RAIL STATISTICS - 2010-03

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							March 2010
Table 1
Railway Occurrence and Casualty
			March				January to March
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Accidents			84	98	121		250	305	342
	Main-Track Train Collisions		1	0	0		2	1	1
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars		2	3	7		9	21	25
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars		3	3	7		7	10	18
	Crossings		11	16	18		48	66	70
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions		6	10	12		26	35	32
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars		39	40	50		103	108	127
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars		7	11	13		26	26	30
	Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units		1	3	2		4	9	6
	Employee/Passenger		1	0	1		3	1	3
	Trespassers		8	7	5		14	12	15
	Fires/Explosions		2	0	1		3	1	3
	Other		3	5	4		5	15	12
Incidents			14	16	14		43	42	47
	Dangerous Goods Leaker		6	6	7		15	16	18
	Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position		1	1	0		3	2	2
	Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority		6	8	6		21	22	23
	Runaway Rolling Stock		1	1	0		1	1	2
	Others		0	0	0		3	1	2
Million Train-miles		a					20.80	19.90	22.50
Accidents/Million Train-miles							12.02	15.33	15.20
Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods			9	11	19		32	50	53
	Main-track Train Derailments		1	1	2		1	6	9
	Crossings		1	0	0		2	2	2
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions		1	3	5		7	13	13
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments		6	6	10		22	25	26
	All Others		0	1	1		0	4	3
Accidents with a DG Release			0	0	0		1	1	1
Accidents Involving Passenger Trains			4	6	7		19	19	19
Fatalities			7	12	9		19	19	21
	Crossings		1	5	4		8	9	9
	Trespassers		6	7	5		9	10	11
	All Others		0	0	0		2	0	1
Serious Injuries			2	3	5		17	12	15
	Crossings		0	3	4		3	9	11
	Trespassers		1	0	1		4	1	2
	All Others		1	0	1		10	2	2
Figures are preliminary as of April 16, 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									March 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	2		0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	1	0		1	1		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	1	0	0		1	0		0	0
New Brunswick
	Accidents		0	2	1	0		3	2		0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
Quebec
	Accidents		4	2	3	0		9	10		4	3
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	1		1	2
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	2		2	0
Ontario
	Accidents		6	2	1	0		9	15		6	6
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	1		5	6
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	1		1	0
Manitoba
	Accidents		3	3	0	0		6	4		1	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	1		1	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	1		0	0
Saskatchewan
	Accidents		1	8	0	0		9	14		1	0
	Fatalities		0	4	0	0		4	4		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	1	0	0		1	3		1	0
Alberta
	Accidents		2	7	0	0		9	11		2	1
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	1		2	1
	Serious Injuries		1	0	0	0		1	2		0	0
British Columbia
	Accidents		0	0	1	0		1	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		16	25	7	0		48	66		14	12
	Fatalities		3	4	1	0		8	9		9	10
	Serious Injuries		1	2	0	0		3	9		4	1
Data extracted April 16, 2010.
Year to date is from January to March.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada									Table 2

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							March 2010
Table 3
Main-track train derailments by province
							Derailments with DG Involvement
			January to March				January to March
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Canada			16	31	43		1	6	9
	Newfoundland		3	0	1		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		0	1	0		0	0	0
	New Brunswick		0	1	1		0	0	1
	Quebec		1	3	5		0	0	1
	Ontario		6	12	14		1	4	4
	Manitoba		1	2	3		0	0	1
	Saskatchewan		1	4	4		0	1	0
	Alberta		0	5	6		0	1	1
	British Columbia		4	3	8		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 April 16, 2010.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 3

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							March 2010
Table 4
Non main-track train collisions by province
							Collisions with DG Involvement
			January to March				January to March
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Canada			26	35	32		7	13	13
	Newfoundland		0	0	0		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		0	0	0		0	0	0
	New Brunswick		0	0	1		0	0	1
	Quebec		3	2	6		1	0	2
	Ontario		5	13	10		2	5	4
	Manitoba		3	5	4		0	3	2
	Saskatchewan		0	1	2		0	0	0
	Alberta		7	3	5		2	3	3
	British Columbia		8	11	5		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 April 16, 2010.
*Number of collisions with no derailments.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 4

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							March 2010
Table 5
Non main-track train derailments by province
							Derailments with DG Involvement
			January to March				January to March
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Canada			129	134	157		22	25	26
	Newfoundland		0	0	0		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		1	0	1		1	0	0
	New Brunswick		5	0	2		2	0	1
	Quebec		13	8	23		3	2	5
	Ontario		21	35	44		3	6	6
	Manitoba		19	19	14		4	5	4
	Saskatchewan		8	15	16		1	0	1
	Alberta		40	33	29		5	7	5
	British Columbia		22	23	27		3	4	4
	Northwest Territories		0	1	0		0	1	0
* There was 1 occurrence with dangerous goods release to date in 2010 and 1 in 2009.
Data extracted April 16, 2010.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 5