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| Table 1
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| Railway Occurrence and Casualty Statistics for March 2009
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March
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Year To Date
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2009
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2008
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2004-2008
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2009
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2008
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2004-2008
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Average
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Average
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| Accidents
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Main-Track Train Collisions
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0
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0
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
2
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|
|
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Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars
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3
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6
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9
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21
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24
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26
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Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars
|
3
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8
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8
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10
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22
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21
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Crossings
|
16
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15
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19
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66
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52
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72
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Non-Main-Track Train Collisions
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10
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11
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12
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35
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31
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31
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Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars
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40
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52
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50
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104
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117
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135
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Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars
|
11
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9
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13
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26
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31
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32
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Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units
|
3
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1
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2
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8
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4
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6
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Employee/Passenger
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0
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1
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1
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1
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6
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3
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|
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Trespassers
|
7
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1
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4
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11
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8
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14
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Fires/Explosions
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0
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2
|
1
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|
1
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4
|
3
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Other
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5
|
10
|
3
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16
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20
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10
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Total
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98
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116
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123
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300
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320
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355
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| Incidents
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Dangerous Goods Leaker
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6
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4
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6
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16
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13
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20
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Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position
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1
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0
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1
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|
2
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1
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2
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Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority
|
8
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7
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7
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22
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29
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24
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|
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Runaway Rolling Stock
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1
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1
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1
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1
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3
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3
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Others
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0
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0
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0
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0
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3
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2
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Total
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16
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12
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15
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41
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49
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51
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| Million Train-miles*
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20.40
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22.80
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22.90
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| Accidents/Million Train-miles
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14.71
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14.04
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15.50
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| Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods
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Main-track Train Derailments
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1
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3
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3
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6
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13
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11
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Crossings
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0
|
0
|
0
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|
1
|
1
|
3
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|
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Non-Main-Track Train Collisions
|
3
|
5
|
6
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13
|
13
|
14
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|
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Non-Main-Track Train Derailments
|
6
|
14
|
11
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|
26
|
31
|
27
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All Others
|
1
|
0
|
0
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4
|
2
|
3
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Total
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11
|
22
|
20
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|
50
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60
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57
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| Accidents with a DG Release
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0
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0
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1
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|
1
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0
|
1
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| Accidents Involving Passenger Trains
|
6
|
10
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6
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|
19
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23
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19
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| Fatalities
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|
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Crossings
|
5
|
4
|
3
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|
9
|
10
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8
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Trespassers
|
7
|
1
|
4
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9
|
4
|
10
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|
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All Others
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
1
|
1
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Total
