Monthly Railway Carloadings September 2006 Statistical tables
Table 1 PDF
September 2006 September 2005
Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes
Wheat 17,268
1,567,870 13,045 1,176,505
Other cereal grains
4,994 385,728 5,091 395,997
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
4,050 362,322 4,751 420,328
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola)
7,865 633,210 5,436 428,512
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product 868 69,899 433 33,707
Animal feed and products
1,613 133,062 1,837 148,109
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
1 37 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products 1,104 88,486 955 74,421
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours 2,207 174,423 2,296 181,839
Sugar 429
37,142 490 43,120
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified 295 18,166 392 19,567
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
147 11,357 91 7,360
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
3,118 266,222 3,612 315,086
Salt 1,032
91,959 1,144 101,728
Phosphate rock
421 37,988 837 75,372
Sulphur 6,856
660,532 6,798 658,429
Gypsum x
x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 5,825 533,472 5,886 498,762
Iron ores and concentrates
30,283 2,775,758 26,814 2,480,857
Copper ores and concentrates
1,208 107,325 1,217 107,153
Nickel ores and concentrates
2,275 175,953 2,778 202,107
Lead ores and concentrates
199 15,345 246 18,969
Zinc ores and concentrates
590 51,251 575 49,093
Other metallic ores and concentrates
5,403 516,098 5,509 525,156
Coal 24,796
2,521,035 26,402 2,647,635
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel 3,295 254,655 2,523 194,079
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
4,864 392,868 5,444 438,418
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 5,330 338,204 5,730 364,144
Coal coke and petroleum coke
1,984 139,860 1,768 114,221
Other refined petroleum and coal
products 2,524 196,483 2,847 222,388
Sulphuric acid
2,329 206,503 2,530 226,785
Alumina 3,048
280,913 3,009 267,797
Other basic chemicals
7,111 620,569 7,422 648,278
Potash 15,284
1,498,897 14,748 1,424,286
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
4,655 386,872 5,323 448,395
Other chemical products and preparations
689 58,493 665 56,912
Plastic and rubber
3,991 344,786 3,964 344,603
Logs and other wood in the rough
2,194 128,146 4,238 246,734
Wood chips
4,977 300,953 5,766 346,912
Lumber 16,380
1,371,547 17,413 1,442,761
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer) 6,812 531,733 6,658 499,921
Wood pulp
9,227 747,703 10,746 865,674
Newsprint
6,342 410,402 7,121 463,938
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products 5,752 398,333 5,601 372,724
Cement 2,421
226,453 2,420 223,901
Other non-metallic mineral products
368 30,453 687 55,861
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
5,832 478,628 5,582 471,525
Copper, primary or semi-finished
412 34,390 357 30,439
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
2,672 218,258 2,882 239,240
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished 752 58,785 439 38,290
Articles of base metal
1,143 83,698 998 73,563
Machinery
83 2,830 119 5,630
Automobiles and mini-vans
7,956 139,220 8,820 159,211
Freight motor vehicles
5,371 101,684 7,521 132,920
Other vehicles
11 202 204 11,418
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles 1,780 48,004 3,457 99,163
Other transportation equipment
1,795 48,204 1,302 41,792
Metallic waste and scrap
3,204 244,430 2,910 221,031
Non-metallic waste and scrap
787 46,670 625 34,564
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods 173 10,520 176 10,955
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated 524 25,693 763 37,409
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
614 16,584 844 24,396
Less than carload shipments
... 15 ... 37
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded 2 265,533 21,657,281
270,257 21,510,124
... 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
September 2006 September 2005
Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes
Wheat 930
83,243 626 56,091
Other cereal grains
265 21,696 411 32,306
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
135 11,694 95 7,787
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola)
67 5,467 32 2,458
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product 73 5,220 104 7,386
Animal feed and products
534 42,745 895 70,230
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products 48 3,736 75 5,911
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours 370 28,336 239 18,392
Sugar 353
30,481 404 35,586
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified 43 3,753 93 3,910
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
94 7,087 41 3,211
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
