Table 5. Non main-track train derailments by province in January 2020*

Table 5. Non main-track train derailments by province *
  Year to date (January) Derailments with DG involvement
Year to date (January)
  2020 2019 2015-2019 average 2020 2019 2015-2019 average

Data extracted February 17, 2020.

* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2020 or in 2019.

New TSB regulations came into effect on July 1, 2014, changing some reporting requirements.

* Under new reporting requirements all derailments are reportable.

Canada 53 70 62 10 12 9
Newfoundland 3 1 2 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Brunswick 0 1 0 0 0 0
Quebec 5 16 14 0 3 2
Ontario 9 7 12 3 0 2
Manitoba 4 8 6 2 1 1
Saskatchewan 7 4 6 1 0 0
Alberta 10 18 13 1 6 3
British Columbia 15 14 9 3 1 1
Northwest Territories 0 1 0 0 1 0
Figure 1: Number of non main-track train derailments per month [D]
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Number of non main-track train derailments per month
Figure 2: Number of non main-track train derailments per total number of car derailed [D]
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Number of non-main track train derailments per total number of car derailed