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12
|
5
|
7
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18
|
15
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19
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| Serious Injuries
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Crossings
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3
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1
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4
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9
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5
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13
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Trespassers
|
0
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0
|
1
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|
1
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0
|
3
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All Others
|
0
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0
|
1
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|
2
|
1
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1
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Total
|
3
|
1
|
5
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12
|
6
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17
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| * Train-miles estimated. (Source: Transport Canada) |
| Figures are preliminary as of April 16, 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
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| Railway Crossing and Trespasser Accidents for March 2009
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2009 Year To Date
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For Crossings with Type Recorded
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Public Crossings
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Private
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Farm
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All Crossings
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Trespasser
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(by Protection Type)
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Crossings
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Crossings
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Total To Date
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Year To Date
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Automated
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Passive
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2009
|
2008
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2009
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2008
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NFL
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Accidents
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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|
0
|
0
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Fatalities
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|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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|
0
|
0
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|
0
|
0
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Serious Injuries
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|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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|
0
|
0
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|
0
|
0
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|
NS
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Accidents
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|
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
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|
2
|
0
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|
0
|
0
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|
|
|
Fatalities
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|
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
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|
1
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
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|
|
|
Serious Injuries
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|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
| |
|
|
NB
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Accidents
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|
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
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|
2
|
1
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Fatalities
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|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Serious Injuries
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|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
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| |
|
|
QUE
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Accidents
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|
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
10
|
10
|
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
|
Fatalities
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|
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
4
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
Serious Injuries
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|
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
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|
2
|
1
|
|
0
|
0
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| |
|
|
ONT
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Accidents
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|
|
12
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
|
15
|
21
|
|
5
|
3
|
|
|
|
Fatalities
|
|
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
5
|
|
5
|
3
|
|
|
|
Serious Injuries
|
|
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
3
|
|
0
|
0
|
| |
|
|
MAN
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Accidents
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|
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
4
|
2
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Fatalities
|
|
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Serious Injuries
|
|
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
| |
|
|
SAS
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Accidents
|
|
|
5
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
|
14
|
1
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Fatalities
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
4
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Serious Injuries
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
3
|
1
|
|
0
|
0
|
| |
|
|
ALT
|
Accidents
|
|
|
4
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
|
11
|
9
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
Fatalities
|
|
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
|
Serious Injuries
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
2
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
| |
|
|
BC
|
Accidents
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
|
7
|
8
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
Fatalities
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
|
Serious Injuries
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
0
|
| |
|
|
NWT
|
Accidents
|
|
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Fatalities
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Serious Injuries
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
| |
|
|
CAN
|
Accidents
|
|
|
33
|
21
|
12
|
0
|
|
66
|
52
|
|
11
|
8
|
|
|
|
Fatalities
|
|
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
9
|
10
|
|
9
|
4
|
|
|
|
Serious Injuries
|
|
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
9
|
5
|
|
1
|
0
|
| Figures are preliminary as of April 16, 2009 |
| Table 3 |
| |
| Main-Track Train Derailments |
| March 2009 |
| |
|
|
|
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|
Total Accidents
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|
Accidents with DG Involvement
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|
|
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|
2009 To Date
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|
2008 To Date
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|
|
2009 To Date
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|
2008 To Date
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| |
| Province |
|
|
Newfoundland
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Nova Scotia
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
New Brunswick
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Quebec
|
|
3
|
|
6
|
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
|
Ontario
|
|
12
|
|
17
|
|
|
4
|
|
9
|
|
|
Manitoba
|
|
2
|
|
6
|
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
|
Saskatchewan
|
|
4
|
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
|
Alberta
|
|
5
|
|
8
|
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
|
British Columbia
|
|
3
|
|
6
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Northwest Territories
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
31
|
|
46
|
|
|
6
|
|
13
|
| * There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2009 or in 2008.
|
| Figures are preliminary as of April 16, 2009
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| Table 4 |
| |
| Non-Main-Track Train Collisions |
| March 2009 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Accidents
|
|
Accidents with DG Involvement
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 To Date
|
|
2008 To Date
|
|
2009 To Date
|
|
|
2008 To Date
|
| |
| Province
|
|
|
Newfoundland
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
Nova Scotia
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
New Brunswick
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
Quebec
|
|
|
2
|
|
5
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
Ontario
|
|
|
13
|
|
9
|
|
5
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
Manitoba
|
|
|
5
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
Saskatchewan
|
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
Alberta
|
|
|
3
|
|
9
|
|
3
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
British Columbia
|
|
|
11
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
Northwest Territories
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
35
|
|
31
|
|
13
|
|
|
13
|
| |
| * There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2009 or in 2008. |
| *Number of collisions with no derailments. |
| Figures are preliminary as of April 16, 2009 |
| Table 5 |
| |
| Non-Main-Track Train Derailments |
| March 2009 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Accidents
|
|
Accidents with DG Involvement
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 To Date
|
|
2008 To Date
|
|
2009 To Date
|
|
2008 To Date
|
| Province
|
|
|
Newfoundland
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Nova Scotia
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
New Brunswick
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
|
Quebec
|
|
8
|
|
23
|
|
2
|
|
6
|
|
|
Ontario
|
|
33
|
|
35
|
|
6
|
|
6
|
|
|
Manitoba
|
|
15
|
|
10
|
|
6
|
|
3
|
|
|
Saskatchewan
|
|
15
|
|
14
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
Alberta
|
|
35
|
|
32
|
|
7
|
|
8
|
|
|
British Columbia
|
|
23
|
|
31
|
|
4
|
|
7
|
|
|
Northwest Territories
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
130
|
|
148
|
|
26
|
|
31
|
| * There was 1 occurrence with dangerous goods release to date in 2009 and none in 2008. |
| Figures are preliminary as of April 16, 2009 |