1,483 121,138 1,260 107,387
Salt 612
54,399 681 60,750
Phosphate rock
421 37,988 837 75,372
Sulphur 147
12,901 130 11,429
Gypsum x
x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 5,301 487,114 5,358 452,079
Iron ores and concentrates
30,283 2,775,758 26,814 2,480,857
Copper ores and concentrates
547 48,405 560 48,700
Nickel ores and concentrates
2,275 175,953 2,778 202,107
Lead ores and concentrates
199 15,345 246 18,969
Zinc ores and concentrates
534 46,973 570 48,656
Other metallic ores and concentrates
5,356 511,973 5,415 516,719
Coal 1,728
152,127 1,366 117,275
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel 2,414 187,113 2,139 165,476
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
2,492 198,446 3,668 292,339
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 3,154 200,000 3,201 204,111
Coal coke and petroleum coke
1,097 71,304 1,260 74,848
Other refined petroleum and coal
products 1,181 89,601 1,235 92,806
Sulphuric acid
1,992 176,602 2,403 215,378
Alumina 3,048
280,913 3,009 267,797
Other basic chemicals
2,772 235,976 2,994 255,162
Potash 889
81,595 1,176 107,523
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
108 9,279 428 38,499
Other chemical products and preparations
627 53,587 602 51,891
Plastic and rubber
1,929 161,745 1,698 143,939
Logs and other wood in the rough
1,599 89,414 2,567 136,954
Wood chips
948 59,146 1,148 72,505
Lumber 4,079
338,085 4,412 356,613
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer) 2,700 206,220 2,407 169,060
Wood pulp
2,938 227,188 3,658 286,359
Newsprint
5,606 358,855 6,115 394,880
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products 4,274 294,144 4,280 282,359
Cement 1,425
132,503 1,454 134,910
Other non-metallic mineral products
169 13,578 471 37,866
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
5,121 418,859 5,036 424,069
Copper, primary or semi-finished
317 27,151 267 22,879
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
2,657 217,099 2,864 237,754
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished 238 19,823 350 30,640
Articles of base metal
478 34,342 594 44,041
Machinery
75 2,456 61 2,164
Automobiles and mini-vans
6,395 115,287 7,164 134,509
Freight motor vehicles
4,740 91,572 7,207 127,953
Other vehicles
10 134 186 10,922
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles 1,780 48,004 3,456 99,085
Other transportation equipment
1,577 40,940 1,155 35,628
Metallic waste and scrap
1,791 138,457 1,629 125,537
Non-metallic waste and scrap
444 30,918 260 16,527
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods 91 6,011 91 6,323
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated 520 25,557 759 37,241
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
604 16,297 672 19,791
Less than carload shipments
... 15 ... 37
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded 2 124,077 9,381,748
131,106 9,539,940
... 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
September 2006 September 2005
Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes
Wheat 16,338
1,484,627 12,419 1,120,414
Other cereal grains
4,729 364,032 4,680 363,691
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
3,915 350,628 4,656 412,541
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola)
7,798 627,743 5,404 426,054
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product 795 64,679 329 26,321
Animal feed and products
1,079 90,317 942 77,879
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
1 37 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products 1,056 84,750 880 68,510
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours 1,837 146,087 2,057 163,447
Sugar 76
6,661 86 7,534
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified 252 14,413 299 15,657
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
53 4,270 50 4,149
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
1,635 145,084 2,352 207,699
Salt 420
37,560 463 40,978
Phosphate rock
0 0 0 0
Sulphur 6,709
647,631 6,668 647,000
Gypsum x
x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 524 46,358 528 46,683
Iron ores and concentrates
0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates
661 58,920 657 58,453
Nickel ores and concentrates
0 0 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates
0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates
56 4,278 5 437
Other metallic ores and concentrates
47 4,125 94 8,437
Coal 23,068
2,368,908 25,036 2,530,360
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel 881 67,542 384 28,603
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
2,372 194,422 1,776 146,079
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,176 138,204 2,529 160,033
Coal coke and petroleum coke
887 68,556 508 39,373
Other refined petroleum and coal
products 1,343 106,882 1,612 129,582
Sulphuric acid
337 29,901 127 11,407
Alumina 0
0 0 0
