Table 1. Railway occurrence and casualty in April 2024

Table 1. Railway occurrence and casualty in April 2024
  April Year to date (April)
2024 2023 2019-2023
average
2024 2023 2019-2023
average
Accidents  78 72 75 303 328 375
Main-track train collisions 0 0 0 2 0 2
Main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars 2 4 3 7 13 17
Main-track train derailments -  3-5 cars 0 1 0 0 2 1
Main-track train derailments -  6 or more cars 1 2 1 7 9 9
Crossings 15 7 8 59 55 55
Non-main-track train collisions  2 5 6 23 25 31
Non-main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars 25 19 32 95 119 161
Non-main-track train derailments -  3-5 cars 4 4 4 20 15 20
Non-main-track train derailments -  6 or more cars 2 2 2 9 11 9
Collisions/Derailments involving track units 5 6 3 15 18 14
Employee/Passenger  1 2 1 1 3 4
Trespassers 10 9 6 24 21 17
Fires/Explosions on-board rolling stock 7 4 5 21 19 15
Other 4 7 4 20 18 20
Incidents  35 42 35 111 107 115
Main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars (no damage) 0 0 0 1 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 3 4 31 20 33
Fires on railway right-of-way 9 17 13 11 17 17
Main-track switch in abnormal position 0 0 0 3 2 3
Movement exceeds limits of authority 17 20 14 50 61 49
Uncontrolled movement of rolling stock 3 2 2 4 3 5
Others 1 0 2 11 4 7
Million train-miles (a) 29.86 28.71 27.87
Accidents/Million train-miles 10.15 11.42 13.45
Accidents involving dangerous goods 5 9 8 40 29 46
Main-track train derailments 0 1 1 3 3 4
Crossings 0 1 0 1 1 1
Non-main-track train collisions 1 1 2 12 7 11
Non-main-track train derailments 4 6 5 23 17 27
All others  0 0 0 1 1 2
Accidents with a DG release 0 0 0 1 1 1
Accidents involving passenger trains 2 5 3 13 9 14
Accidents involving an uncontrolled movement of rolling stock 5 1 3 13 8 14
Fatalities 4 9 6 20 24 19
Crossings  0 0 1 5 6 6
Trespassers  4 8 4 15 17 12
All others  0 1 0 0 1 1
Serious Injuries 8 1 3 16 11 15
Crossings 1 0 2 5 6 7
Trespassers 6 0 1 9 2 4
All others 1 1 0 2 3 4

Data extracted 16 May 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.

Note: This is preliminary information subject to year-end validation and reconciliation.