In 2020, the Canadian railway industry reported some 1,058 freight rail accidents. That year, there were some 1.82 accidents per billion gross ton-miles. This was a noticeable decrease when compared to 2019, with recorded an accident rate of 2.14 per billion gross ton-miles.
Number of freight rail accidents in Canada from 2004 to 2020
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Rail freight accidents
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Railway Association of Canada. (December 23, 2021). Number of freight rail accidents in Canada from 2004 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/484661/number-of-freight-rail-accidents-in-canada/
Railway Association of Canada. "Number of freight rail accidents in Canada from 2004 to 2020." Chart. December 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484661/number-of-freight-rail-accidents-in-canada/
Railway Association of Canada. (2021). Number of freight rail accidents in Canada from 2004 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484661/number-of-freight-rail-accidents-in-canada/
Railway Association of Canada. "Number of Freight Rail Accidents in Canada from 2004 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484661/number-of-freight-rail-accidents-in-canada/
Railway Association of Canada, Number of freight rail accidents in Canada from 2004 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484661/number-of-freight-rail-accidents-in-canada/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of freight rail accidents in Canada from 2004 to 2020 [Graph], Railway Association of Canada, December 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/484661/number-of-freight-rail-accidents-in-canada/