Table 1. Railway Occurrence and Casualty

Table 1. Railway occurrence and casualty in July 2024
  July Year to date (July)
2024 2023 2019-2023
average
2024 2023 2019-2023
average
Accidents  77 81 83 526 553 611
Main-track train collisions 0 1 1 4 2 3
Main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* 0 3 3 10 20 26
Main-track train derailments -  3-5 cars 0 0 1 2 4 3
Main-track train derailments -  6 or more cars 3 2 3 14 15 20
Crossings 11 12 11 95 86 87
Non-main-track train collisions  4 5 5 35 41 47
Non-main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* 27 28 30 167 198 244
Non-main-track train derailments -  3-5 cars 4 6 5 30 28 36
Non-main-track train derailments -  6 or more cars 2 0 2 13 12 14
Collisions/Derailments involving track units 5 4 5 30 31 28
Employee/Passenger  0 0 0 2 4 6
Trespassers 14 8 6 58 42 34
Fires/Explosions on-board rolling stock 2 1 4 33 33 29
Other 5 11 6 33 37 34
Incidents  42 18 24 210 208 211
Main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* (no damage) 0 0 0 2 0 1
Non-main-track train collisions* (no derailment, no damage) 0 0 0 0 0 1
Non-main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* (no damage) 10 2 3 50 40 44
Fires on railway right-of-way 18 3 8 40 46 56
Main-track switch in abnormal position 0 0 1 5 4 6
Movement exceeds limits of authority 12 9 10 88 104 84
Uncontrolled movement of rolling stock 1 3 1 5 7 9
Others 1 1 1 20 7 10
Million train-miles (a)     51.54 49.1 47.96
Accidents/Million train-miles     10.21 11.26 12.74
Accidents involving dangerous goods 7 6 7 57 49 69
Main-track train derailments 1 1 1 6 6 8
Crossings 0 0 0 2 2 3
Non-main-track train collisions 1 1 1 17 13 16
Non-main-track train derailments 4 4 5 30 25 39
All others  1 0 0 2 3 3
Accidents with a DG release 0 1 1 3 3 3
Accidents involving passenger trains 3 5 6 25 20 26
Accidents involving an uncontrolled movement of rolling stock 2 2 3 19 16 24
Fatalities 11 6 5 46 37 35
Crossings  1 0 1 9 8 10
Trespassers  10 6 4 37 28 23
All others  0 0 0 0 1 2
Serious Injuries 6 4 6 34 22 28
Crossings 3 1 3 13 8 13
Trespassers 3 2 2 18 9 9
All others 0 1 1 3 5 6

Data extracted 19 August 2024

All 5-year averages have been rounded. The totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of these averages.

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

  1. Train-miles estimated. (Source: Transport Canada)

* 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.