Table S3: Railways Under Federal Jurisdiction, Accidents and Incidents, 2015–2024

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Table S3: Railways Under Federal Jurisdiction, Accidents and Incidents, 2015–2024

Table S3: Railways Under Federal Jurisdiction, Accidents and Incidents, 2015–2024
                        Average
Accident Type 2015R 2016R 2017R 2018R 2019R 2020R 2021R 2022R 2023R 2024P 2015-2024
  Crossing collision 165 133 143 166 178 130 136 161 150 167 152.9
  Trespasser accident 50 68 76 68 56 60 63 72 80 95 68.8
  Main-track train derailment 75 56 81 87 93 70 75 68 55 48 70.8
  Main-track train collision 4 5 3 5 4 7 3 8 9 6 5.4
  Non-main-track train derailment 523 437 541 599 606 492 401 450 407 351 480.7
  Non-main track train collision 92 69 103 101 112 68 62 66 63 61 79.7
  Derailment involving track unit 11 7 24 16 19 15 16 32 25 16 18.1
  Collision involving track unit 32 16 21 32 31 24 34 33 25 38 28.6
  Employee accident 9 11 13 8 14 8 8 8 3 5 8.7
  Passenger accident 6 5 4 5 1   3 2 1 1 3.1
  Rolling stock with object 20 36 30 31 30 30 43 46 50 48 36.4
  Rolling stock with abandoned vehicle 6 7 3 9 7 4 3 3 5 5 5.2
  Rolling stock damage
  without derailment/collision 20 12 12 6 5 1 5 13 3 2 7.9
  Fire on board rolling stock 30 34 32 33 58 32 45 46 42 53 40.5
  Other accidents           1         1.0
  Total Accidents 1,043 896 1,086 1,166 1,214 942 897 1,008 918 896 1006.6
 
Incident Type
  Main-track switch in abnormal position 12 7 12 7 15 3 13 8 8 6 9.1
  Movement exceeds limits of authority 142 133 122 138 136 149 109 134 162 143 136.8
  Signal less restrictive than required 5 1 1 2   1   6   4 2.9
  Unprotected overlap of authorities 6 4 2 11 6 5 4 2   1 4.6
  Runaway rolling stock 14 10 14 15 15 19 13 9 9 8 12.6
  Crew member incapacitated 2 1 4 5   1       1 2.3
  Dangerous goods leakage 33 7               1 13.7
  Main-track train derailment1 3 5 3 4 3 1 2 1   2 2.7
  Non-main-track train derailment1 125 97 67 96 58 32 39 111 67 69 76.1
  Non-main track train collision1 4 4 2 2   1 2 4 3   2.8
  Derailment involving track unit1 10 13 5 5 7 9 4 4 12 15 8.4
  Rolling stock with object2 10 14 3   1 2 6 6 6 7 6.1
  Rolling stock with abandoned vehicle2 5 5   1   1 1       2.6
  Fire on railway right-of-way 2 1 1 1 42 46 145 88 56 46 42.8
  Other incidents 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0.8
  Total Incidents 374 302 236 287 284 275 338 374 323 303 309.6
 
Million Train-Miles (MTM)3 85.0 79.6 82.9 88.0 88.9 80.2 79.6 81.0 85.6 88.1 83.9
Accidents per MTM - Accident Rate 12.3 11.3 13.1 13.2 13.7 11.7 11.3 12.4 10.7 10.2 12.0
 
Accident Fatalities
  Crossing collision 15 19 19 19 28 18 17 14 13 12 17.4
  Trespasser accident 30 47 52 34 38 40 41 51 53 56 44.2
  Other 1 0 4 4 6 2 2 0 1 2 2.2
  Total Fatalities 46 66 75 57 72 60 60 65 67 70 63.8
 
Accident Injuries
  Crossing collision 18 24 22 41 31 12 24 28 18 24 24.2
  Trespasser accident 17 20 22 30 17 20 17 16 20 35 21.4
  Other 15 12 21 19 17 8 11 14 6 9 13.2
  Total Injuries 50 56 65 90 65 40 52 58 44 68 58.8
 
Dangerous Goods Involved in Accidents 126 99 116 123 169 81 86 109 84 85 107.8
Passenger Train Accidents 46 56 50 66 47 31 41 51 36 42 46.6
Passenger Train-Miles (PTM)4 6.1 6.5 5.9 6.8 6.9 2.8 3.7 3.7 6.3 6.5 5.5
Passenger Rate 7.5 8.6 8.5 9.7 6.8 11.0 11.2 13.9 5.8 6.4 8.9
 

Notes and Sources

Notes: P = Preliminary. R = Revised.

The reported occurrences cover only railways under federal jurisdiction. Final figures over preliminary and estimated figures historically have changed less than one per cent. Fatalities and serious injuries involved in incidents are not included in the Fatality and Serious Injury totals. For accident and reportable incident definitions, see Transportation Safety Board Regulation Web site: http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/stats/rail/2011/ss11.asp#AppB.

New TSB regulations came into effect on July 1, 2014, changing some reporting requirements: 1 = No Damage, 2 = No Derailment & No Damage

3 Train-miles include main track-miles and yard switching miles.

4 PTM = Passenger train-miles; figures are estimated.



Sources: Transport Canada, adapted from the Transportation Safety Board, Transport Canada (activity data)

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Notes and sources
Notes: P = Preliminary. R = Revised.

The reported occurrences cover only railways under federal jurisdiction. Final figures over preliminary and estimated figures historically have changed less than one per cent. Fatalities and serious injuries involved in incidents are not included in the Fatality and Serious Injury totals. For accident and reportable incident definitions, see Transportation Safety Board Regulation Web site: http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/stats/rail/2011/ss11.asp#AppB.

New TSB regulations came into effect on July 1, 2014, changing some reporting requirements: 1 = No Damage, 2 = No Derailment & No Damage

3 Train-miles include main track-miles and yard switching miles.

4 PTM = Passenger train-miles; figures are estimated.



Sources: Transport Canada, adapted from the Transportation Safety Board, Transport Canada (activity data)
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