RAIL STATISTICS - 2009-11

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							November 2009
Table 1
Railway Occurrence and Casualty
			November				January to November
			2009	2008	2004-2008 Average		2009	2008	2004-2008 Average
Accidents			67	85	97		964	1,070	1,237
	Main-Track Train Collisions		0	2	1		4	6	5
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars		2	1	5		38	63	77
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars		2	5	5		24	54	65
	Crossings		15	15	18		168	193	213
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions		6	6	7		86	85	97
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars		20	29	36		358	384	476
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars		12	12	11		108	131	143
	Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units		0	3	2		48	26	22
	Employee/Passenger		2	2	2		9	11	11
	Trespassers		3	5	6		66	69	86
	Fires/Explosions		2	2	1		20	12	17
	Other		3	3	2		35	36	25
Incidents			11	10	16		191	198	216
	Dangerous Goods Leaker		5	4	6		75	59	92
	Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position		0	1	1		4	13	9
	Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority		5	5	7		96	103	93
	Runaway Rolling Stock		1	0	1		9	12	12
	Others		0	0	1		7	11	10
Million Train-miles		a					72.20	84.40	86.10
Accidents/Million Train-miles							13.35	12.68	14.37
Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods			7	7	12		122	134	169
	Main-track Train Derailments		1	0	2		11	20	26
	Crossings		0	0	1		3	4	7
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions		1	0	2		29	30	38
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments		4	5	7		73	73	90
	All Others		1	2	0		6	7	8
Accidents with a DG Release			0	0	0		2	2	4
Accidents Involving Passenger Trains			3	10	6		64	73	71
Fatalities			2	6	7		67	68	86
	Crossings		0	2	2		19	24	27
	Trespassers		2	4	4		48	43	56
	All Others		0	0	1		0	1	4
Serious Injuries			5	5	6		44	61	68
	Crossings		1	2	2		19	34	34
	Trespassers		1	1	2		15	20	25
	All Others		3	2	2		10	7	9
Figures are preliminary as of December 17, 2009.
All 5-year averages have been rounded. The totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of these averages.
a. Train-miles estimated. (Source: Transport Canada)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 1

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics									November 2009
Table 2
Railway crossing and trespasser accidents by province
			Crossings with Type Recorded					All Crossings			Trespasser
			2009 - Year To Date*					Year To Date*			Year To Date*
			Public Automated	Public Passive	Private	Farm		2009	2008		2009	2008
Newfoundland
	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
Nova Scotia
	Accidents		1	0	1	0		2	0		0	1
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	0		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	1
New Brunswick
	Accidents		1	0	3	0		4	2		3	2
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	0		3	2
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	1		0	0
Quebec
	Accidents		17	2	4	1		24	25		11	12
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	6		7	9
	Serious Injuries		1	2	0	0		3	3		2	0
Ontario
	Accidents		24	14	6	0		44	61		32	35
	Fatalities		1	1	1	0		3	11		27	22
	Serious Injuries		2	1	0	0		3	11		5	12
Manitoba
	Accidents		10	7	0	0		17	11		1	4
	Fatalities		2	1	0	0		3	2		1	2
	Serious Injuries		2	1	0	0		3	4		0	2
Saskatchewan
	Accidents		6	11	1	0		18	23		3	2
	Fatalities		2	3	0	0		5	3		2	1
	Serious Injuries		2	1	0	0		3	5		1	1
Alberta
	Accidents		16	13	5	0		34	40		3	7
	Fatalities		2	1	0	0		3	1		2	4
	Serious Injuries		2	3	0	0		5	5		1	2
British Columbia
	Accidents		12	2	9	0		23	31		13	6
	Fatalities		3	0	0	0		3	1		6	3
	Serious Injuries		2	0	0	0		2	5		6	2
Northwest Territories
	Accidents		0	2	0	0		2	0		0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
Canada
	Accidents		87	51	29	1		168	193		66	69
	Fatalities		12	6	1	0		19	24		48	43
	Serious Injuries		11	8	0	0		19	34		15	20
Figures are preliminary as of December 17, 2009.
* Year to date is from January to November.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada									Table 2

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							November 2009
Table 3
Main-track train derailments by province
							Derailments with DG Involvement
			January to November				January to November
			2009	2008	2004-2008 Average		2009	2008	2004-2008 Average
Canada			62	117	142		11	20	26
	Newfoundland		0	1	1		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		1	1	1		0	0	0
	New Brunswick		1	1	3		0	0	2
	Quebec		8	15	18		3	1	3
	Ontario		20	32	41		5	10	9
	Manitoba		3	13	10		0	2	1
	Saskatchewan		7	10	14		1	0	1
	Alberta		13	27	24		2	5	7
	British Columbia		9	17	30		0	2	3
	Northwest Territories		0	0	0		0	0	0
* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2009 or in 2008.
Figures are preliminary as of December 17, 2009.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 3

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							November 2009
Table 4
Non main-track train collisions by province
							Collisions with DG Involvement
			January to November				January to November
			2009	2008	2004-2008 Average		2009	2008	2004-2008 Average
Canada			86	85	97		29	30	38
	Newfoundland		0	0	0		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		0	1	0		0	0	0
	New Brunswick		0	3	2		0	1	1
	Quebec		5	5	13		0	1	4
	Ontario		23	25	25		8	9	11
	Manitoba		13	8	10		4	3	4
	Saskatchewan		4	9	7		1	1	1
	Alberta		23	25	23		13	12	11
	British Columbia		18	9	16		3	3	4
	Northwest Territories		0	0	0		0	0	0
* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2009 or in 2008.
Figures are preliminary as of December 17, 2009.
*Number of collisions with no derailments.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 4

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							November 2009
Table 5
Non main-track train derailments by province
							Derailments with DG Involvement
			January to November				January to November
			2009	2008	2004-2008 Average		2009	2008	2004-2008 Average
Canada			466	515	619		73	73	90
	Newfoundland		2	0	0		1	0	0
	Nova Scotia		4	3	11		1	0	1
	New Brunswick		7	14	16		1	3	4
	Quebec		47	60	97		7	13	17
	Ontario		106	124	177		22	15	25
	Manitoba		71	58	50		9	11	9
	Saskatchewan		40	47	55		2	2	4
	Alberta		113	97	114		20	15	18
	British Columbia		75	112	99		9	14	13
	Northwest Territories		1	0	0		1	0	0
* There were 2 occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2009 and none in 2008.
Figures are preliminary as of December 17, 2009.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 5