
	New Brunswick			16		11		3		2
	Quebec			68		65		16		13
	Ontario			135		164		18		27
	Manitoba			45		47		12		7
	Saskatchewan			50		68		2		8
	Alberta			108		146		16		22
	British Columbia			123		120		16		17
	Northwest Territories			0		1		0		1
		Canada		548		630		83		100

*There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2008 and one in 2007.
Figures are preliminary as of January 15, 2009.

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