Monthly Rail Occurrence Statistics

September 2018

Table 1. Railway Occurrence and Casualty
  September January to September
  2018 2017 2013-2017 average 2018 2017 2013-2017 average
Data extracted October 15, 2018.
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)
New TSB regulations came into effect on July 1, 2014, changing some reporting requirements.
* Under new reporting requirements all derailments are reportable. The TSB has reviewed derailments and collisions back to January 1, 2014 and recategorized occurrences with minimal consequences as reportable incidents including:
derailments involving 1 to 2 cars, with no equipment or track damage, no injuries, no fires,and no release of dangerous goods; Non-main-track collisions, with no equipment or track damage, no injuries, no fires, no release of dangerous goods, and did not foul the main track.
** Under new reporting requirements the minimum reporting threshold for incidents (200 liters) involving the release low vapour pressure flammable liquids has been harmonized with Part 8 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations.
Accidents 94 86 82 893 817 767
Main-track train collisions 0 0 0 3 3 4
Main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* 0 4 4 34 43 36
Main-track train derailments - 3-5 cars 0 0 0 10 3 7
Main-track train derailments - 6 or more cars 5 3 2 35 18 19
Crossings 10 9 11 118 101 112
Non-main-track train collisions 7 5 7 76 76 67
Non-main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* 46 39 33 357 320 294
Non-main-track train derailments - 3-5 cars 7 2 6 71 56 61
Non-main-track train derailments - 6 or more cars 0 1 3 15 22 22
Collisions/derailments involving track units 4 6 4 35 35 27
Employee/passenger 1 1 1 8 11 9
Trespassers 6 12 6 57 65 51
Fires/explosions 3 2 2 28 23 22
Other 5 2 4 46 41 35
Incidents 24 14 23 226 215 242
Main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* (no damage) 1 0 0 4 2 2
Non-main-track train collisions* (no derailment, no damage) 0 0 0 1 2 3
Non-main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* (no damage) 4 2 4 80 52 70
Dangerous goods leaker ** 0 7 5 13 33 42
Main-track switch in abnormal position 0 2 0 7 7 6
Movement exceeds limits of authority 11 3 10 94 95 91
Runaway rolling stock 2 0 1 8 10 10
Others 6 0 1 19 13 18
Million train-miles (a)       64.09 61.85 62.7
Accidents/million train-miles       13.93 13.21 12.23
Accidents involving dangerous goods 7 6 9 93 76 92
Main-track train derailments 2 3 1 16 8 11
Crossings 0 0 0 6 4 3
Non-main-track train collisions 2 2 2 22 26 23
Non-main-track train derailments 3 1 5 43 33 51
All others 0 0 1 6 5 5
Accidents with a DG release 0 1 0 5 3 4
Accidents involving passenger trains 7 7 4 50 41 39
Accidents involving runaway rolling stock 3 3 3 31 34 32
Fatalities 5 9 5 39 56 60
Crossings 0 2 3 11 12 16
Trespassers 4 7 3 27 44 33
All others 1 0 0 1 0 11
Serious injuries 5 8 7 64 53 42
Crossings 2 2 4 26 18 19
Trespassers 1 4 2 25 18 15
All others 2 2 1 13 17 8

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