Monthly Railway Carloadings July 2006 Statistical tables
Table 1 PDF
July 2006 July 2005
Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes
Wheat 19,619
1,775,488 15,937 1,436,980
Other cereal grains
2,764 215,144 3,427 270,474
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
1,215 106,567 2,987 267,311
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts 0 0 1 65
Colza seeds (canola)
6,820 542,830 3,609 283,291
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product 733 57,403 262 18,281
Animal feed and products
1,485 121,181 1,635 131,929
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
0 0 1 65
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products 1,048 83,719 926 71,628
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours 2,675 211,046 2,108 167,772
Sugar 488
42,974 503 44,212
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified 314 18,976 258 16,035
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
60 4,531 68 5,418
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
3,794 324,201 3,434 285,302
Salt 1,127
94,237 1,105 99,285
Phosphate rock
535 48,269 905 80,325
Sulphur 6,123
586,083 7,184 693,625
Gypsum x
x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 6,659 596,436 5,878 517,765
Iron ores and concentrates
33,719 3,121,893 31,246 2,869,754
Copper ores and concentrates
1,252 110,590 1,377 120,526
Nickel ores and concentrates
1,031 86,014 547 39,698
Lead ores and concentrates
308 23,750 207 15,962
Zinc ores and concentrates
745 63,805 854 72,310
Other metallic ores and concentrates
5,306 505,959 5,508 523,722
Coal 29,090
2,952,945 27,219 2,717,054
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel 3,445 264,908 2,822 217,515
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
5,120 412,851 4,831 386,624
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 4,271 269,307 4,367 278,012
Coal coke and petroleum coke
2,167 150,570 1,799 121,221
Other refined petroleum and coal
products 2,891 226,694 2,882 226,030
Sulphuric acid
2,313 206,972 2,066 183,605
Alumina 2,996
273,313 3,252 293,742
Other basic chemicals
7,846 692,053 7,358 643,295
Potash 9,137
891,784 10,740 1,056,770
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
4,622 394,442 4,986 424,920
Other chemical products and preparations
733 61,995 654 55,373
Plastic and rubber
4,132 356,620 4,139 359,545
Logs and other wood in the rough
2,948 174,264 3,674 218,835
Wood chips
4,844 291,429 5,313 320,615
Lumber 14,824
1,241,433 16,555 1,362,192
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer) 7,185 564,485 6,761 511,406
Wood pulp
9,668 781,759 11,134 894,990
Newsprint
6,244 405,946 6,424 424,188
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products 5,864 403,155 5,791 376,946
Cement 2,882
267,460 3,007 276,393
Other non-metallic mineral products
482 41,382 731 59,544
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
6,008 495,877 4,764 394,981
Copper, primary or semi-finished
511 42,508 419 35,510
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
2,713 216,418 2,862 234,854
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished 564 43,370 587 46,716
Articles of base metal
1,515 113,921 881 65,755
Machinery
60 2,069 130 4,549
Automobiles and mini-vans
6,910 117,078 6,252 107,252
Freight motor vehicles
3,735 63,629 3,829 67,565
Other vehicles
39 968 5 137
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles 1,312 36,116 1,592 46,525
Other transportation equipment
1,503 37,949 1,002 31,226
Metallic waste and scrap
3,093 235,145 2,571 196,415
Non-metallic waste and scrap
913 53,177 665 35,969
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods 160 8,169 205 12,505
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated 491 24,200 711 35,062
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
629 19,230 733 23,829
Less than carload shipments
... 12 ... 14
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded 2 261,680 21,576,699
253,680 20,779,414
... not applicable.
x suppresed to meet the confidentiality requirements
of the Statistics Act .
1. Includes loadings of gypsum.
2. Excludes goods transported in containers or
trailers on flat cars.
