Rail transportation
Rail transportation safety investigation R24D0070
The occurrence
On 29 September 2024, at approximately 1733 Eastern Daylight Time, a VIA Rail Canada Inc. (VIA Rail) train was backing up eastward when it passed a stop signal without authorization and damaged a main track switch at the entrance to the Victoria Bridge in Montreal (Quebec). At the same time, a CN freight train traveling westbound on the same track came to a stop approximately 1700 feet from the tail of the VIA Rail train.
Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, September 2024
| September | Year to date (September) | ||||
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average | 2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average |
Table 4. Non-main track collision accidents and incidents by province, September 2024
| September | Year to date (September) | ||||
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average | 2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average |
Table 3. Main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, September 2024
| September | Year to date (September) | ||||
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average | 2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average |
Table 2. Railway crossing and trespasser accidents by province, September 2024
| Crossings with type recorded (year to date 2024) | All crossings (year to date) | Tresspasser (year to date) | |||||
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Public automated | Public passive |
Table 1. Railway occurrences and casualties, September 2024
| September | Year to date (September) | ||||
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average | 2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average |