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Monthly Railway Carloadings

Monthly Railway Carloadings

March 2007

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Total
  March 2007 March 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 20,563 1,866,150 20,124 1,819,484
Other cereal grains 3,986 316,075 2,439 189,974
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 1,986 176,780 2,855 253,974
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 5,779 465,055 7,003 559,911
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 472 38,683 547 40,861
Animal feed and products 1,887 155,522 1,774 146,205
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 6 384 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,108 86,563 1,171 92,701
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,322 188,016 2,598 204,623
Sugar 414 36,061 467 40,894
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 273 19,659 292 17,889
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 120 9,738 89 7,065
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 2,573 227,138 2,808 235,411
Salt 922 81,300 1,339 119,458
Phosphate rock 342 30,803 546 48,103
Sulphur 6,057 582,956 6,605 637,498
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 5,093 445,776 7,157 603,933
Iron ores and concentrates 19,701 1,655,528 29,349 2,737,503
Copper ores and concentrates 1,244 109,804 1,167 102,367
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,154 165,069 2,308 176,743
Lead ores and concentrates 194 14,959 282 21,745
Zinc ores and concentrates 675 57,121 905 78,348
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,313 507,275 4,954 472,129
Coal 27,323 2,767,244 26,469 2,694,768
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,478 191,035 2,615 197,944
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 6,061 490,956 6,016 484,801
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 6,003 382,903 5,843 370,239
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,721 121,072 2,208 145,924
Other refined petroleum and coal products 2,572 200,025 2,968 229,414
Sulphuric acid 2,704 243,240 2,780 248,891
Alumina 3,068 282,081 2,927 267,727
Other basic chemicals 7,015 612,732 8,695 756,587
Potash 16,618 1,601,527 12,237 1,175,300
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 5,316 446,749 4,613 388,381
Other chemical products and preparations 713 59,639 697 57,977
Plastic and rubber 4,195 364,587 4,265 369,494
Logs and other wood in the rough 2,408 134,147 4,834 275,491
Wood chips 5,755 346,905 6,281 377,343
Lumber 16,315 1,373,359 18,893 1,573,759
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 6,853 541,534 8,079 623,814
Wood pulp 10,244 829,832 11,321 916,363
Newsprint 5,243 342,775 7,083 460,342
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 5,629 392,231 5,318 358,494
Cement 2,299 215,930 2,328 215,629
Other non-metallic mineral products 376 32,096 488 42,424
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 6,281 519,967 6,190 517,313
Copper, primary or semi-finished 487 39,968 436 36,625
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 3,009 248,193 2,926 242,515
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 835 66,546 804 63,744
Articles of base metal 1,618 118,099 1,389 105,515
Machinery 92 2,631 107 4,356
Automobiles and mini-vans 9,644 163,062 9,832 168,114
Freight motor vehicles 8,805 155,337 7,417 130,615
Other vehicles 98 3,809 19 190
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 2,503 68,616 3,089 88,557
Other transportation equipment 1,534 44,494 1,856 55,590
Metallic waste and scrap 3,169 244,192 3,506 270,206
Non-metallic waste and scrap 568 31,454 687 36,363
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 153 9,657 180 11,505
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 376 18,575 452 22,009
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 305 9,829 530 15,341
Less than carload shipments ... 8 ... 19
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 263,570 20,953,450 283,157 22,606,501
...
not applicable
x
suppressed 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.
 
