RAIL STATISTICS - 2010-04

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							April 2010
Table 1
Railway Occurrence and Casualty
			April				January to April
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Accidents			82	65	95		334	370	436
	Main-Track Train Collisions		1	0	1		3	1	2
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars		5	2	5		14	23	30
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars		2	1	4		9	11	22
	Crossings		10	10	15		58	76	85
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions		7	4	6		33	39	38
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars		34	28	38		139	136	165
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars		13	9	13		39	35	43
	Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units		0	4	2		4	13	8
	Employee/Passenger		0	1	1		3	2	4
	Trespassers		6	4	6		20	16	21
	Fires/Explosions		1	1	2		4	2	4
	Other		3	1	2		8	16	15
Incidents			17	15	17		61	57	64
	Dangerous Goods Leaker		8	8	7		24	24	26
	Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position		0	0	0		3	2	2
	Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority		9	6	8		30	28	31
	Runaway Rolling Stock		0	0	1		1	1	3
	Others		0	1	1		3	2	3
Million Train-miles		a					27.9	26.5	30.1
Accidents/Million Train-miles							12	14	14.5
Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods			15	8	12		47	58	65
	Main-track Train Derailments		1	0	1		2	6	10
	Crossings		0	0	0		2	2	3
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions		3	2	2		10	15	16
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments		10	6	7		32	31	33
	All Others		1	0	1		1	4	4
Accidents with a DG Release			0	0	1		1	1	1
Accidents Involving Passenger Trains			3	3	3		22	22	23
Fatalities			3	4	6		22	23	27
	Crossings		0	0	2		8	9	11
	Trespassers		3	4	3		12	14	14
	All Others		0	0	1		2	0	1
Serious Injuries			2	3	7		19	15	22
	Crossings		1	2	4		4	11	15
	Trespassers		1	0	3		5	1	5
	All Others		0	1	1		10	3	2
Data extracted May 19, 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									April 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		1	2
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	2
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
Quebec
	Accidents		4	2	4	0		10	12		5	3
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	1		2	2
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	2		2	0
Ontario
	Accidents		8	4	1	0		13	19		8	7
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	1		6	7
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	2		2	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	9	0	0		10	14		1	0
	Fatalities		0	4	0	0		4	4		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	1	0	0		1	3		1	0
Alberta
	Accidents		4	7	0	0		11	13		2	1
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	1		2	1
	Serious Injuries		1	0	0	0		1	3		0	0
British Columbia
	Accidents		2	0	1	0		3	9		2	3
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	0		1	2
	Serious Injuries		1	0	0	0		1	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		22	28	8	0		58	76		20	16
	Fatalities		3	4	1	0		8	9		12	14
	Serious Injuries		2	2	0	0		4	11		5	1
Data extracted May 19, 2010.
Year to date is from January to April.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada									Table 2

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							April 2010
Table 3
Main-track train derailments by province
							Derailments with DG Involvement
			January to April				January to April
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Canada			23	34	52		2	6	10
	Newfoundland		3	0	1		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		0	1	0		0	0	0
	New Brunswick		0	1	1		0	0	1
	Quebec		2	3	6		0	0	1
	Ontario		8	13	17		1	4	5
	Manitoba		3	2	3		0	0	1
	Saskatchewan		1	4	5		0	1	0
	Alberta		0	6	8		0	1	2
	British Columbia		6	4	10		1	0	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 May 19, 2010.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 3

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							April 2010
Table 4
Non main-track train collisions by province
							Collisions with DG Involvement
			January to April				January to April
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Canada			33	39	38		10	15	16
	Newfoundland		0	0	0		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		0	0	0		0	0	0
	New Brunswick		0	0	1		0	0	1
	Quebec		5	3	6		1	0	2
	Ontario		6	14	12		3	6	6
	Manitoba		5	6	4		0	3	2
	Saskatchewan		0	1	2		0	0	1
	Alberta		8	4	7		3	4	3
	British Columbia		9	11	6		3	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 May 19, 2010.
*Number of collisions with no derailments.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 4

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							April 2010
Table 5
Non main-track train derailments by province
							Derailments with DG Involvement
			January to April				January to April
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Canada			178	171	209		32	31	33
	Newfoundland		0	0	0		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		2	0	2		1	0	0
	New Brunswick		5	0	4		2	0	1
	Quebec		20	13	30		4	4	7
	Ontario		31	42	57		6	6	7
	Manitoba		25	26	20		7	7	4
	Saskatchewan		13	17	21		1	0	1
	Alberta		53	42	41		6	8	8
	British Columbia		29	30	34		5	5	5
	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 May 19, 2010.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 5