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Monthly Railway Carloadings

Monthly Railway Carloadings

May 2007

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Total
  May 2007 May 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 23,273 2,114,284 21,228 1,917,044
Other cereal grains 2,842 227,442 2,542 201,569
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 2,496 222,951 2,241 198,565
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 5,506 441,043 6,278 493,504
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 1,207 101,003 858 66,274
Animal feed and products 2,177 177,294 1,373 111,586
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 6 384 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,258 97,853 1,176 93,353
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,657 215,646 2,619 206,881
Sugar 411 35,911 445 39,329
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 283 20,760 349 20,263
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 185 15,443 81 6,465
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 3,199 270,433 4,097 356,133
Salt 536 47,666 518 46,765
Phosphate rock 614 55,386 541 48,621
Sulphur 7,200 690,765 7,489 722,402
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 5,498 499,722 7,012 626,643
Iron ores and concentrates 30,597 2,809,022 33,389 3,063,773
Copper ores and concentrates 1,257 109,705 1,311 113,927
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,869 217,139 2,265 172,766
Lead ores and concentrates 208 16,039 271 20,897
Zinc ores and concentrates 688 57,514 878 73,945
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,059 482,949 5,156 492,105
Coal 33,889 3,472,065 26,129 2,653,152
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 3,029 235,762 1,768 138,370
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 5,576 446,902 3,262 264,221
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 5,083 325,612 4,448 280,732
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,541 108,213 2,433 168,190
Other refined petroleum and coal products 2,988 232,181 2,885 225,044
Sulphuric acid 2,655 239,082 2,629 235,105
Alumina 3,032 275,107 2,973 272,578
Other basic chemicals 6,924 606,035 7,621 668,621
Potash 18,239 1,766,132 10,604 1,021,096
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,681 383,281 5,855 487,492
Other chemical products and preparations 726 60,942 677 57,073
Plastic and rubber 4,132 358,720 4,485 388,302
Logs and other wood in the rough 2,778 146,069 3,022 165,840
Wood chips 5,115 301,012 5,955 358,416
Lumber 16,037 1,350,849 18,117 1,506,703
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 6,460 511,184 8,049 632,743
Wood pulp 9,569 775,515 9,489 760,918
Newsprint 5,147 334,592 6,800 446,798
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 5,609 390,272 5,761 394,147
Cement 3,054 285,857 2,884 268,710
Other non-metallic mineral products 325 28,066 518 44,386
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 6,497 535,039 5,844 488,668
Copper, primary or semi-finished 415 34,641 382 32,829
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,629 217,067 2,772 223,331
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 784 61,654 767 61,431
Articles of base metal 1,683 123,093 1,271 93,189
Machinery 94 3,677 95 3,133
Automobiles and mini-vans 9,940 164,777 9,652 162,983
Freight motor vehicles 8,104 143,670 7,649 135,539
Other vehicles 97 1,609 6 156
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 2,513 69,925 2,690 77,306
Other transportation equipment 1,486 38,617 1,113 34,536
Metallic waste and scrap 3,303 253,112 3,103 237,636
Non-metallic waste and scrap 586 29,253 1,122 64,564
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 261 15,226 173 10,128
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 400 20,412 477 23,271
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 200 6,700 470 12,546
Less than carload shipments ... 17 ... 21
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 285,607 23,278,287 276,067 22,192,714
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
  May 2007 May 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 375 33,369 480 43,040
Other cereal grains 259 22,348 221 18,613
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 35 2,997 11 874
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 3 230 44 3,285
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 234 20,742 146 10,752
Animal feed and products 934 73,440 416 33,329
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 44 3,390 55 4,310
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 298 23,492 256 19,333
Sugar 378 33,316 360 31,861
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 53 4,559 69 5,021
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 122 10,268 24 1,821
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,061 84,038 1,326 111,117
Salt 306 26,669 313 28,283
Phosphate rock 614 55,386 541 48,621
Sulphur 125 11,103 82 7,449
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 5,018 456,960 6,482 579,892
Iron ores and concentrates 30,597 2,809,022 33,389 3,063,773
Copper ores and concentrates 534 45,514 625 52,781
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,858 216,147 2,265 172,766
Lead ores and concentrates 208 16,039 271 20,897
Zinc ores and concentrates 593 49,712 686 58,004
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,039 481,197 5,099 487,016
Coal 2,293 199,149 2,351 204,156