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Eastern Division
  March 2007 March 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 481 43,067 422 37,763
Other cereal grains 380 30,989 177 14,752
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 42 3,442 34 2,839
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 82 6,437 67 5,261
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 82 6,817 87 5,893
Animal feed and products 804 64,002 702 56,211
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 40 3,269 53 4,248
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 296 23,065 301 22,549
Sugar 381 33,662 366 31,974
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 45 3,867 38 3,348
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 55 4,447 33 2,482
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 736 66,363 1,439 113,516
Salt 525 46,553 842 74,966
Phosphate rock 342 30,803 546 48,103
Sulphur 90 7,962 119 10,584
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 4,687 409,368 6,726 565,664
Iron ores and concentrates 19,701 1,655,528 29,349 2,737,503
Copper ores and concentrates 569 49,865 392 33,547
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,141 163,897 2,308 176,743
Lead ores and concentrates 194 14,959 282 21,745
Zinc ores and concentrates 622 52,839 702 61,518
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,284 504,712 4,914 468,577
Coal 2,026 176,021 2,035 178,350
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 1,777 137,513 2,265 172,963
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,857 226,483 3,163 250,889
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,893 187,504 2,874 181,995
Coal coke and petroleum coke 867 52,812 1,501 92,081
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,049 78,182 1,335 99,584
Sulphuric acid 2,417 217,695 2,406 215,540
Alumina 3,068 282,081 2,927 267,727
Other basic chemicals 3,055 262,589 3,423 289,205
Potash 902 82,746 766 70,386
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 363 31,413 140 11,867
Other chemical products and preparations 659 55,286 616 52,643
Plastic and rubber 1,699 142,429 1,966 164,401
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,878 100,222 3,094 163,206
Wood chips 1,765 109,642 1,694 105,752
Lumber 4,083 341,945 4,991 407,859
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 2,496 185,589 3,239 236,100
Wood pulp 3,610 280,796 4,147 321,042
Newsprint 4,395 284,768 6,070 389,671
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 4,382 304,411 3,930 262,342
Cement 1,120 104,805 1,345 124,309
Other non-metallic mineral products 189 16,552 347 30,420
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 5,628 465,758 5,448 453,348
Copper, primary or semi-finished 384 32,120 335 28,928
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,986 246,366 2,904 240,766
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 358 30,483 341 28,557
Articles of base metal 449 32,811 639 47,428
Machinery 89 2,401 100 3,926
Automobiles and mini-vans 7,326 129,387 7,826 137,698
Freight motor vehicles 8,447 149,504 6,863 122,243
Other vehicles 93 3,611 14 109
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 2,503 68,616 3,089 88,557
Other transportation equipment 1,216 33,822 1,451 43,978
Metallic waste and scrap 1,937 151,131 2,325 181,244
Non-metallic waste and scrap 267 18,649 281 18,021
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 69 5,062 85 5,978
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 374 18,525 448 21,855
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 299 9,446 521 15,161
Less than carload shipments ... 8 ... 19
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 117,554 8,285,096 136,843 10,025,933
...
not applicable
x
suppressed 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.
 
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Western Division
  March 2007 March 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 20,082 1,823,083 19,702 1,781,721
Other cereal grains 3,606 285,086 2,262 175,222
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 1,944 173,338 2,821 251,135
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 5,697 458,618 6,936 554,650
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 390 31,866 460 34,968
Animal feed and products 1,083 91,520 1,072 89,994
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 6 384 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,068 83,294 1,118 88,453
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,026 164,951 2,297 182,074
Sugar 33 2,399 101 8,920
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 228 15,792 254 14,541
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 65 5,291 56 4,583
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,837 160,775 1,369 121,895
Salt 397 34,747 497 44,492
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 5,967 574,994 6,486 626,914
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 406 36,408 431 38,269
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 675 59,939 775 68,820
Nickel ores and concentrates 13 1,172 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 53 4,282 203 16,830
Other metallic ores and concentrates 29 2,563 40 3,552
Coal 25,297 2,591,223 24,434 2,516,418
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 701 53,522 350 24,981
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 3,204 264,473 2,853 233,912
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 3,110 195,399 2,969 188,244
Coal coke and petroleum coke 854 68,260 707 53,843
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,523 121,843 1,633 129,830
Sulphuric acid 287 25,545 374 33,351
Alumina 0 0 0 0
Other basic chemicals 3,960 350,143 5,272 467,382
Potash 15,716 1,518,781 11,471 1,104,914
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,953 415,336 4,473 376,514
Other chemical products and preparations 54 4,353 81 5,334
Plastic and rubber 2,496 222,158 2,299 205,093
Logs and other wood in the rough 530 33,925 1,740 112,285
Wood chips 3,990 237,263 4,587 271,591
Lumber 12,232 1,031,414 13,902 1,165,900
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 4,357 355,945 4,840 387,714
Wood pulp 6,634 549,036 7,174 595,321
Newsprint 848 58,007 1,013 70,671
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 1,247 87,820 1,388 96,152
Cement 1,179 111,125 983 91,320
Other non-metallic mineral products 187 15,544 141 12,004
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 653 54,209 742 63,965
Copper, primary or semi-finished 103 7,848 101 7,697
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 23 1,827 22 1,749
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 477 36,063 463 35,187
Articles of base metal 1,169 85,288 750 58,087
Machinery 3 230 7 430
Automobiles and mini-vans 2,318 33,675 2,006 30,416
Freight motor vehicles 358 5,833 554 8,372
Other vehicles 5 198 5 81
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 0 0 0 0
Other transportation equipment 318 10,672 405 11,612
Metallic waste and scrap 1,232 93,061 1,181 88,962
Non-metallic waste and scrap 301 12,805 406 18,342
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 84 4,595 95 5,527
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 2 50 4 154
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 6 383 9 180
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 146,016 12,668,354 146,314 12,580,568
...
not applicable
x
suppressed 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.
 
