RAIL STATISTICS - 2010-02

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							February 2010
Table 1
Railway Occurrence and Casualty
			February				January to February
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Accidents			80	89	101		167	207	221
	Main-Track Train Collisions		0	0	0		1	1	1
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars		3	6	7		7	18	17
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars		2	4	7		4	7	11
	Crossings		16	22	23		37	50	52
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions		8	11	9		19	25	20
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars		35	26	34		65	68	77
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars		9	6	8		20	15	17
	Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units		1	3	2		2	6	4
	Employee/Passenger		1	0	1		3	1	2
	Trespassers		4	4	5		6	5	9
	Fires/Explosions		0	1	1		1	1	2
	Other		1	6	3		2	10	8
Incidents			13	5	16		28	26	33
	Dangerous Goods Leaker		5	1	5		9	10	12
	Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position		0	0	1		2	1	1
	Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority		7	3	9		15	14	16
	Runaway Rolling Stock		0	0	0		0	0	2
	Others		1	1	1		2	1	2
Million Train-miles		a					13.6	13.1	14.6
Accidents/Million Train-miles							12.28	15.80	15.14
Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods			15	15	16		23	39	35
	Main-track Train Derailments		0	2	4		0	5	7
	Crossings		1	0	0		1	2	2
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions		3	6	4		6	10	8
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments		11	7	8		16	19	15
	All Others		0	0	0		0	3	2
Accidents with a DG Release			1	1	0		1	1	0
Accidents Involving Passenger Trains			9	5	7		15	13	13
Fatalities			6	3	6		12	7	12
	Crossings		4	1	3		7	4	5
	Trespassers		2	2	3		3	3	6
	All Others		0	0	0		2	0	1
Serious Injuries			10	5	5		15	9	10
	Crossings		1	3	3		3	6	7
	Trespassers		2	1	1		3	1	1
	All Others		7	1	1		9	2	1
Figures are preliminary as of March 18, 2010
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									February 2010
Table 2
Railway crossing and trespasser Accidents by province
			Crossings with Type Recorded					All Crossings			Trespasser
			2010 - Year To Date*					Year To Date*			Year To Date*
			Public Automated	Public Passive	Private	Farm		2010	2009		2010	2009
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		0	1	1	0		2	0		0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	1	0		1	0		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	1	0	0		1	0		0	0
New Brunswick
	Accidents		0	2	1	0		3	1		0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
Quebec
	Accidents		3	2	2	0		7	10		1	1
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	1		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	2		1	0
Ontario
	Accidents		5	2	1	0		8	11		4	2
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	0		3	2
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	1		1	0
Manitoba
	Accidents		2	3	0	0		5	2		0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	1		0	0
Saskatchewan
	Accidents		1	5	0	0		6	9		1	0
	Fatalities		0	3	0	0		3	2		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	1	0	0		1	1		1	0
Alberta
	Accidents		2	4	0	0		6	9		0	0
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	1		0	0
	Serious Injuries		1	0	0	0		1	1		0	0
British Columbia
	Accidents		0	0	0	0		0	7		0	2
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	1
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	1
Northwest Territories
	Accidents		0	0	0	0		0	1		0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
Canada
	Accidents		13	19	5	0		37	50		6	5
	Fatalities		3	3	1	0		7	4		3	3
	Serious Injuries		1	2	0	0		3	6		3	1
Data extracted March 18, 2010.
Year to date is from January to February.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada									Table 2

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							February 2010
Table 3
Main-track train derailments by province
							Derailments with DG Involvement
			January to February				January to February
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Canada			11	25	29		0	5	7
	Newfoundland		3	0	0		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		0	1	0		0	0	0
	New Brunswick		0	1	1		0	0	0
	Quebec		1	3	3		0	0	1
	Ontario		3	8	10		0	3	3
	Manitoba		1	2	2		0	0	0
	Saskatchewan		0	4	3		0	1	0
	Alberta		0	3	4		0	1	1
	British Columbia		3	3	5		0	0	0
	Northwest Territories		0	0	0		0	0	0
* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2010 or in 2009.
Data extracted March 18, 2010.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 3

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							February 2010
Table 4
Non main-track train collisions by province
							Collisions with DG Involvement
			January to February				January to February
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Canada			19	25	20		6	10	8
	Newfoundland		0	0	0		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		0	0	0		0	0	0
	New Brunswick		0	0	1		0	0	1
	Quebec		2	2	3		1	0	0
	Ontario		3	9	7		2	3	2
	Manitoba		2	5	3		0	3	1
	Saskatchewan		0	1	1		0	0	0
	Alberta		5	2	3		1	2	2
	British Columbia		7	6	2		2	2	1
	Northwest Territories		0	0	0		0	0	0
* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2010 or in 2009.
Data extracted March 18, 2010.
*Number of collisions with no derailments.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 4

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							February 2010
Table 5
Non main-track train derailments by province
							Derailments with DG Involvement
			January to February				January to February
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Canada			85	83	94		16	19	15
	Newfoundland		0	0	0		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		0	0	0		0	0	0
	New Brunswick		2	0	1		1	0	1
	Quebec		9	5	13		3	2	3
	Ontario		10	21	25		2	6	3
	Manitoba		15	14	9		3	3	2
	Saskatchewan		5	5	9		1	0	1
	Alberta		30	22	17		4	5	3
	British Columbia		14	16	19		2	3	3
	Northwest Territories		0	0	0		0	0	0
* There was 1 occurrence with dangerous goods release to date in 2010 and 1 in 2009.
Data extracted March 18, 2010.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 5