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,426 189,353 1,226 96,703
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,697 213,106 1,474 115,358
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 3,133 200,614 2,421 151,515
Coal coke and petroleum coke 640 36,493 1,549 99,225
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,294 96,911 1,051 77,808
Sulphuric acid 2,362 212,964 2,325 207,993
Alumina 3,032 275,107 2,973 272,578
Other basic chemicals 3,109 268,852 3,166 270,889
Potash 835 76,559 519 47,658
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 207 18,095 463 41,607
Other chemical products and preparations 671 56,708 612 52,341
Plastic and rubber 1,864 157,231 2,121 177,162
Logs and other wood in the rough 2,191 109,138 2,485 131,409
Wood chips 1,407 81,193 1,526 96,260
Lumber 4,098 342,188 4,856 392,898
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 2,080 153,436 3,002 225,197
Wood pulp 3,400 265,198 3,710 282,873
Newsprint 4,492 289,596 5,854 380,394
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 4,353 301,048 4,365 296,593
Cement 1,765 164,234 1,769 164,527
Other non-metallic mineral products 166 14,581 309 27,130
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 5,902 485,179 5,036 420,806
Copper, primary or semi-finished 317 27,173 345 30,031
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,612 215,758 2,728 219,831
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 275 22,578 341 29,386
Articles of base metal 472 35,407 642 47,751
Machinery 82 2,825 57 1,847
Automobiles and mini-vans 7,395 126,952 7,366 128,697
Freight motor vehicles 7,801 139,470 7,163 128,376
Other vehicles 5 9 4 9
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 2,513 69,925 2,690 77,306
Other transportation equipment 1,184 28,323 698 22,084
Metallic waste and scrap 1,952 149,112 1,664 130,898
Non-metallic waste and scrap 126 8,937 697 44,755
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 204 12,207 95 5,353
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 396 20,268 473 23,170
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 200 6,700 460 12,294
Less than carload shipments ... 17 ... 21
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 129,639 9,552,527 133,747 9,937,727
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
  May 2007 May 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 22,898 2,080,915 20,748 1,874,004
Other cereal grains 2,583 205,094 2,321 182,956
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 2,461 219,954 2,230 197,691
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 5,503 440,813 6,234 490,219
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 973 80,261 712 55,522
Animal feed and products 1,243 103,854 957 78,257
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 6 384 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,214 94,463 1,121 89,043
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,359 192,154 2,363 187,548
Sugar 33 2,595 85 7,468
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 230 16,201 280 15,242
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 63 5,175 57 4,644
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 2,138 186,395 2,771 245,016
Salt 230 20,997 205 18,482
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 7,075 679,662 7,407 714,953
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 480 42,762 530 46,751
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 723 64,191 686 61,146
Nickel ores and concentrates 11 992 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 95 7,802 192 15,941
Other metallic ores and concentrates 20 1,752 57 5,089
Coal 31,596 3,272,916 23,778 2,448,996
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 603 46,409 542 41,667
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,879 233,796 1,788 148,863
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 1,950 124,998 2,027 129,217
Coal coke and petroleum coke 901 71,720 884 68,965
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,694 135,270 1,834 147,236
Sulphuric acid 293 26,118 304 27,112
Alumina 0 0 0 0
Other basic chemicals 3,815 337,183 4,455 397,732
Potash 17,404 1,689,573 10,085 973,438
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,474 365,186 5,392 445,885
Other chemical products and preparations 55 4,234 65 4,732
Plastic and rubber 2,268 201,489 2,364 211,140
Logs and other wood in the rough 587 36,931 537 34,431
Wood chips 3,708 219,819 4,429 262,156
Lumber 11,939 1,008,661 13,261 1,113,805
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 4,380 357,748 5,047 407,546
Wood pulp 6,169 510,317 5,779 478,045
Newsprint 655 44,996 946 66,404
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 1,256 89,224 1,396 97,554
Cement 1,289 121,623 1,115 104,183
Other non-metallic mineral products 159 13,485 209 17,256
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 595 49,860 808 67,862
Copper, primary or semi-finished 98 7,468 37 2,798
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 17 1,309 44 3,500
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 509 39,076 426 32,045
Articles of base metal 1,211 87,686 629 45,438
Machinery 12 852 38 1,286
Automobiles and mini-vans 2,545 37,825 2,286 34,286
Freight motor vehicles 303 4,200 486 7,163
Other vehicles 92 1,600 2 147
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 0 0 0 0
Other transportation equipment 302 10,294 415 12,452
Metallic waste and scrap 1,351 104,000 1,439 106,738