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Total
  January 2007 to March 2007 January 2006 to March 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 54,257 4,942,584 51,980 4,701,022
Other cereal grains 11,756 936,374 12,616 1,000,561
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 5,664 502,679 7,109 632,115
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 16,115 1,295,418 17,979 1,433,986
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 1,454 117,508 1,397 107,821
Animal feed and products 5,655 465,921 5,043 415,278
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 15 960 2 9
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 3,127 243,762 3,132 246,451
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 6,824 552,175 7,624 602,309
Sugar 1,110 96,589 1,298 113,759
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 796 56,221 859 52,413
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 370 29,639 255 20,373
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 6,953 615,581 8,184 709,147
Salt 2,977 261,539 4,155 370,024
Phosphate rock 1,087 97,908 1,692 149,793
Sulphur 17,358 1,675,456 20,713 1,996,970
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 13,503 1,165,653 18,816 1,583,732
Iron ores and concentrates 76,548 6,777,201 80,312 7,399,717
Copper ores and concentrates 3,433 301,175 3,253 287,191
Nickel ores and concentrates 6,279 482,665 5,627 427,307
Lead ores and concentrates 695 53,591 682 52,588
Zinc ores and concentrates 1,918 161,246 2,301 198,550
Other metallic ores and concentrates 14,872 1,418,379 14,681 1,400,871
Coal 72,308 7,324,119 75,722 7,672,855
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 7,105 546,401 7,098 542,840
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 17,892 1,452,973 16,794 1,363,289
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 20,840 1,319,072 20,674 1,313,591
Coal coke and petroleum coke 5,318 357,259 5,815 404,682
Other refined petroleum and coal products 8,063 627,792 8,188 634,438
Sulphuric acid 7,750 696,622 7,631 683,884
Alumina 8,335 762,046 8,394 767,851
Other basic chemicals 20,504 1,792,558 23,682 2,063,171
Potash 42,264 4,088,212 28,023 2,680,391
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 13,992 1,161,269 12,603 1,055,983
Other chemical products and preparations 1,967 164,880 2,015 168,267
Plastic and rubber 11,864 1,029,774 12,043 1,037,114
Logs and other wood in the rough 7,423 407,539 14,130 812,346
Wood chips 15,913 969,583 18,333 1,084,363
Lumber 41,877 3,523,822 51,230 4,271,046
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 18,040 1,421,141 22,117 1,714,398
Wood pulp 28,976 2,347,949 33,284 2,695,580
Newsprint 15,870 1,043,349 20,587 1,332,587
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 16,256 1,129,313 15,491 1,051,617
Cement 5,760 538,290 6,081 563,198
Other non-metallic mineral products 976 81,196 1,265 109,655
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 18,320 1,515,077 17,680 1,487,502
Copper, primary or semi-finished 1,380 114,264 1,265 105,967
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 8,485 698,552 8,359 691,537
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 2,245 178,596 2,287 180,990
Articles of base metal 4,325 320,485 3,735 280,711
Machinery 557 20,223 305 13,312
Automobiles and mini-vans 25,493 438,282 26,792 465,680
Freight motor vehicles 22,936 410,661 21,476 384,054
Other vehicles 374 18,039 52 469
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 6,773 185,550 8,534 245,220
Other transportation equipment 4,024 113,762 5,091 146,453
Metallic waste and scrap 8,699 660,873 9,431 729,728
Non-metallic waste and scrap 1,748 96,942 2,078 110,953
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 440 27,225 489 31,030
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 921 45,666 1,003 45,549
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 1,150 32,590 1,525 44,290
Less than carload shipments ... 30 ... 50
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 749,929 59,912,199 791,012 62,888,630
...
not applicable
x
suppressed 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.
 