Other basic chemicals
4,339 384,593 4,428 393,116
Potash 14,395
1,417,302 13,572 1,316,763
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
4,547 377,593 4,895 409,896
Other chemical products and preparations
62 4,906 63 5,021
Plastic and rubber
2,062 183,041 2,266 200,664
Logs and other wood in the rough
595 38,732 1,671 109,780
Wood chips
4,029 241,807 4,618 274,407
Lumber 12,301
1,033,462 13,001 1,086,148
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer) 4,112 325,513 4,251 330,861
Wood pulp
6,289 520,515 7,088 579,315
Newsprint
736 51,547 1,006 69,058
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products 1,478 104,189 1,321 90,365
Cement 996
93,950 966 88,991
Other non-metallic mineral products
199 16,875 216 17,995
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
711 59,769 546 47,456
Copper, primary or semi-finished
95 7,239 90 7,560
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
15 1,159 18 1,486
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished 514 38,962 89 7,650
Articles of base metal
665 49,356 404 29,522
Machinery
8 374 58 3,466
Automobiles and mini-vans
1,561 23,933 1,656 24,702
Freight motor vehicles
631 10,112 314 4,967
Other vehicles
1 68 18 496
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles 0 0 1 78
Other transportation equipment
218 7,264 147 6,164
Metallic waste and scrap
1,413 105,973 1,281 95,494
Non-metallic waste and scrap
343 15,752 365 18,037
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods 82 4,509 85 4,632
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated 4 136 4 168
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
10 287 172 4,605
Less than carload shipments
... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded 2 141,456 12,275,533
139,151 11,970,184
... 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 September 2006 January 2005 to September 2005
Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes
Wheat 167,574
15,169,457 144,652 13,002,557
Other cereal grains
34,603 2,714,203 36,387 2,866,975
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
22,793 2,029,076 21,798
1,924,457
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts 0 0 5 325
Colza seeds (canola)
58,044 4,617,003 33,406 2,624,454
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product 6,319 495,552 4,024 304,709
Animal feed and products
15,350 1,253,755 18,805 1,515,275
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
3 46 1 65
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products 9,900 786,466 9,767 752,390
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours 22,727 1,790,582 19,084
1,508,808
Sugar 4,017
352,145 4,276 375,427
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified 2,732 164,390 2,299 142,909
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
868 68,458 694 55,590
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
30,716 2,655,937 31,402
2,691,506
Salt 9,333
821,386 10,832 971,557
Phosphate rock
4,581 409,418 7,630 686,722
Sulphur 61,816
5,959,122 61,503 5,931,155
Gypsum x
x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 58,281 5,109,145 55,201
4,719,672
Iron ores and concentrates
270,940 25,020,987 253,521 23,277,623
Copper ores and concentrates
11,100 972,570 12,160 1,069,429
Nickel ores and concentrates
17,759 1,369,285 24,024
1,745,510
Lead ores and concentrates
2,229 171,878 2,072 160,231
Zinc ores and concentrates
6,678 572,349 7,043 601,407
Other metallic ores and concentrates
46,348 4,421,785 47,934
4,551,825
Coal 229,360
23,261,990 256,652 25,626,397
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel 24,434 1,883,757 22,026
1,694,363
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
44,078 3,560,852 46,976
3,787,015
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 48,678 3,082,900 50,123
3,183,257
Coal coke and petroleum coke
18,575 1,290,934 17,220
1,119,671
Other refined petroleum and coal
products 25,274 1,974,052 25,225
1,963,448
Sulphuric acid
22,702 2,022,817 20,972 1,872,362
Alumina 26,531
2,430,441 27,951 2,525,373
Other basic chemicals
69,327 6,068,555 69,597 6,066,803
Potash 98,808
9,557,635 131,741 12,648,568
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
41,609 3,484,633 47,036
3,965,983
Other chemical products and preparations
6,373 537,318 6,546 551,545
Plastic and rubber
37,488 3,239,913 36,327 3,133,216
Logs and other wood in the rough
30,758 1,764,339 38,984
2,297,572
Wood chips
50,602 3,029,253 52,759 3,185,140
Lumber 151,935
12,681,282 150,426 12,328,391
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer) 66,850 5,214,721 63,206
4,768,468
Wood pulp
91,446 7,386,504 103,012 8,286,317
Newsprint
60,205 3,913,222 60,972 3,964,298
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products 49,618 3,395,767 52,167
3,384,503
Cement 22,389
2,082,999 22,893 2,103,724
Other non-metallic mineral products
