On 21 November 2023, at approximately 1827 Eastern Standard Time, Canadian National Railway Company train X37621-20 (CN 376), a light engine movement, was travelling southward on the east track of the St-Laurent Subdivision when it collided at 32 mph with the tail end of a stationary Réseau de transport métropolitain commuter train (EXO 1212).
On 19 November 2023, a Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) freight train was proceeding northbound on the main track of the New Westminster Subdivision in Delta, British Columbia, at Mile 133.5, when it passed a stop signal and struck the side of a southbound mixed merchandise BNSF freight train.
On 05 February 2024, at approximately 1624 Mountain Standard Time, a Canadian Pacific Railway Company, doing business as CPKC, mixed-merchandise freight train travelling from Montréal, Quebec, to Edmonton, Alberta, was proceeding westward on the Brooks Subdivision at about 53 mph when the trailing head-end locomotive and 17 intermodal flat cars (41 platforms) derailed at Mile 65.8 near Brooks, Alberta. Some of the derailed cars were carrying dangerous goods but did not breach.
On 11 February 2024, a Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPKC) yard crew was operating a yard assignment at Kipp Yard in Coalhurst, Alberta, when the assignment struck a cut of 79 stationary cars at 13 mph.
As a result of the collision, a total of 11 cars derailed, some of which containing dangerous goods. There were no leaks or injuries reported. The TSB is investigating.
On 06 March 2024, a Canadian National Railway Company (CN) freight train loaded with wheat was travelling east on the north main track when 17 loaded hopper cars derailed at Mile 34.30 on the Rivers Subdivision.
No dangerous goods were released, and no injuries were reported.
With a view to advancing transportation safety, the TSB is publishing data from its Rail Occurrence Database System (RODS) on reportable accidents and incidents (which together are called occurrences) for use by industry and the public. The TSB gathers these data in the course of its investigations and uses them to analyze safety deficiencies and identify risks in the Canadian transportation system.
