Table 1. Railway occurrence and casualty in January 2019

Table 1. Railway occurrence and casualty
  January Year to date (January)
  2019 2018 2014-2018 average 2019 2018 2014-2018 average

Data extracted February 26, 2019.

Notes: 

  • 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.
  • ** TSB Regulations have been harmonized with Section 8.4 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, under which TSB DG leaker incidents are only reportable if they result in death or serious injury, evacuation, or the closure of a DG loading facility, a road, a main railway line, or a main waterway.
Accidents 114 113 90 114 113 90
Main-track train collisions 1 1 0 1 1 0
Main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* 7 5 5 7 5 5
Main-track train derailments - 3-5 cars 0 0 1 0 0 1
Main-track train derailments - 6 or more cars 6 3 3 6 3 3
Crossings 16 18 17 16 18 17
Non-main-track train collisions 14 13 10 14 13 10
Non-main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* 44 48 34 44 48 34
Non-main-track train derailments - 3-5 cars 7 10 8 7 10 8
Non-main-track train derailments - 6 or more cars 3 2 2 3 2 2
Collisions/derailments involving track units 6 5 3 6 5 3
Employee/passenger 1 0 0 1 0 0
Trespassers 3 4 3 3 4 3
Fires/explosions 3 0 1 3 0 1
Other 3 4 3 3 4 3
Incidents 37 35 34 37 35 34
Main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* (no damage) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-main-track train collisions* (no derailment, no damage) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* (no damage) 15 19 18 15 19 18
Dangerous goods leaker ** 0 0 2 0 0 2
Main-track switch in abnormal position 3 0 0 3 0 0
Movement exceeds limits of authority 15 11 10 15 11 10
Uncontrolled movement of rolling stock 4 2 1 4 2 1
Others 0 3 2 0 3 2
Million train-miles (a)       7.56 6.97 6.99
Accidents/million train-miles       15.08 16.21 12.88
Accidents involving dangerous goods 18 12 12 18 12 12
Main-track train derailments 2 1 2 2 1 2
Crossings 1 2 1 1 2 1
Non-main-track train collisions 9 1 4 9 1 4
Non-main-track train derailments 5 8 5 5 8 5
All others 1 0 0 1 0 0
Accidents with a DG release 0 1 1 0 1 1
Accidents involving passenger trains 4 3 5 4 3 5
Accidents involving an uncontrolled movement of rolling stock 5 6 3 5 6 3
Fatalities 6 1 2 6 1 2
Crossings 4 1 1 4 1 1
Trespassers 2 0 1 2 0 1
All others 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serious injuries 6 8 5 6 8 5
Crossings 3 4 3 3 4 3
Trespassers 1 3 2 1 3 2
All others 2 1 0 2 1 0

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