Table 2 PDF
July 2006 July 2005
Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes
Wheat 403
36,058 468 41,362
Other cereal grains
164 14,254 182 15,526
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
39 3,115 25 2,046
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola)
98 7,721 12 1,065
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product 94 6,718 90 5,809
Animal feed and products
419 32,877 623 49,868
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products 34 2,737 36 3,003
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours 284 21,048 210 15,704
Sugar 387
34,109 358 31,491
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified 45 3,811 27 2,325
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
17 1,131 24 1,826
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
1,736 140,475 1,385 109,555
Salt 721
57,731 733 66,316
Phosphate rock
535 48,269 905 80,325
Sulphur 121
10,691 115 10,062
Gypsum x
x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 6,068 544,086 5,460 481,349
Iron ores and concentrates
33,719 3,121,893 31,246 2,869,754
Copper ores and concentrates
495 43,001 693 59,245
Nickel ores and concentrates
1,031 86,014 547 39,698
Lead ores and concentrates
308 23,750 207 15,962
Zinc ores and concentrates
618 53,741 803 68,050
Other metallic ores and concentrates
5,251 500,992 5,403 514,299
Coal 2,201
192,430 2,091 173,697
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel 2,304 179,324 2,172 168,062
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
2,452 195,568 2,799 221,988
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,581 161,196 2,706 171,308
Coal coke and petroleum coke
1,505 99,987 1,232 78,319
Other refined petroleum and coal
products 1,203 91,075 1,219 91,815
Sulphuric acid
1,981 177,801 1,819 161,680
Alumina 2,996
273,313 3,251 293,692
Other basic chemicals
2,783 240,087 2,678 229,340
Potash 766
70,375 611 55,777
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
256 22,994 571 51,864
Other chemical products and preparations
671 57,258 590 50,408
Plastic and rubber
1,863 154,469 2,037 173,065
Logs and other wood in the rough
1,801 101,313 1,839 98,283
Wood chips
937 59,507 1,235 79,851
Lumber 3,360
277,315 3,685 297,647
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer) 2,756 209,679 2,516 177,547
Wood pulp
3,151 239,992 3,524 273,706
Newsprint
5,406 348,016 5,588 366,515
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products 4,356 296,485 4,489 290,627
Cement 1,639
150,893 1,577 145,463
Other non-metallic mineral products
216 18,712 459 37,349
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
5,294 436,477 4,256 350,437
Copper, primary or semi-finished
406 34,830 343 29,681
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
2,691 214,699 2,841 233,163
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished 160 12,826 189 15,606
Articles of base metal
575 42,211 505 37,092
Machinery
46 1,331 81 2,364
Automobiles and mini-vans
5,394 94,801 4,789 86,304
Freight motor vehicles
3,347 58,028 3,466 62,690
Other vehicles
39 968 4 109
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles 1,312 36,116 1,590 46,479
Other transportation equipment
1,088 25,759 828 25,922
Metallic waste and scrap
1,814 140,702 1,450 114,051
Non-metallic waste and scrap
545 36,959 245 15,750
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods 71 3,632 90 5,917
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated 487 24,096 708 34,964
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
615 18,479 617 18,628
Less than carload shipments
... 12 ... 14
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded 2 123,655 9,593,937
120,242 9,251,814
... not applicable.
x suppresed to meet the confidentiality requirements
of the Statistics Act .
1. Includes loadings of gypsum.
2. Excludes goods transported in containers or
trailers on flat cars.
Table 3 PDF
July 2006 July 2005
Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes
Wheat 19,216
1,739,430 15,469 1,395,618
Other cereal grains
2,600 200,890 3,245 254,948
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
1,176 103,452 2,962 265,265
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts 0 0 1 65
Colza seeds (canola)
6,722 535,109 3,597 282,226
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product 639 50,685 172 12,472
Animal feed and products
1,066 88,304 1,012 82,061
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
0 0 1 65
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products 1,014 80,982 890 68,625
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours 2,391 189,998 1,898 152,068
Sugar 101
8,865 145 12,721
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified 269 15,165 231 13,710
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
43 3,400 44 3,592
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
2,058 183,726 2,049 175,747
Salt 406
36,506 372 32,969
Phosphate rock
0 0 0 0
Sulphur 6,002
575,392 7,069 683,563
Gypsum x
x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 591 52,350 418 36,416
Iron ores and concentrates
0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates
757 67,589 684 61,281
Nickel ores and concentrates
0 0 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates
0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates
127 10,064 51 4,260
Other metallic ores and concentrates
55 4,967 105 9,423
Coal 26,889
2,760,515 25,128 2,543,357