Non-metallic waste and scrap 460 20,316 425 19,809
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 57 3,019 78 4,775
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 4 144 4 101
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 0 0 10 252
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 155,968 13,725,760 142,320 12,254,987
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 May 2007 January 2006 to May 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 97,872 8,907,211 92,857 8,398,103
Other cereal grains 18,277 1,461,358 18,612 1,477,069
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 10,643 946,669 11,942 1,061,415
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 26,855 2,154,736 30,884 2,453,477
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 3,290 269,595 3,166 244,925
Animal feed and products 9,735 798,687 8,187 671,693
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 25 1,600 2 9
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 5,577 434,601 5,380 424,448
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 11,921 965,348 12,547 990,881
Sugar 1,915 167,047 2,223 194,648
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 1,354 96,829 1,469 88,056
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 677 54,937 415 32,929
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 12,530 1,091,003 15,943 1,378,595
Salt 4,277 377,932 5,440 485,324
Phosphate rock 2,218 199,917 2,682 238,833
Sulphur 31,262 3,010,841 34,976 3,373,001
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 24,694 2,167,022 32,403 2,791,059
Iron ores and concentrates 125,344 11,441,562 145,278 13,372,313
Copper ores and concentrates 5,856 513,197 6,169 540,885
Nickel ores and concentrates 11,377 870,240 10,042 763,831
Lead ores and concentrates 1,140 87,905 1,187 91,529
Zinc ores and concentrates 3,391 283,488 3,874 330,739
Other metallic ores and concentrates 25,514 2,434,031 25,025 2,386,964
Coal 136,642 13,903,299 125,437 12,715,452
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 12,475 963,798 11,459 882,826
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 28,744 2,332,261 24,285 1,969,658
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 30,519 1,936,617 30,013 1,901,971
Coal coke and petroleum coke 8,310 571,233 10,251 712,277
Other refined petroleum and coal products 13,818 1,076,033 13,905 1,079,863
Sulphuric acid 12,978 1,167,426 12,710 1,138,143
Alumina 14,569 1,331,921 14,268 1,306,038
Other basic chemicals 34,132 2,983,918 38,359 3,347,641
Potash 78,980 7,646,367 50,973 4,876,724
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 24,083 2,001,711 23,340 1,950,362
Other chemical products and preparations 3,464 291,402 3,440 288,032
Plastic and rubber 20,082 1,743,645 20,822 1,796,110
Logs and other wood in the rough 12,501 681,815 20,462 1,157,374
Wood chips 26,212 1,579,689 29,748 1,769,216
Lumber 73,633 6,198,589 86,854 7,232,719
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 30,700 2,418,778 37,952 2,953,284
Wood pulp 48,023 3,893,325 52,513 4,240,801
Newsprint 26,026 1,711,848 33,991 2,213,616
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 26,562 1,843,674 26,147 1,778,115
Cement 11,174 1,045,267 11,236 1,043,713
Other non-metallic mineral products 1,616 136,197 2,287 197,641
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 28,636 2,371,167 29,299 2,458,460
Copper, primary or semi-finished 2,231 186,012 2,089 177,204
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 13,681 1,125,882 13,810 1,131,555
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 3,811 302,575 3,798 301,661
Articles of base metal 7,279 535,613 6,225 464,683
Machinery 729 27,874 472 19,938
Automobiles and mini-vans 44,481 752,538 44,978 773,270
Freight motor vehicles 38,674 689,437 36,064 644,871
Other vehicles 478 19,673 82 1,454
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 11,407 314,245 13,484 387,854
Other transportation equipment 6,743 187,681 7,966 229,820
Metallic waste and scrap 15,242 1,162,774 15,873 1,226,796
Non-metallic waste and scrap 2,855 152,732 3,927 214,871
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 841 50,857 823 50,448
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 1,651 83,014 1,921 90,223
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 1,637 48,682 2,381 67,010
Less than carload shipments ... 127 ... 77
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 1,291,363 104,205,446 1,334,347 106,582,499
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 May 2007 January 2006 to May 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 2,139 191,925 2,124 190,381
Other cereal grains 1,383 113,881 1,269 104,681
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 173 14,119 138 11,577
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 174 13,678 305 23,647
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 559 45,707 585 43,918
Animal feed and products 3,908 309,184 2,950 236,694
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 2 9
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 171 13,711 249 19,793
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 1,414 110,374 1,338 100,672
Sugar 1,753 154,782 1,783 155,825
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 203 17,528 216 17,910
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 375 30,241 143 10,620
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 3,832 330,631 5,918 489,031
