Table 1. Railway occurrences and casualties, September 2025

 

September

Year to date (September)

2025

2024

2020-2024
average

2025

2024

2020-2024
average

Accidents637674622675709
Main-track train collisions000644
Main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars012191325
Main-track train derailments -  3-5 cars121654
Main-track train derailments -  6 or more cars501161421
Crossings31914116128110
Non-main-track train collisions265424950
Non-main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars181623170206262
Non-main-track train derailments -  3-5 cars556373943
Non-main-track train derailments -  6 or more cars032161716
Collisions/Derailments involving track units585324438
Employee/Passenger1011225
Trespassers1487757555
Fires/Explosions on-board rolling stock244294135
Other744463842
Incidents242225272251262
Main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars (no damage)000121
Non-main-track train collisions (no derailment, no damage)000101
Non-main-track train derailments - 1-2 cars (no damage)413915751
Fires on railway right-of-way016424471
Main-track switch in abnormal position101256
Movement exceeds limits of authority151711107113106
Uncontrolled movement of rolling stock011369
Others422252417
Million train-miles (a)   66.6365.8161.49
Accidents/Million train-miles   9.3410.2611.54
Accidents involving dangerous goods366577170
Main-track train derailments211689
Crossings000422
Non-main-track train collisions022162217
Non-main-track train derailments133293739
All others000223
Accidents with a DG release000143
Accidents involving passenger trains643403230
Accidents involving an uncontrolled movement of rolling stock233162324
Fatalities957565549
Crossings013131012
Trespassers944434536
All others000001
Serious Injuries476604838
Crossings042211916
Trespassers333262615
All others1011337

Data extracted 16 October 2025

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)