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel 1,141 85,584 650 49,453
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
2,668 217,283 2,032 164,636
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 1,690 108,111 1,661 106,704
Coal coke and petroleum coke
662 50,583 567 42,902
Other refined petroleum and coal
products 1,688 135,619 1,663 134,215
Sulphuric acid
332 29,171 247 21,925
Alumina 0
0 1 50
Other basic chemicals
5,063 451,966 4,680 413,955
Potash 8,371
821,409 10,129 1,000,993
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
4,366 371,448 4,415 373,056
Other chemical products and preparations
62 4,737 64 4,965
Plastic and rubber
2,269 202,151 2,102 186,480
Logs and other wood in the rough
1,147 72,951 1,835 120,552
Wood chips
3,907 231,922 4,078 240,764
Lumber 11,464
964,118 12,870 1,064,545
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer) 4,429 354,806 4,245 333,859
Wood pulp
6,517 541,767 7,610 621,284
Newsprint
838 57,930 836 57,673
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products 1,508 106,670 1,302 86,319
Cement 1,243
116,567 1,430 130,930
Other non-metallic mineral products
266 22,670 272 22,195
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
714 59,400 508 44,544
Copper, primary or semi-finished
105 7,678 76 5,829
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
22 1,719 21 1,691
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished 404 30,544 398 31,110
Articles of base metal
940 71,710 376 28,663
Machinery
14 738 49 2,185
Automobiles and mini-vans
1,516 22,277 1,463 20,948
Freight motor vehicles
388 5,601 363 4,875
Other vehicles
0 0 1 28
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles 0 0 2 46
Other transportation equipment
415 12,190 174 5,304
Metallic waste and scrap
1,279 94,443 1,121 82,364
Non-metallic waste and scrap
368 16,218 420 20,219
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods 89 4,537 115 6,588
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated 4 104 3 98
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
14 751 116 5,201
Less than carload shipments
... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded 2 138,025 11,982,762
133,438 11,527,600
... not applicable.
x suppresed to meet the confidentiality requirements
of the Statistics Act .
1. Includes loadings of gypsum.
2. Excludes goods transported in containers or
trailers on flat cars.
Table 4 PDF
January 2006 to July 2006 January 2005 to July 2005
Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes
Wheat 133,542
12,079,672 115,995 10,419,471
Other cereal grains
23,916 1,893,351 25,922 2,045,279
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
15,079 1,336,965 14,631
1,288,523
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts 0 0 4 260
Colza seeds (canola)
44,262 3,510,237 24,495 1,922,603
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product 4,903 381,812 3,404 257,921
Animal feed and products
11,851 968,384 14,557 1,172,095
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
2 9 1 65
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products 7,683 607,853 7,525 578,984
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours 17,965 1,414,254 14,586
1,151,781
Sugar 3,095
271,530 3,262 286,310
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified 2,111 126,218 1,608 104,177
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
575 45,526 530 42,320
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
23,765 2,052,291 23,865
2,038,065
Salt 7,413
650,868 8,710 782,136
Phosphate rock
3,671 328,010 5,922 533,032
Sulphur 47,838
4,606,774 47,352 4,563,053
Gypsum x
x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 45,431 3,952,858 43,409
3,717,242
Iron ores and concentrates
207,373 19,211,703 193,820 17,747,318
Copper ores and concentrates
8,455 740,020 9,434 830,640
Nickel ores and concentrates
13,341 1,026,374 18,597
1,351,152
Lead ores and concentrates
1,742 134,325 1,561 120,803
Zinc ores and concentrates
5,483 467,723 5,749 490,837
Other metallic ores and concentrates
35,673 3,402,643 36,909
3,501,764
Coal 180,668
18,313,045 199,858 19,958,179
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel 17,407 1,340,344 16,787
1,292,292
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
33,933 2,736,242 35,785
2,888,654
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 38,506 2,436,493 39,864
2,531,339
Coal coke and petroleum coke
14,311 986,103 13,274 867,211
Other refined petroleum and coal
products 19,524 1,526,911 19,105
1,485,671
Sulphuric acid
17,307 1,550,348 15,848 1,413,228
Alumina 20,386
1,865,248 21,575 1,950,657
Other basic chemicals
53,988 4,726,502 54,361 4,736,918
Potash 69,330
6,666,128 104,981 10,065,406
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
31,637 2,651,538 36,208
3,054,513
Other chemical products and preparations
4,936 415,469 5,151 433,317
Plastic and rubber
29,156 2,520,973 28,231 2,430,288
Logs and other wood in the rough
26,502 1,514,544 30,413
1,799,454
Wood chips
40,306 2,405,609 41,197 2,489,562
Lumber 119,184
9,937,581 116,522 9,522,928
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer) 52,507 4,094,951 49,606
3,740,057
Wood pulp
71,531 5,775,872 80,309 6,460,426
Newsprint
46,786 3,041,793 46,504 3,017,629
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products 37,871 2,581,568 40,789
2,629,849
Cement 16,884
1,568,616 17,363 1,594,212
Other non-metallic mineral products
3,249 280,263 5,089 407,081
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
