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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Total
  June 2007 June 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 19,404 1,763,469 20,732 1,875,436
Other cereal grains 2,020 162,129 2,539 200,864
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 1,534 134,878 1,910 168,028
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 7,812 627,109 6,555 513,721
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 1,073 87,397 1,001 79,332
Animal feed and products 2,297 176,883 2,172 174,962
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,108 86,252 1,252 99,447
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,415 194,696 2,737 211,407
Sugar 393 34,393 381 33,718
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 283 20,424 327 19,122
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 109 8,773 99 8,017
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 3,027 257,393 4,019 349,369
Salt 474 42,097 843 71,237
Phosphate rock 703 63,410 408 36,735
Sulphur 6,598 638,231 6,619 638,803
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 6,116 532,554 6,307 562,752
Iron ores and concentrates 30,936 2,877,757 28,304 2,710,531
Copper ores and concentrates 1,105 97,031 1,025 90,166
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,037 156,825 2,268 176,529
Lead ores and concentrates 247 19,101 247 19,046
Zinc ores and concentrates 841 70,674 850 72,036
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,201 495,590 5,288 503,954
Coal 28,930 2,981,284 26,036 2,631,172
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 3,031 233,501 2,499 193,426
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 5,262 422,948 4,519 365,846
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 4,580 293,523 4,180 264,117
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,316 81,511 1,893 123,256
Other refined petroleum and coal products 2,627 202,268 2,716 210,762
Sulphuric acid 2,574 232,372 2,449 219,094
Alumina 2,907 265,510 3,122 285,897
Other basic chemicals 6,430 561,186 7,753 684,802
Potash 15,833 1,546,419 9,058 881,977
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,278 355,410 3,670 304,453
Other chemical products and preparations 822 70,451 754 63,459
Plastic and rubber 4,111 358,767 4,185 362,205
Logs and other wood in the rough 2,475 140,020 3,080 182,398
Wood chips 4,533 264,472 5,692 343,473
Lumber 14,561 1,226,371 17,485 1,461,784
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 5,708 448,668 7,363 576,749
Wood pulp 9,606 782,319 9,301 750,176
Newsprint 5,032 327,706 6,539 421,254
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 5,253 369,019 5,824 397,814
Cement 2,656 249,960 2,766 257,443
Other non-metallic mineral products 301 26,903 480 41,241
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 6,095 494,065 5,681 473,685
Copper, primary or semi-finished 354 29,738 431 36,322
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,836 234,797 2,666 213,729
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 845 69,843 783 62,233
Articles of base metal 1,867 131,738 1,244 90,382
Machinery 161 8,567 82 3,370
Automobiles and mini-vans 9,306 155,369 9,751 167,716
Freight motor vehicles 8,744 154,820 7,852 138,352
Other vehicles 16 188 11 13
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 2,164 60,598 2,752 79,785
Other transportation equipment 1,103 27,021 1,979 62,864
Metallic waste and scrap 3,009 235,635 3,521 268,209
Non-metallic waste and scrap 499 24,594 1,259 73,118
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 129 7,786 168 8,908
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 376 19,098 488 23,859
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 420 12,556 470 13,935
Less than carload shipments ... 19 ... 11
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 266,483 21,654,080 266,385 21,354,501
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
  June 2007 June 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 335 29,384 210 18,840
Other cereal grains 159 13,660 107 8,922
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 48 3,931 7 544
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 0 0 0 0
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 78 6,465 55 3,837
Animal feed and products 920 71,422 931 73,051
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 34 2,649 40 3,118
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 328 25,540 330 24,526
Sugar 356 31,528 315 27,876
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 52 4,324 33 2,878
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 55 4,389 30 2,328
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 893 71,149 1,507 125,977
Salt 228 19,915 583 47,852
Phosphate rock 703 63,410 408 36,735
Sulphur 149 13,330 96 8,583
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 5,679 493,605 5,741 512,792
Iron ores and concentrates 30,936 2,877,757 28,304 2,710,531
Copper ores and concentrates 560 48,663 332 28,547
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,027 155,869 2,268 176,529
Lead ores and concentrates 236 18,190 247 19,046
Zinc ores and concentrates 699 59,158 710 60,306
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,189 494,537 5,203 496,184
Coal 2,049 177,180 1,721 146,947
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,309 179,372 1,527 119,792
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,481 196,950 2,079 164,349
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,999 191,512 2,455 153,747
Coal coke and petroleum coke 700 31,422 1,152 66,991
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,109 81,712 1,091 80,284
Sulphuric acid 2,198 198,698 2,155 192,834
Alumina 2,907 265,510 3,122 285,897
Other basic chemicals 2,717 233,351 2,894 248,770
Potash 796 72,130 754 69,566
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 196 17,462 240 21,324
Other chemical products and preparations 793 68,168 681 57,875
Plastic and rubber 1,696 142,714 1,955 163,244
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,862 100,947 1,875 104,936
Wood chips 1,160 66,009 1,292 81,904
Lumber 3,584 300,882 4,578 377,605
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 1,810 131,791 2,556 191,281
Wood pulp 3,094 238,336 3,061 230,915
Newsprint 4,196 269,048 5,608 355,831
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 4,054 282,254 4,440 300,634
Cement 1,786 168,101 1,698 157,479
Other non-metallic mineral products 121 10,285 272 24,058
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 5,407 435,416 4,978 414,485
