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Rail transportation safety investigation report
TSB Recommendation R25-01
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Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, July 2025
| July | Year to date (July) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 |
Table 4. Non-main track collision accidents and incidents by province, July 2025
| July | Year to date (July) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 |
Table 3. Main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, July 2025
| July | Year to date (July) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 |
Table 2. Railway crossing and trespasser accidents by province, July 2025
| Crossings with type recorded | All crossings | Tresspasser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public automated | Public passive | Private | |||||
Table 1. Railway occurrences and casualties, July 2025
| July | Year to date (July) | ||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average |
Rail transportation safety investigation R25W0047
The occurrence
On 28 June 2025, a Canadian National Railway Company (CN) freight train was travelling east on the Fort Frances Subdivision when it experienced a train-initiated emergency air brake application near Devlin, Ontario.
As a result, 13 loaded grain hopper cars near the tail end derailed. Most of the derailed cars were extensively damaged and released their product. No dangerous goods were involved, and no injuries were reported.