Table 1. Railway Occurrence and Casualty

Table 1. Railway occurrence and casualty in June 2024
  June Year to date (June)
2024 2023 2019-2023
average
2024 2023 2019-2023
average
Accidents  68 69 79 447 470 527
Main-track train collisions 0 0 0 4 1 2
Main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* 4 3 3 10 17 22
Main-track train derailments -  3-5 cars 0 1 1 2 4 2
Main-track train derailments -  6 or more cars 4 3 5 11 13 17
Crossings 12 9 11 84 74 76
Non-main-track train collisions  3 6 5 29 36 42
Non-main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars* 15 23 27 142 168 213
Non-main-track train derailments -  3-5 cars 5 6 5 26 22 31
Non-main-track train derailments -  6 or more cars 1 0 2 11 12 12
Collisions/Derailments involving track units 5 5 5 24 27 23
Employee/Passenger  0 1 2 2 4 6
Trespassers 13 6 6 44 34 28
Fires/Explosions on-board rolling stock 3 6 6 30 32 25
Other 3 0 3 28 26 28
Incidents  29 32 33 167 189 187
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) 5 7 3 39 38 41
Fires on railway right-of-way 3 7 12 22 43 48
Main-track switch in abnormal position 1 0 1 5 4 5
Movement exceeds limits of authority 16 16 13 76 95 74
Uncontrolled movement of rolling stock 0 0 1 4 3 8
Others 4 2 2 19 6 9
Million train-miles (a)     44.51 42.57 41.35
Accidents/Million train-miles     10.04 11.04 12.75
Accidents involving dangerous goods 5 9 8 49 43 62
Main-track train derailments 2 2 2 5 5 7
Crossings 0 1 0 2 2 2
Non-main-track train collisions 1 3 2 15 12 16
Non-main-track train derailments 2 2 3 26 21 34
All others  0 1 0 1 3 3
Accidents with a DG release 2 1 0 3 2 2
Accidents involving passenger trains 3 3 3 22 15 21
Accidents involving an uncontrolled movement of rolling stock 1 3 3 16 14 21
Fatalities 10 3 6 35 31 30
Crossings  2 2 2 8 8 9
Trespassers  8 1 3 27 22 19
All others  0 0 0 0 1 2
Serious Injuries 6 5 5 28 18 22
Crossings 2 1 1 10 7 10
Trespassers 4 3 2 15 7 7
All others 0 1 1 3 4 6

Data extracted 15 July 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.