41,017 3,430,574 37,683
3,124,498
Copper, primary or semi-finished
3,032 256,111 2,704 226,403
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
19,188 1,561,586 18,553
1,506,606
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished 5,152 407,853 5,343 435,000
Articles of base metal
8,990 669,244 6,499 471,110
Machinery
614 25,320 747 26,209
Automobiles and mini-vans
61,654 1,058,263 59,663 1,043,243
Freight motor vehicles
47,654 846,900 47,977 842,771
Other vehicles
132 2,435 107 2,265
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles 17,549 503,800 19,398 565,945
Other transportation equipment
11,664 333,900 7,918 266,429
Metallic waste and scrap
22,503 1,736,391 18,844 1,439,824
Non-metallic waste and scrap
6,097 341,050 4,676 258,237
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods 1,152 67,572 1,656 101,144
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated 2,901 138,380 4,389 212,006
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
3,481 100,278 4,454 134,708
Less than carload shipments
... 100 ... 121
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded 2 1,863,858 149,625,300
1,881,279 150,371,221
... not applicable.
x suppresed to meet the confidentiality requirements
of the Statistics Act .
1. Includes loadings of gypsum.
2. Excludes goods transported in containers or
trailers on flat cars.
Table 5 PDF
January 2006 to July 2006 January 2005 to July 2005
Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes
Wheat 2,829
253,734 3,885 345,648
Other cereal grains
1,571 130,562 1,024 81,356
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
192 15,838 266 21,659
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola)
516 40,178 103 8,386
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product 735 54,563 781 56,683
Animal feed and products
4,327 344,966 6,764 532,816
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
2 9 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products 324 25,729 427 34,256
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours 1,953 146,574 1,656 124,216
Sugar 2,486
217,889 2,529 221,739
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified 293 24,573 188 15,435
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
190 14,079 216 16,479
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
9,170 755,609 9,649 771,323
Salt 4,462
387,068 5,710 515,331
Phosphate rock
3,671 328,010 5,922 533,032
Sulphur 750
66,209 929 81,808
Gypsum x
x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 41,810 3,632,205 40,222
3,438,572
Iron ores and concentrates
207,373 19,211,703 193,820 17,747,318
Copper ores and concentrates
3,353 286,462 4,495 388,815
Nickel ores and concentrates
13,341 1,026,374 18,597
1,351,152
Lead ores and concentrates
1,742 134,325 1,516 116,899
Zinc ores and concentrates
4,346 373,824 5,207 445,786
Other metallic ores and concentrates
35,314 3,370,411 36,179
3,436,381
Coal 14,618
1,267,132 15,985 1,388,374
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel 13,064 1,010,233 13,104
1,011,661
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
17,339 1,379,904 20,056
1,603,043
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 20,129 1,272,904 22,143
1,413,370
Coal coke and petroleum coke
9,097 582,391 8,584 510,104
Other refined petroleum and coal
products 8,174 618,510 9,195 692,079
Sulphuric acid
15,060 1,350,290 13,771 1,228,879
Alumina 20,384
1,865,073 21,572 1,950,427
Other basic chemicals
21,073 1,799,610 21,189 1,800,842
Potash 4,609
423,646 7,087 647,463
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
1,839 163,762 2,979 269,047
Other chemical products and preparations
4,423 378,196 4,444 378,299
Plastic and rubber
13,281 1,107,577 13,808 1,159,268
Logs and other wood in the rough
17,199 914,450 18,793 1,010,334
Wood chips
9,897 603,476 9,727 621,053
Lumber 29,955
2,446,561 31,562 2,525,970
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer) 20,216 1,500,754 18,764
1,324,021
Wood pulp
25,506 1,961,866 27,934 2,166,453
Newsprint
40,024 2,569,284 39,513 2,546,191
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products 28,629 1,935,018 31,885
2,033,556
Cement 9,900
917,316 9,011 825,985
Other non-metallic mineral products
1,942 170,555 3,287 264,035
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
35,842 2,990,980 32,912
2,708,894
Copper, primary or semi-finished
2,429 210,807 2,076 177,790
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
19,000 1,546,621 18,429
1,496,715
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished 2,060 174,164 2,540 218,210
Articles of base metal
4,111 303,146 4,108 289,729
Machinery
486 18,929 548 16,679
Automobiles and mini-vans
49,132 869,418 48,410 878,062
Freight motor vehicles
44,331 798,235 44,965 800,940
Other vehicles
113 1,445 75 1,589
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles 17,549 503,800 19,390 565,542
Other transportation equipment
9,162 258,529 6,898 224,588
Metallic waste and scrap
14,005 1,100,911 11,458 897,850
Non-metallic waste and scrap
3,175 209,156 2,068 134,164
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods 554 33,097 699 48,336
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated 2,877 137,620 4,358 210,598
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
3,396 98,074 3,686 109,997
Less than carload shipments
... 100 ... 121
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded 2 895,330 66,334,436
907,098 66,435,348
... not applicable.