4,154 355,596 6,520 524,450
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
52,837 4,409,677 48,264
4,016,915
Copper, primary or semi-finished
3,911 329,954 3,485 293,233
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
24,648 2,003,762 24,417
1,992,517
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished 6,621 522,362 6,173 506,359
Articles of base metal
11,578 859,749 8,355 606,762
Machinery
758 29,583 1,004 35,814
Automobiles and mini-vans
77,985 1,345,770 77,033 1,352,950
Freight motor vehicles
61,123 1,088,860 63,393 1,114,788
Other vehicles
262 6,139 369 17,027
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles 21,994 626,040 26,299 763,355
Other transportation equipment
14,532 417,698 10,172 342,045
Metallic waste and scrap
29,109 2,235,779 25,016 1,909,521
Non-metallic waste and scrap
7,557 426,182 5,824 320,970
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods 1,487 86,941 2,016 123,481
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated 3,993 192,166 5,884 283,959
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
4,778 137,737 6,072 183,438
Less than carload shipments
... 129 ... 186
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded 2 2,409,078 193,863,005
2,431,627 194,324,756
... 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 September 2006 January 2005 to September 2005
Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes
Wheat 4,548
407,885 5,011 446,579
Other cereal grains
1,948 161,070 1,664 132,811
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
362 30,348 382 31,109
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola)
602 47,172 141 11,342
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product 868 64,332 955 68,849
Animal feed and products
5,789 461,150 8,830 695,998
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
2 9 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products 431 34,319 541 43,425
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours 2,640 199,109 2,138 161,153
Sugar 3,195
279,762 3,326 291,839
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified 394 33,114 319 22,515
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
374 28,089 292 22,428
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
12,409 1,028,867 12,325
994,674
Salt 5,525
480,747 7,031 633,657
Phosphate rock
4,581 409,418 7,630 686,722
Sulphur 1,048
92,294 1,202 105,832
Gypsum x
x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 53,567 4,692,230 50,971
4,349,126
Iron ores and concentrates
270,940 25,020,987 253,521 23,277,623
Copper ores and concentrates
4,632 397,411 5,828 503,455
Nickel ores and concentrates
17,759 1,369,285 24,024
1,745,510
Lead ores and concentrates
2,229 171,878 2,024 156,071
Zinc ores and concentrates
5,429 469,776 6,480 554,529
Other metallic ores and concentrates
45,907 4,382,330 47,008
4,468,712
Coal 18,181
1,576,626 20,144 1,741,190
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel 18,207 1,408,889 17,270
1,333,857
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
22,258 1,771,301 27,414
2,189,141
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 26,289 1,662,686 27,874
1,777,052
Coal coke and petroleum coke
11,645 755,055 11,290 667,915
Other refined petroleum and coal
products 10,857 820,875 11,699 879,345
Sulphuric acid
19,741 1,759,348 18,637 1,664,798
Alumina 26,529
2,430,266 27,948 2,525,143
Other basic chemicals
27,047 2,310,482 27,166 2,309,994
Potash 6,240
573,459 9,012 823,191
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
2,039 180,976 3,878 350,022
Other chemical products and preparations
5,737 490,186 5,726 487,982
Plastic and rubber
17,218 1,436,265 17,454 1,468,150
Logs and other wood in the rough
20,435 1,098,295 23,951
1,285,570
Wood chips
11,892 728,544 12,168 775,330
Lumber 37,866
3,101,184 39,857 3,196,916
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer) 25,806 1,925,805 23,629
1,667,421
Wood pulp
32,076 2,469,292 35,490 2,755,392
Newsprint
51,844 3,329,932 51,826 3,343,476
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products 37,321 2,533,032 40,501
2,600,445
Cement 13,186
1,222,903 12,116 1,112,613
Other non-metallic mineral products
2,420 210,218 4,248 341,998
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
46,229 3,848,559 42,270
3,495,836
Copper, primary or semi-finished
3,112 269,715 2,678 229,629
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
24,424 1,986,043 24,262
1,980,118
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished 2,534 213,324 3,150 270,617
Articles of base metal
5,142 378,385 5,095 361,632
Machinery
614 22,313 707 20,867
Automobiles and mini-vans
62,336 1,108,157 62,825 1,144,158
Freight motor vehicles
56,711 1,022,907 59,677 1,061,868
Other vehicles
222 4,550 317 15,813
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles 21,994 626,040 26,289 762,797
