Table 1. Railway occurrences and casualties, August 2024

 

 

August

Year to date (August)

2024

2023

2019-2023 average

2024

2023

2019-2023 average

Accidents

69

96

82

597

649

693

Main-track train collisions

0

1

1

4

3

3

Main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars

2

1

3

12

21

29

Main-track train derailments -  3-5 cars

1

1

1

3

5

4

Main-track train derailments -  6 or more cars

0

1

1

14

16

21

Crossings

14

16

12

109

102

99

Non-main-track train collisions

8

6

5

43

47

53

Non-main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars

22

32

30

189

230

273

Non-main-track train derailments -  3-5 cars

4

10

6

34

38

42

Non-main-track train derailments -  6 or more cars

1

2

1

14

14

15

Collisions/Derailments involving track units

4

3

4

35

34

32

Employee/Passenger

0

0

1

2

4

7

Trespassers

8

10

8

66

52

42

Fires/Explosions on-board rolling stock

3

5

4

37

38

33

Other

2

8

4

35

45

38

Incidents

21

27

28

231

235

238

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)

6

2

3

56

42

47

Fires on railway right-of-way

3

6

9

43

52

64

Main-track switch in abnormal position

0

2

1

5

6

7

Movement exceeds limits of authority

8

13

12

96

117

96

Uncontrolled movement of rolling stock

1

1

1

6

8

9

Others

2

3

2

22

10

13

Million train-miles (a)

 

 

 

58.29

56.00

54.85

Accidents/Million train-miles

 

 

 

10.24

11.59

12.63

Accidents involving dangerous goods

7

7

7

64

56

77

Main-track train derailments

1

0

1

7

6

9

Crossings

0

1

0

2

3

3

Non-main-track train collisions

2

2

1

19

15

18

Non-main-track train derailments

4

3

4

34

28

43

All others

0

1

1

2

4

3

Accidents with a DG release

0

1

0

4

4

3

Accidents involving passenger trains

3

1

3

28

21

29

Accidents involving an uncontrolled movement of rolling stock

3

1

4

22

17

28

Fatalities

4

9

7

50

46

42

Crossings

0

2

1

9

10

12

Trespassers

4

7

6

41

35

29

All others

0

0

0

0

1

2

Serious Injuries

7

6

5

41

28

33

Crossings

2

3

2

15

11

15

Trespassers

4

2

2

22

11

10

All others

0

1

1

3

6

7

Data extracted 18 September 2024

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

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