x suppresed to meet the confidentiality requirements
of the Statistics Act .
1. Includes loadings of gypsum.
2. Excludes goods transported in containers or
trailers on flat cars.
Table 6 PDF
January 2006 to July 2006 January 2005 to July 2005
Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes
Wheat 130,713
11,825,938 112,110 10,073,823
Other cereal grains
22,345 1,762,789 24,898 1,963,923
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
14,887 1,321,127 14,365
1,266,864
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts 0 0 4 260
Colza seeds (canola)
43,746 3,470,059 24,392 1,914,217
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product 4,168 327,249 2,623 201,238
Animal feed and products
7,524 623,418 7,793 639,279
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
0 0 1 65
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products 7,359 582,124 7,098 544,728
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours 16,012 1,267,680 12,930
1,027,565
Sugar 609
53,641 733 64,571
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified 1,818 101,645 1,420 88,742
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
385 31,447 314 25,841
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
14,595 1,296,682 14,216
1,266,742
Salt 2,951
263,800 3,000 266,805
Phosphate rock
0 0 0 0
Sulphur 47,088
4,540,565 46,423 4,481,245
Gypsum x
x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 3,621 320,653 3,187 278,670
Iron ores and concentrates
0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates
5,102 453,558 4,939 441,825
Nickel ores and concentrates
0 0 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates
0 0 45 3,904
Zinc ores and concentrates
1,137 93,899 542 45,051
Other metallic ores and concentrates
359 32,232 730 65,383
Coal 166,050
17,045,913 183,873 18,569,805
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel 4,343 330,111 3,683 280,631
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
16,594 1,356,338 15,729
1,285,611
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 18,377 1,163,589 17,721
1,117,969
Coal coke and petroleum coke
5,214 403,712 4,690 357,107
Other refined petroleum and coal
products 11,350 908,401 9,910 793,592
Sulphuric acid
2,247 200,058 2,077 184,349
Alumina 2
175 3 230
Other basic chemicals
32,915 2,926,892 33,172 2,936,076
Potash 64,721
6,242,482 97,894 9,417,943
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
29,798 2,487,776 33,229
2,785,466
Other chemical products and preparations
513 37,273 707 55,018
Plastic and rubber
15,875 1,413,396 14,423 1,271,020
Logs and other wood in the rough
9,303 600,094 11,620 789,120
Wood chips
30,409 1,802,133 31,470 1,868,509
Lumber 89,229
7,491,020 84,960 6,996,958
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer) 32,291 2,594,197 30,842
2,416,036
Wood pulp
46,025 3,814,006 52,375 4,293,973
Newsprint
6,762 472,509 6,991 471,438
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products 9,242 646,550 8,904 596,293
Cement 6,984
651,300 8,352 768,227
Other non-metallic mineral products
1,307 109,708 1,802 143,046
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
5,175 439,594 4,771 415,604
Copper, primary or semi-finished
603 45,304 628 48,613
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
188 14,965 124 9,891
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished 3,092 233,689 2,803 216,790
Articles of base metal
4,879 366,098 2,391 181,381
Machinery
128 6,391 199 9,530
Automobiles and mini-vans
12,522 188,845 11,253 165,181
Freight motor vehicles
3,323 48,665 3,012 41,831
Other vehicles
19 990 32 676
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles 0 0 8 403
Other transportation equipment
2,502 75,371 1,020 41,841
Metallic waste and scrap
8,498 635,480 7,386 541,974
Non-metallic waste and scrap
2,922 131,894 2,608 124,073
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods 598 34,475 957 52,808
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated 24 760 31 1,408
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
85 2,204 768 24,711
Less than carload shipments
... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded 2 968,528 83,290,864
974,181 83,935,873
... not applicable.
x suppresed to meet the confidentiality requirements
of the Statistics Act .