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Eastern Division
  January 2007 to March 2007 January 2006 to March 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 1,259 113,067 1,368 122,476
Other cereal grains 890 72,568 829 68,023
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 96 7,662 82 6,917
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 166 13,060 184 14,399
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 269 20,458 277 20,209
Animal feed and products 2,329 184,854 1,829 147,746
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 2 9
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 98 8,002 145 11,551
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 840 65,339 836 62,753
Sugar 1,011 89,187 1,025 89,661
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 101 8,728 121 10,603
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 204 16,132 89 6,763
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,987 178,690 3,194 265,763
Salt 1,436 127,101 2,330 207,370
Phosphate rock 1,087 97,908 1,692 149,793
Sulphur 279 24,918 342 30,566
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 12,406 1,068,101 17,341 1,453,423
Iron ores and concentrates 76,548 6,777,201 80,312 7,399,717
Copper ores and concentrates 1,634 141,683 1,012 88,498
Nickel ores and concentrates 6,236 479,055 5,627 427,307
Lead ores and concentrates 695 53,591 682 52,588
Zinc ores and concentrates 1,753 148,318 1,797 156,759
Other metallic ores and concentrates 14,805 1,412,522 14,547 1,388,957
Coal 5,550 465,070 6,005 517,768
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 5,100 394,127 5,773 440,840
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 9,053 721,905 8,829 705,159
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 9,940 638,632 9,996 638,927
Coal coke and petroleum coke 2,846 158,644 3,396 215,820
Other refined petroleum and coal products 3,588 270,178 3,628 271,091
Sulphuric acid 6,917 622,365 6,629 594,412
Alumina 8,335 762,046 8,392 767,676
Other basic chemicals 8,846 760,819 9,374 796,603
Potash 2,246 206,356 1,666 152,908
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 543 46,543 675 57,757
Other chemical products and preparations 1,814 152,724 1,774 150,999
Plastic and rubber 5,192 437,045 5,303 437,649
Logs and other wood in the rough 5,997 315,485 8,427 442,704
Wood chips 5,351 339,471 4,832 283,899
Lumber 10,342 864,843 12,834 1,049,267
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 6,411 475,797 8,596 627,956
Wood pulp 9,707 754,940 11,918 926,737
Newsprint 13,636 890,025 17,461 1,115,506
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 12,658 877,424 11,781 792,834
Cement 3,050 284,795 3,343 309,830
Other non-metallic mineral products 487 41,458 793 69,915
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 16,304 1,344,399 15,512 1,301,396
Copper, primary or semi-finished 1,125 94,833 985 84,630
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 8,434 694,585 8,291 686,117
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 899 76,770 933 78,546
Articles of base metal 1,544 112,867 1,815 133,779
Machinery 490 18,096 269 11,400
Automobiles and mini-vans 20,074 357,970 22,082 393,848
Freight motor vehicles 21,790 392,050 20,091 363,808
Other vehicles 331 16,497 47 388
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 6,773 185,550 8,534 245,220
Other transportation equipment 3,193 86,556 4,106 116,322
Metallic waste and scrap 4,808 376,052 6,282 492,838
Non-metallic waste and scrap 731 51,695 812 53,034
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 207 14,451 213 14,286
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 912 45,414 995 45,311
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 1,064 30,731 1,479 43,428
Less than carload shipments ... 30 ... 50
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 352,417 25,487,382 379,534 27,612,511
...
not applicable
x
suppressed 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.
 
