Rail Safety Advisory Letter 02/26
10 July 2026
Director General, Rail Safety and Security
Transport Canada
Enterprise Building, 14th floor
427 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa ON K1A 0N5
Rail transportation
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Recommendation Name
Rail transportation safety investigation report
Rail transportation safety investigation R26D0039
The occurrence
On 05 July 2026, Canadian National Railway Company (CN) freight train A46121-05 was travelling southward at 48 mph on the main track of CN’s Joliette Subdiv
Rail Transportation Safety Advisory Letter 01/26
7 April 2026
Director General, Rail Safety and Security
Transport Canada
Enterprise Building, 14th Floor
427 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa ON K1A 0N5
Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, May 2026
| May | Year to date (May) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | 2026 | |||
Table 4. Non-main track collision accidents and incidents by province, May 2026
| May | Year to date (May) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | 2026 | |||
Table 3. Main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, May 2026
| May | Year to date (May) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | 2026 | |||
Table 2. Railway crossing and trespasser accidents by province, May 2026
| Crossings with type recorded (year to date 2026) | All crossings (year to date) | Tresspasser (year to date) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public automated | |||||||
Table 1. Railway occurrences and casualties, May 2026
| May | Year to date (May) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | 2026 | 2025 | ||