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Rail transportation safety investigation report
Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, August 2024
| August | Year to date (August) | ||||
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 | |
Table 4. Non-main track collision accidents and incidents by province, August 2024
| August | Year to date (August) | ||||
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 | 2024 | |||
Table 3. Main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, August 2024
| August | Year to date (August) | ||||
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 | |
Table 1. Railway occurrences and casualties, August 2024
| August | Year to date (August) | ||||
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average | 2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average | |
Table 2. Railway crossing and trespasser accidents by province, August 2024
| Crossings with type recorded | All crossings | Tresspasser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public | Public | Private | |||||
Rail transportation safety investigation R24T0064
The occurrence
On 14 March 2024 at 1702 Eastern Daylight Time, eastbound GO Transit commuter train 1028 (GO 1028), was departing the station track at the GO Aldershot Station in Burlington, Ontario, when it passed by signal 344 displaying a Stop indication. The train then ran through a power switch lined in the opposing direction and entered track 3 of the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) Oakville Subdivision main line at Mile 34.4 without authority.