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Western Division
  January 2007 to March 2007 January 2006 to March 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 52,998 4,829,517 50,612 4,578,546
Other cereal grains 10,866 863,806 11,787 932,538
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 5,568 495,017 7,027 625,198
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 15,949 1,282,358 17,795 1,419,587
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 1,185 97,050 1,120 87,612
Animal feed and products 3,326 281,067 3,214 267,532
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 15 960 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 3,029 235,760 2,987 234,900
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 5,984 486,836 6,788 539,556
Sugar 99 7,402 273 24,098
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 695 47,493 738 41,810
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 166 13,507 166 13,610
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 4,966 436,891 4,990 443,384
Salt 1,541 134,438 1,825 162,654
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 17,079 1,650,538 20,371 1,966,404
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 1,097 97,552 1,475 130,309
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 1,799 159,492 2,241 198,693
Nickel ores and concentrates 43 3,610 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 165 12,928 504 41,791
Other metallic ores and concentrates 67 5,857 134 11,914
Coal 66,758 6,859,049 69,717 7,155,087
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,005 152,274 1,325 102,000
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 8,839 731,068 7,965 658,130
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 10,900 680,440 10,678 674,664
Coal coke and petroleum coke 2,472 198,615 2,419 188,862
Other refined petroleum and coal products 4,475 357,614 4,560 363,347
Sulphuric acid 833 74,257 1,002 89,472
Alumina 0 0 2 175
Other basic chemicals 11,658 1,031,739 14,308 1,266,568
Potash 40,018 3,881,856 26,357 2,527,483
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 13,449 1,114,726 11,928 998,226
Other chemical products and preparations 153 12,156 241 17,268
Plastic and rubber 6,672 592,729 6,740 599,465
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,426 92,054 5,703 369,642
Wood chips 10,562 630,112 13,501 800,464
Lumber 31,535 2,658,979 38,396 3,221,779
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 11,629 945,344 13,521 1,086,442
Wood pulp 19,269 1,593,009 21,366 1,768,843
Newsprint 2,234 153,324 3,126 217,081
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 3,598 251,889 3,710 258,783
Cement 2,710 253,495 2,738 253,368
Other non-metallic mineral products 489 39,738 472 39,740
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 2,016 170,678 2,168 186,106
Copper, primary or semi-finished 255 19,431 280 21,337
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 51 3,967 68 5,420
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 1,346 101,826 1,354 102,444
Articles of base metal 2,781 207,618 1,920 146,932
Machinery 67 2,127 36 1,912
Automobiles and mini-vans 5,419 80,312 4,710 71,832
Freight motor vehicles 1,146 18,611 1,385 20,246
Other vehicles 43 1,542 5 81
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 0 0 0 0
Other transportation equipment 831 27,206 985 30,131
Metallic waste and scrap 3,891 284,821 3,149 236,890
Non-metallic waste and scrap 1,017 45,247 1,266 57,919
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 233 12,774 276 16,744
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 9 252 8 238
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 86 1,859 46 862
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 397,512 34,424,817 411,478 35,276,119
...
not applicable
x
suppressed 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.
 