Salt 2,253 199,208 3,157 281,502
Phosphate rock 2,218 199,917 2,682 238,833
Sulphur 520 46,422 533 47,900
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 22,686 1,987,989 29,939 2,572,716
Iron ores and concentrates 125,344 11,441,562 145,278 13,372,313
Copper ores and concentrates 2,711 234,122 2,514 216,246
Nickel ores and concentrates 11,308 864,244 10,042 763,831
Lead ores and concentrates 1,140 87,905 1,187 91,529
Zinc ores and concentrates 3,004 253,044 3,018 259,777
Other metallic ores and concentrates 25,405 2,424,494 24,806 2,367,469
Coal 9,753 831,763 10,696 927,755
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 9,516 739,006 9,249 712,204
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 14,592 1,162,443 12,804 1,019,645
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 15,562 997,997 15,089 958,837
Coal coke and petroleum coke 4,142 238,173 6,440 415,413
Other refined petroleum and coal products 6,164 463,770 5,875 438,015
Sulphuric acid 11,566 1,041,593 11,091 993,699
Alumina 14,569 1,331,921 14,266 1,305,863
Other basic chemicals 14,816 1,275,945 15,376 1,309,420
Potash 3,876 355,471 3,067 281,688
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 1,027 89,378 1,343 117,615
Other chemical products and preparations 3,233 273,152 3,066 261,385
Plastic and rubber 8,962 755,143 9,453 784,312
Logs and other wood in the rough 9,945 518,824 13,520 708,065
Wood chips 8,054 499,642 7,649 460,759
Lumber 18,018 1,508,524 22,006 1,791,080
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 10,431 768,841 14,602 1,076,433
Wood pulp 16,290 1,267,263 18,999 1,465,708
Newsprint 22,418 1,463,681 28,999 1,864,564
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 20,577 1,421,844 19,800 1,335,557
Cement 6,096 568,610 6,563 608,944
Other non-metallic mineral products 808 69,671 1,452 127,633
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 25,472 2,104,271 25,544 2,137,522
Copper, primary or semi-finished 1,801 153,245 1,695 147,240
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 13,595 1,119,218 13,663 1,119,844
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 1,505 127,469 1,584 134,426
Articles of base metal 2,215 162,765 3,055 225,509
Machinery 635 24,070 374 15,227
Automobiles and mini-vans 34,537 605,181 36,096 638,637
Freight motor vehicles 36,843 661,014 33,714 610,548
Other vehicles 343 16,531 63 464
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 11,407 314,245 13,484 387,854
Other transportation equipment 5,433 142,829 6,266 180,106
Metallic waste and scrap 8,773 683,430 10,094 793,789
Non-metallic waste and scrap 1,012 70,977 1,862 120,543
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 477 31,260 393 24,763
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 1,634 82,525 1,905 89,757
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 1,553 46,944 2,320 65,757
Less than carload shipments ... 127 ... 77
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 590,323 43,073,420 643,693 47,273,533
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 May 2007 January 2006 to May 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 95,733 8,715,286 90,733 8,207,722
Other cereal grains 16,894 1,347,477 17,343 1,372,388
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 10,470 932,550 11,804 1,049,838
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 26,681 2,141,058 30,579 2,429,830
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 2,731 223,888 2,581 201,007
Animal feed and products 5,827 489,503 5,237 434,999
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 25 1,600 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 5,406 420,890 5,131 404,655
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 10,507 854,974 11,209 890,209
Sugar 162 12,265 440 38,823
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 1,151 79,301 1,253 70,146
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 302 24,696 272 22,309
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 8,698 760,372 10,025 889,564
Salt 2,024 178,724 2,283 203,822
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 30,742 2,964,419 34,443 3,325,101
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 2,008 179,033 2,464 218,343
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 3,145 279,075 3,655 324,639
Nickel ores and concentrates 69 5,996 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 387 30,444 856 70,962
Other metallic ores and concentrates 109 9,537 219 19,495
Coal 126,889 13,071,536 114,741 11,787,697
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,959 224,792 2,210 170,622
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 14,152 1,169,818 11,481 950,013
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 14,957 938,620 14,924 943,134
Coal coke and petroleum coke 4,168 333,060 3,811 296,864
Other refined petroleum and coal products 7,654 612,263 8,030 641,848
Sulphuric acid 1,412 125,833 1,619 144,444
Alumina 0 0 2 175
Other basic chemicals 19,316 1,707,973 22,983 2,038,221
Potash 75,104 7,290,896 47,906 4,595,036
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 23,056 1,912,333 21,997 1,832,747
Other chemical products and preparations 231 18,250 374 26,647
Plastic and rubber 11,120 988,502 11,369 1,011,798
Logs and other wood in the rough 2,556 162,991 6,942 449,309
Wood chips 18,158 1,080,047 22,099 1,308,457
Lumber 55,615 4,690,065 64,848 5,441,639
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 20,269 1,649,937 23,350 1,876,851
