Monthly Rail Occurrence Statistics

May 2018

Table 4. Non main-track train collisions by province
  January to May Collisions with DG involvement
January to May
  2018 2017 2013-2017 average 2018 2017 2013-2017 average
* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2018 or in 2017.
Canada 53 49 39 14 18 14
Newfoundland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 0 1 0 0 0 0
New Brunswick 1 0 1 0 0 0
Quebec 2 5 4 2 1 1
Ontario 11 11 8 2 6 3
Manitoba 3 9 8 1 3 3
Saskatchewan 8 4 5 2 1 1
Alberta 14 8 8 5 5 4
British Columbia 14 11 5 2 2 1
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0
Figure 1: Number of non main-track train collisions per month [D]
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Number of non main-track train collisions per month
Figure 2: Number of non main-track train collisions per total number of car derailed [D]
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Number of non main-track collisions per total number of car derailed
Data extracted June 15, 2018.
*Number of collisions with no derailments.
New TSB regulations came into effect on July 1, 2014, changing some reporting requirements.

Note: This is preliminary information subject to year-end validation and reconciliation.