RAIL STATISTICS - 2010-05

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							May 2010
Table 1
Railway Occurrence and Casualty
			May				January to May
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Accidents			82	77	104		415	447	540
	Main-Track Train Collisions		0	0	0		3	1	2
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars		2	1	6		16	24	36
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars		3	2	6		12	13	27
	Crossings		10	10	15		68	86	100
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions		6	6	6		39	45	44
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars		39	22	39		177	158	204
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars		2	7	15		41	42	59
	Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units		3	8	3		7	21	11
	Employee/Passenger		0	2	1		3	4	5
	Trespassers		12	12	8		32	28	29
	Fires/Explosions		2	3	2		6	5	6
	Other		3	4	2		11	20	17
Incidents			15	21	20		76	78	84
	Dangerous Goods Leaker		7	7	7		31	31	33
	Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position		0	1	1		3	3	3
	Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority		8	11	10		38	39	41
	Runaway Rolling Stock		0	1	1		1	2	4
	Others		0	1	0		3	3	3
Million Train-miles		a					35.2	33.2	38
Accidents/Million Train-miles							11.8	13.5	14.2
Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods			9	4	14		56	62	79
	Main-track Train Derailments		2	1	2		4	7	12
	Crossings		0	0	0		2	2	3
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions		1	2	2		11	17	18
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments		6	1	9		38	32	42
	All Others		0	0	1		1	4	5
Accidents with a DG Release			0	0	0		1	1	2
Accidents Involving Passenger Trains			4	8	6		26	30	29
Fatalities			9	8	7		31	31	34
	Crossings		3	1	2		11	10	14
	Trespassers		6	7	5		18	21	19
	All Others		0	0	0		2	0	1
Serious Injuries			4	6	5		23	21	27
	Crossings		0	1	2		4	12	17
	Trespassers		4	5	3		9	6	7
	All Others		0	0	0		10	3	3
Data extracted June 15, 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									May 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	14		5	5
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	1		2	3
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	2		2	1
Ontario
	Accidents		12	4	1	0		17	21		12	12
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	1		10	10
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	2		2	2
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	10	0	0		11	14		1	0
	Fatalities		0	4	0	0		4	4		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	1	0	0		1	3		1	0
Alberta
	Accidents		5	7	1	0		13	14		5	1
	Fatalities		4	0	0	0		4	1		3	1
	Serious Injuries		1	0	0	0		1	3		2	0
British Columbia
	Accidents		4	0	2	0		6	14		7	8
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	1		2	5
	Serious Injuries		1	0	0	0		1	1		2	3
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		29	29	10	0		68	86		32	28
	Fatalities		6	4	1	0		11	10		18	21
	Serious Injuries		2	2	0	0		4	12		9	6
Data extracted June 15, 2010.
Year to date is from January to May.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada									Table 2

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							May 2010
Table 3
Main-track train derailments by province
							Derailments with DG Involvement
			January to May				January to May
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Canada			28	37	63		4	7	12
	Newfoundland		3	0	1		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		0	1	1		0	0	0
	New Brunswick		0	1	2		0	0	1
	Quebec		2	5	8		0	1	1
	Ontario		9	14	20		1	4	5
	Manitoba		3	2	4		0	0	1
	Saskatchewan		2	4	7		1	1	0
	Alberta		2	6	10		0	1	2
	British Columbia		7	4	13		2	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 June 15, 2010.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 3

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							May 2010
Table 4
Non main-track train collisions by province
							Collisions with DG Involvement
			January to May				January to May
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Canada			39	45	44		11	17	18
	Newfoundland		0	0	0		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		0	0	0		0	0	0
	New Brunswick		0	0	1		0	0	1
	Quebec		7	3	7		2	0	2
	Ontario		6	16	14		3	7	7
	Manitoba		7	6	5		0	3	3
	Saskatchewan		1	1	3		0	0	1
	Alberta		8	6	8		3	5	4
	British Columbia		10	13	7		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 June 15, 2010.
*Number of collisions with no derailments.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 4

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							May 2010
Table 5
Non main-track train derailments by province
							Derailments with DG Involvement
			January to May				January to May
			2010	2009	2005-2009 Average		2010	2009	2005-2009 Average
Canada			218	200	263		38	32	42
	Newfoundland		0	1	0		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		2	1	3		1	0	0
	New Brunswick		7	1	5		3	0	2
	Quebec		21	17	38		4	4	9
	Ontario		46	45	69		8	6	8
	Manitoba		27	30	25		7	7	5
	Saskatchewan		20	18	26		2	1	2
	Alberta		60	50	51		8	8	9
	British Columbia		35	36	45		5	5	6
	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 June 15, 2010.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 5