1. Includes loadings of gypsum.
2. Excludes goods transported in containers or
trailers on flat cars.
Table 7 PDF
July 2006 July 2005
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded . . 21,576,699 .
. 20,779,414
Container-on-flat-car
146,873 257,887 2,264,858 137,883
241,478 2,144,698
Trailer-on-flat-car
5,572 . 77,026 5,931 . 91,814
Traffic received from United
States connections . . 2,226,325 .
. 1,985,044
Total traffic carried
. . 26,144,908 .
. 25,000,970
Container-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 14,702
25,867 196,011 15,814 27,347 214,810
Trailer-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 1,168
. 18,151 690 . 12,689
Traffic received from Canadian
connections . . 3,455,856 .
. 4,244,182
. not available for any reference period.
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Table 8 PDF
July 2006 July 2005
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded . . 9,593,937 .
. 9,251,814
Container-on-flat-car
78,001 137,473 1,256,650 74,546
129,391 1,212,073
Trailer-on-flat-car
5,077 . 67,749 5,635 . 86,508
Traffic received from United
States connections . . 626,554 . . 622,576
Total traffic carried
. . 11,544,890 .
. 11,172,971
Container-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 4,517
9,078 55,582 5,758 11,096 77,763
Trailer-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 34
. 584 621 . 11,869
Traffic received from Canadian
connections . . 2,790,881 .
. 3,187,350
. not available for any reference period.
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Table 9 PDF
July 2006 July 2005
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded . . 11,982,762 .
. 11,527,600
Container-on-flat-car
68,872 120,414 1,008,208 63,337
112,087 932,625
Trailer-on-flat-car
495 . 9,277 296 . 5,306
Traffic received from United
States connections . . 1,599,771 .
. 1,362,468
Total traffic carried
. . 14,600,018 .
. 13,827,999
Container-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 10,185
16,789 140,429 10,056 16,251 137,047
Trailer-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 1,134
. 17,567 69 . 820
Traffic received from Canadian
connections . . 664,975 . . 1,056,832
. not available for any reference period.
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Table 10 PDF
January 2006 to July 2006 January 2005 to July 2005
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded . . 149,625,300 .
. 150,371,221
Container-on-flat-car
1,007,543 1,754,982 15,823,477 952,790
1,646,387 15,221,374
Trailer-on-flat-car
41,185 . 562,386 45,823 . 712,773
Traffic received from United
States connections . . 16,015,018 .
. 15,805,008
Total traffic carried
. . 182,026,181 .
. 182,110,376
Container-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 118,014
206,745 1,559,815 124,240 212,958 1,666,289
Trailer-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 10,132
. 154,500 9,844 . 147,267
Traffic received from Canadian
connections . . 25,400,148 .
. 30,447,002
. not available for any reference period.
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Table 11 PDF
January 2006 to July 2006 January 2005 to July 2005
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded . . 66,334,436 .
. 66,435,348
Container-on-flat-car
544,809 954,312 8,852,394 522,462
901,017 8,613,796
Trailer-on-flat-car
37,883 . 502,088 43,169 . 663,314
Traffic received from United
States connections . . 4,556,574 .
. 4,795,939
Total traffic carried
. . 80,245,492 .
. 80,508,397
Container-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 36,162
72,084 431,646 38,843 74,464 496,825
Trailer-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 910
. 16,131 4,541 . 85,781
Traffic received from Canadian
connections . . 20,849,609 .
. 23,825,686
. not available for any reference period.
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Table 12 PDF
January 2006 to July 2006 January 2005 to July 2005
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded . . 83,290,864 .
. 83,935,873
Container-on-flat-car
462,734 800,670 6,971,083 430,328
745,370 6,607,578
Trailer-on-flat-car
3,302 . 60,298 2,654 . 49,459
Traffic received from United
States connections . . 11,458,444 .
. 11,009,069
Total traffic carried
. . 101,780,689 .
. 101,601,979
Container-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 81,852
134,661 1,128,169 85,397 138,494 1,169,464
Trailer-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 9,222
. 138,369 5,303 . 61,486
Traffic received from Canadian
connections . . 4,550,539 .
. 6,621,316
. not available for any reference period.
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