Railway carloading statistics for intermodal and non-intermodal traffic in Canada — Total
  March 2007 March 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 20,953,450 . . 22,606,501
Container-on-flat-car 153,453 267,506 2,392,624 150,714 260,987 2,404,267
Trailer-on-flat-car 6,473 . 80,618 6,108 . 80,953
Traffic received from United States connections . . 2,747,648 . . 2,447,047
Total traffic carried . . 26,174,340 . . 27,538,768
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 20,235 34,934 268,989 18,918 33,025 248,997
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 1,554 . 22,546 1,639 . 25,282
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 3,592,291 . . 3,773,186
.
not available for any reference period
1.
Estimated numbers.
Note(s):
Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
 
Railway carloading statistics for intermodal and non-intermodal traffic in Canada — Eastern Division
  March 2007 March 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 8,285,096 . . 10,025,933
Container-on-flat-car 81,884 144,196 1,301,416 86,671 150,547 1,412,812
Trailer-on-flat-car 5,984 . 71,661 5,583 . 71,521
Traffic received from United States connections . . 782,023 . . 679,253
Total traffic carried . . 10,440,196 . . 12,189,519
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 5,603 11,113 66,975 5,802 11,483 67,550
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 250 . 3,699 143 . 2,540
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 3,043,861 . . 3,072,720
.
not available for any reference period
1.
Estimated numbers.
Note(s):
Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
 
Railway carloading statistics for intermodal and non-intermodal traffic in Canada — Western Division
  March 2007 March 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 12,668,354 . . 12,580,568
Container-on-flat-car 71,569 123,310 1,091,208 64,043 110,440 991,455
Trailer-on-flat-car 489 . 8,957 525 . 9,432
Traffic received from United States connections . . 1,965,625 . . 1,767,794
Total traffic carried . . 15,734,144 . . 15,349,249
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 14,632 23,821 202,014 13,116 21,542 181,447
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 1,304 . 18,847 1,496 . 22,742
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 548,430 . . 700,466
.
not available for any reference period
1.
Estimated numbers.
Note(s):
Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
 
Railway carloading statistics for intermodal and non-intermodal traffic in Canada (year to date) — Total
  January 2007 to March 2007 January 2006 to March 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 59,912,199 . . 62,888,630
Container-on-flat-car 418,275 726,702 6,549,162 410,830 711,170 6,523,150
Trailer-on-flat-car 17,420 . 227,324 16,933 . 229,861
Traffic received from United States connections . . 7,510,830 . . 6,909,024
Total traffic carried . . 74,199,515 . . 76,550,665
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 56,251 97,512 750,560 50,788 88,381 670,688
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 4,120 . 60,243 4,387 . 65,334
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 10,299,070 . . 11,347,726
.
not available for any reference period
1.
Estimated numbers.
Note(s):
Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
 
Railway carloading statistics for intermodal and non-intermodal traffic in Canada (year to date) — Eastern Division
  January 2007 to March 2007 January 2006 to March 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 25,487,382 . . 27,612,511
Container-on-flat-car 219,912 383,889 3,532,191 222,816 387,209 3,641,848
Trailer-on-flat-car 16,116 . 203,022 15,710 . 207,559
Traffic received from United States connections . . 2,050,895 . . 1,991,059
Total traffic carried . . 31,273,490 . . 33,452,977
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 14,997 29,931 178,946 15,933 31,296 187,139
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 449 . 7,137 552 . 9,539
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 8,849,989 . . 9,376,787
.
not available for any reference period
1.
Estimated numbers.
Note(s):
Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
 
Railway carloading statistics for intermodal and non-intermodal traffic in Canada (year to date) — Western Division
  January 2007 to March 2007 January 2006 to March 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 34,424,817 . . 35,276,119
Container-on-flat-car 198,363 342,813 3,016,971 188,014 323,961 2,881,302
Trailer-on-flat-car 1,304 . 24,302 1,223 . 22,302
Traffic received from United States connections . . 5,459,935 . . 4,917,965
Total traffic carried . . 42,926,025 . . 43,097,688
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 41,254 67,581 571,614 34,855 57,085 483,549
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 3,671 . 53,106 3,835 . 55,795
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 1,449,081 . . 1,970,939
.
not available for any reference period
1.
Estimated numbers.
Note(s):
Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Date Modified: 2007-05-22

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