Wood pulp 31,733 2,626,062 33,514 2,775,093
Newsprint 3,608 248,167 4,992 349,052
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 5,985 421,830 6,347 442,558
Cement 5,078 476,657 4,673 434,769
Other non-metallic mineral products 808 66,526 835 70,008
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 3,164 266,896 3,755 320,938
Copper, primary or semi-finished 430 32,767 394 29,964
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 86 6,664 147 11,711
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 2,306 175,106 2,214 167,235
Articles of base metal 5,064 372,848 3,170 239,174
Machinery 94 3,804 98 4,711
Automobiles and mini-vans 9,944 147,357 8,882 134,633
Freight motor vehicles 1,831 28,423 2,350 34,323
Other vehicles 135 3,142 19 990
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 0 0 0 0
Other transportation equipment 1,310 44,852 1,700 49,714
Metallic waste and scrap 6,469 479,344 5,779 433,007
Non-metallic waste and scrap 1,843 81,755 2,065 94,328
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 364 19,597 430 25,685
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 17 489 16 466
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 84 1,738 61 1,253
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 701,040 61,132,026 690,654 59,308,966
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
  May 2007 May 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 23,278,287 . . 22,192,714
Container-on-flat-car 151,981 269,798 2,394,225 150,463 262,755 2,359,842
Trailer-on-flat-car 6,524 . 82,881 6,551 . 86,849
Traffic received from United States connections . . 2,745,925 . . 2,482,259
Total traffic carried . . 28,501,318 . . 27,121,664
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 21,451 36,686 297,053 18,321 32,161 243,232
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 1,799 . 26,964 1,615 . 25,423
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 3,012,855 . . 3,489,601
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
  May 2007 May 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 9,552,527 . . 9,937,727
Container-on-flat-car 81,150 144,721 1,311,382 82,508 145,362 1,336,183
Trailer-on-flat-car 6,096 . 73,923 6,021 . 77,343
Traffic received from United States connections . . 814,819 . . 704,309
Total traffic carried . . 11,752,651 . . 12,055,562
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 5,527 10,832 71,633 5,371 10,884 65,190
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 198 . 3,983 113 . 2,090
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 2,452,814 . . 2,884,076
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
  May 2007 May 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 13,725,760 . . 12,254,987
Container-on-flat-car 70,831 125,077 1,082,843 67,955 117,393 1,023,659
Trailer-on-flat-car 428 . 8,958 530 . 9,506
Traffic received from United States connections . . 1,931,106 . . 1,777,950
Total traffic carried . . 16,748,667 . . 15,066,102
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 15,924 25,854 225,420 12,950 21,277 178,042
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 1,601 . 22,981 1,502 . 23,333
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 560,041 . . 605,525
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 May 2007 January 2006 to May 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 104,205,446 . . 106,582,499
Container-on-flat-car 715,680 1,250,450 11,224,734 710,330 1,233,219 11,197,774
Trailer-on-flat-car 30,373 . 391,792 29,387 . 399,780
Traffic received from United States connections . . 12,865,885 . . 11,648,147
Total traffic carried . . 128,687,857 . . 129,828,200
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 98,558 170,189 1,325,411 86,076 150,171 1,141,375
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 7,459 . 110,254 7,453 . 113,335
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 16,630,547 . . 18,548,095
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 May 2007 January 2006 to May 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 43,073,420 . . 47,273,533
Container-on-flat-car 376,522 661,973 6,057,198 384,302 671,753 6,255,623
Trailer-on-flat-car 28,199 . 350,339 27,142 . 358,665
Traffic received from United States connections . . 3,669,959 . . 3,348,985
Total traffic carried . . 53,150,916 . . 57,236,806
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 26,177 51,865 319,332 26,355 52,259 314,425
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 965 . 16,568 777 . 13,726
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 14,031,580 . . 15,286,369
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 May 2007 January 2006 to May 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 61,132,026 . . 59,308,966
Container-on-flat-car 339,158 588,477 5,167,536 326,028 561,466 4,942,151
Trailer-on-flat-car 2,174 . 41,453 2,245 . 41,115
Traffic received from United States connections . . 9,195,926 . . 8,299,162
Total traffic carried . . 75,536,941 . . 72,591,394
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 72,381 118,324 1,006,079 59,721 97,912 826,950
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 6,494 . 93,686 6,676 . 99,609
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 2,598,967 . . 3,261,726
1.
Estimated numbers.
Note(s):
Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Date Modified: 2007-07-25

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