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In January 2004, Canadian railways loaded a total 20.5 million metric tonnes, down 2.5 million tonnes, or 10.9% from December 2003. The non-intermodal portion of freight loaded by Canadian railways totalled 235,000 carloads and 18.4 million tonnes, an 11.8% drop from December 2003. Grain and coal had the greatest impact on the decline, with grain freights down 0.7 million tonnes and coal down 0.5 million tonnes. The top five commodity groupings by metric tonnes and number of rail cars, January 2004
These top five groups of commodities accounted for 44% of the January tonnage and 42% of the total car loadings. The intermodal portion, that is containers and trailers hauled on flat cars, totalled 2.1 million tonnes in January, a 2.8% drop from December. January’s intermodal loadings make up just over 10% of the total tonnage. Freight coming from the United States either destined for or passing through Canada also dropped in January, reaching 2.6 million tonnes, a 4.6% decline over December of 2003. Lower demand for commodities, severe weather conditions and the seasonal closure of the St. Lawrence Seaway explain most of the variation from December 2003 to January 2004. Despite monthly declines, year-over-year figures increased in January. When compared to the same month last year, January 2004 figures show a 1.4% increase of non-intermodal tonnage, a 2.8% increase for intermodal traffic and a 3.1% increase for traffic received from the United States. |
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