Monthly Rail Occurrence Statistics

April 2011

Table 1 Railway Occurrence and Casualty
	April			January to April
	2011	2010	2006-2010 Average	2011	2010	2006-2010 Average
Data extracted May 16, 2011. 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)
Accidents	74	81	90	363	335	403
Main-Track Train Collisions	0	1	1	0	3	2
Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars	4	5	4	26	14	24
Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars	9	2	3	25	9	17
Crossings	4	10	13	53	59	74
Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	11	7	6	31	33	38
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars	27	33	37	146	140	156
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars	3	13	13	32	38	41
Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units	4	0	2	11	4	7
Employee/Passenger	0	0	1	2	3	4
Trespassers	6	6	6	15	20	20
Fires/Explosions	2	1	2	3	4	4
Other	4	3	2	19	8	14
Incidents	12	17	17	58	61	61
Dangerous Goods Leaker	8	8	7	19	24	23
Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position	0	0	0	0	3	2
Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority	4	9	8	33	30	31
Runaway Rolling Stock	0	0	0	3	1	2
Others	0	0	1	3	3	3
Million Train-miles (a)				27.4	27.9	28.5
Accidents/Million Train-miles				13.2	12	14.1
Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods	7	15	12	58	47	61
Main-track Train Derailments	3	1	1	11	2	8
Crossings	0	0	0	0	2	3
Non-Main-Track Train Collisions	2	3	2	8	10	14
Non-Main-Track Train Derailments	1	10	8	35	32	33
All Others	1	1	1	4	1	3
Accidents with a DG Release	0	0	0	0	1	1
Accidents Involving Passenger Trains	4	3	3	21	22	22
Fatalities	2	3	5	16	22	24
Crossings	0	0	1	7	8	10
Trespassers	2	3	3	9	12	13
All Others	0	0	1	0	2	1
Serious Injuries	3	2	6	15	19	19
Crossings	0	1	3	7	4	10
Trespassers	3	1	2	5	5	5
All Others	0	0	1	3	10	4