Other transportation equipment
11,790 332,289 8,808 286,759
Metallic waste and scrap
17,911 1,406,448 15,010 1,173,929
Non-metallic waste and scrap
3,908 259,897 2,509 161,973
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods 720 43,530 899 61,791
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated 3,958 191,054 5,846 282,229
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
4,677 135,136 5,027 149,119
Less than carload shipments
... 129 ... 186
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded 2 1,156,295 85,905,679
1,176,310 86,160,215
... 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 September 2006 January 2005 to September 2005
Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes Number of rail cars
Metric tonnes
Wheat 163,026
14,761,572 139,641 12,555,978
Other cereal grains
32,655 2,553,133 34,723 2,734,164
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
22,431 1,998,728 21,416
1,893,348
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts 0 0 5 325
Colza seeds (canola)
57,442 4,569,831 33,265 2,613,112
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product 5,451 431,220 3,069 235,860
Animal feed and products
9,561 792,605 9,975 819,277
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
1 37 1 65
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products 9,469 752,147 9,226 708,965
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours 20,087 1,591,473 16,946
1,347,655
Sugar 822
72,383 950 83,588
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified 2,338 131,276 1,980 120,394
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
494 40,369 402 33,162
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
18,307 1,627,070 19,077
1,696,832
Salt 3,808
340,639 3,801 337,900
Phosphate rock
0 0 0 0
Sulphur 60,768
5,866,828 60,301 5,825,323
Gypsum x
x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 4,714 416,915 4,230 370,546
Iron ores and concentrates
0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates
6,468 575,159 6,332 565,974
Nickel ores and concentrates
0 0 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates
0 0 48 4,160
Zinc ores and concentrates
1,249 102,573 563 46,878
Other metallic ores and concentrates
441 39,455 926 83,113
Coal 211,179
21,685,364 236,508 23,885,207
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel 6,227 474,868 4,756 360,506
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
21,820 1,789,551 19,562
1,597,874
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 22,389 1,420,214 22,249
1,406,205
Coal coke and petroleum coke
6,930 535,879 5,930 451,756
Other refined petroleum and coal
products 14,417 1,153,177 13,526
1,084,103
Sulphuric acid
2,961 263,469 2,335 207,564
Alumina 2
175 3 230
Other basic chemicals
42,280 3,758,073 42,431 3,756,809
Potash 92,568
8,984,176 122,729 11,825,377
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
39,570 3,303,657 43,158
3,615,961
Other chemical products and preparations
636 47,132 820 63,563
Plastic and rubber
20,270 1,803,648 18,873 1,665,066
Logs and other wood in the rough
10,323 666,044 15,033 1,012,002
Wood chips
38,710 2,300,709 40,591 2,409,810
Lumber 114,069
9,580,098 110,569 9,131,475
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer) 41,044 3,288,916 39,577
3,101,047
Wood pulp
59,370 4,917,212 67,522 5,530,925
Newsprint
8,361 583,290 9,146 620,822
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products 12,297 862,735 11,666 784,058
Cement 9,203
860,096 10,777 991,111
Other non-metallic mineral products
1,734 145,378 2,272 182,452
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
6,608 561,118 5,994 521,079
Copper, primary or semi-finished
799 60,239 807 63,604
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
224 17,719 155 12,399
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished 4,087 309,038 3,023 235,742
Articles of base metal
6,436 481,364 3,260 245,130
Machinery
144 7,270 297 14,947
Automobiles and mini-vans
15,649 237,613 14,208 208,792
Freight motor vehicles
4,412 65,953 3,716 52,920
Other vehicles
40 1,589 52 1,214
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles 0 0 10 558
Other transportation equipment
2,742 85,409 1,364 55,286
Metallic waste and scrap
11,198 829,331 10,006 735,592
Non-metallic waste and scrap
3,649 166,285 3,315 158,997
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods 767 43,411 1,117 61,690
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated 35 1,112 38 1,730
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
101 2,601 1,045 34,319
Less than carload shipments
... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded 2 1,252,783 107,957,326
1,255,317 108,164,541
... 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
September 2006 September 2005
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded . . 21,657,281 .
. 21,510,124
Container-on-flat-car
149,043 263,108 2,285,751 144,413
253,053 2,235,984
Trailer-on-flat-car
6,392 . 85,088 7,712 . 113,068
Traffic received from United
States connections . . 2,402,529 .
. 2,091,192
Total traffic carried
. . 26,430,649 .
. 25,950,368
Container-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 16,645
29,603 212,159 16,661 28,979 222,442
Trailer-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 1,242
. 19,228 2,485 . 36,108
Traffic received from Canadian
connections . . 3,686,296 .
. 4,221,997
. not available for any reference period.
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Table 8 PDF
September 2006 September 2005
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded . . 9,381,748 .
. 9,539,940
Container-on-flat-car
80,179 142,209 1,276,020 75,872
133,358 1,213,818
Trailer-on-flat-car
5,847 . 75,351 7,358 . 106,657
Traffic received from United
States connections . . 637,472 . . 616,298
Total traffic carried
. . 11,370,591 .
. 11,476,713
Container-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 4,967
10,044 57,262 5,910 11,429 75,263
Trailer-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 83
. 1,637 889 . 15,140
Traffic received from Canadian
connections . . 2,860,959 .
. 3,188,856
. not available for any reference period.
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Table 9 PDF
September 2006 September 2005
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded . . 12,275,533 .
. 11,970,184
Container-on-flat-car
68,864 120,899 1,009,731 68,541
119,695 1,022,166
Trailer-on-flat-car
545 . 9,737 354 . 6,411
Traffic received from United
States connections . . 1,765,057 .
. 1,474,894
Total traffic carried
. . 15,060,058 .
. 14,473,655
Container-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 11,678
19,559 154,897 10,751 17,550 147,179
Trailer-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 1,159
. 17,591 1,596 . 20,968
Traffic received from Canadian
connections . . 825,337 . . 1,033,141
. 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 September 2006 January 2005 to September 2005
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded . . 193,863,005 .
. 194,324,756
Container-on-flat-car
1,308,635 2,286,009 20,451,988 1,244,447
2,156,383 19,742,913
Trailer-on-flat-car
54,633 . 738,792 60,609 . 933,847
Traffic received from United
States connections . . 20,701,657 .
. 20,128,108
Total traffic carried
. . 235,755,442 .
. 235,129,624
Container-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 152,271
267,662 1,997,836 159,238 274,107 2,134,903
Trailer-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 12,812
. 195,114 14,235 . 212,067
Traffic received from Canadian
connections . . 32,833,641 .
. 39,070,860
. 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 September 2006 January 2005 to September 2005
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded . . 85,905,679 .
. 86,160,215
Container-on-flat-car
708,171 1,243,499 11,454,411 676,619
1,169,689 11,098,301
Trailer-on-flat-car
50,200 . 658,190 57,258 . 871,512
Traffic received from United
States connections . . 5,835,633 .
. 6,089,200
Total traffic carried
. . 103,853,913 .
. 104,219,228
Container-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 46,693
93,404 552,729 51,394 99,000 660,717
Trailer-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 1,009
. 17,992 6,018 . 111,893
Traffic received from Canadian
connections . . 26,696,921 .
. 30,280,468
. 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 September 2006 January 2005 to September 2005
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded . . 107,957,326 .
. 108,164,541
Container-on-flat-car
600,464 1,042,510 8,997,577 567,828
986,694 8,644,612
Trailer-on-flat-car
4,433 . 80,602 3,351 . 62,335
Traffic received from United
States connections . . 14,866,024 .
. 14,038,908
Total traffic carried
. . 131,901,529 .
. 130,910,396
Container-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 105,578
174,258 1,445,107 107,844 175,107 1,474,186
Trailer-on-flat-car included
in receipts from United States connections 11,803
. 177,122 8,217 . 100,174
Traffic received from Canadian
connections . . 6,136,720 .
. 8,790,392
. not available for any reference period.
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