Copper, primary or semi-finished 260 22,575 328 28,737
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,825 233,949 2,647 212,194
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 370 31,945 315 26,817
Articles of base metal 438 30,278 479 35,415
Machinery 141 7,062 65 2,337
Automobiles and mini-vans 7,394 127,819 7,629 135,804
Freight motor vehicles 8,323 148,888 7,267 129,611
Other vehicles 14 167 11 13
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 2,164 60,598 2,752 79,785
Other transportation equipment 526 13,194 1,654 51,122
Metallic waste and scrap 1,713 134,767 2,091 165,252
Non-metallic waste and scrap 132 8,898 774 51,920
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 70 4,137 90 4,664
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 374 19,054 485 23,767
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 418 12,466 460 13,745
Less than carload shipments ... 19 ... 11
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 124,850 9,223,936 126,688 9,360,944
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
  June 2007 June 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 19,069 1,734,085 20,522 1,856,596
Other cereal grains 1,861 148,469 2,432 191,942
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 1,486 130,947 1,903 167,484
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 7,812 627,109 6,555 513,721
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 995 80,932 946 75,495
Animal feed and products 1,377 105,461 1,241 101,911
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,074 83,603 1,212 96,329
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,087 169,156 2,407 186,881
Sugar 37 2,865 66 5,842
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 231 16,100 294 16,244
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 54 4,384 69 5,689
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 2,134 186,244 2,512 223,392
Salt 246 22,182 260 23,385
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 6,449 624,901 6,523 630,220
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 437 38,949 566 49,960
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 545 48,368 693 61,619
Nickel ores and concentrates 10 956 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates 11 911 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 142 11,516 140 11,730
Other metallic ores and concentrates 12 1,053 85 7,770
Coal 26,881 2,804,104 24,315 2,484,225
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 722 54,129 972 73,634
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,781 225,998 2,440 201,497
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 1,581 102,011 1,725 110,370
Coal coke and petroleum coke 616 50,089 741 56,265
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,518 120,556 1,625 130,478
Sulphuric acid 376 33,674 294 26,260
Alumina 0 0 0 0
Other basic chemicals 3,713 327,835 4,859 436,032
Potash 15,037 1,474,289 8,304 812,411
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,082 337,948 3,430 283,129
Other chemical products and preparations 29 2,283 73 5,584
Plastic and rubber 2,415 216,053 2,230 198,961
Logs and other wood in the rough 613 39,073 1,205 77,462
Wood chips 3,373 198,463 4,400 261,569
Lumber 10,977 925,489 12,907 1,084,179
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 3,898 316,877 4,807 385,468
Wood pulp 6,512 543,983 6,240 519,261
Newsprint 836 58,658 931 65,423
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 1,199 86,765 1,384 97,180
Cement 870 81,859 1,068 99,964
Other non-metallic mineral products 180 16,618 208 17,183
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 688 58,649 703 59,200
Copper, primary or semi-finished 94 7,163 103 7,585
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 11 848 19 1,535
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 475 37,898 468 35,416
Articles of base metal 1,429 101,460 765 54,967
Machinery 20 1,505 17 1,033
Automobiles and mini-vans 1,912 27,550 2,122 31,912
Freight motor vehicles 421 5,932 585 8,741
Other vehicles 2 21 0 0
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 0 0 0 0
Other transportation equipment 577 13,827 325 11,742
Metallic waste and scrap 1,296 100,868 1,430 102,957
Non-metallic waste and scrap 367 15,696 485 21,198
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 59 3,649 78 4,244
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 2 44 3 92
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 2 90 10 190
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 141,633 12,430,144 139,697 11,993,557
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 June 2007 January 2006 to June 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 117,408 10,682,944 113,589 10,273,539
Other cereal grains 20,296 1,623,494 21,151 1,677,933
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 12,171 1,080,724 13,852 1,229,443
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 34,665 2,781,442 37,439 2,967,198
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 4,362 356,870 4,167 324,264
Animal feed and products 12,013 974,107 10,359 846,655
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 25 1,600 2 9
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 6,680 520,832 6,632 523,895
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 14,331 1,159,729 15,284 1,202,288
Sugar 2,301 200,885 2,604 228,366
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 1,635 117,118 1,796 107,178
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 724 58,201 514 40,946
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 15,616 1,353,730 19,962 1,727,964
Salt 4,751 420,029 6,283 556,561
Phosphate rock 2,921 263,327 3,090 275,568
Sulphur 37,855 3,648,567 41,595 4,011,804
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 30,810 2,699,530 38,710 3,353,811
Iron ores and concentrates 156,280 14,424,116 173,582 16,082,844
Copper ores and concentrates 6,962 610,317 7,194 631,051
Nickel ores and concentrates 13,414 1,027,065 12,310 940,360
Lead ores and concentrates 1,387 107,006 1,434 110,575
Zinc ores and concentrates 4,232 354,162 4,724 402,775
Other metallic ores and concentrates 30,715 2,929,621 30,313 2,890,918
Coal 165,575 16,884,866 151,473 15,346,624
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 15,506 1,197,270 13,958 1,076,252
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 33,965 2,752,703 28,804 2,335,504
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 35,073 2,228,839 34,193 2,166,088
Coal coke and petroleum coke 9,626 652,755 12,144 835,533
Other refined petroleum and coal products 16,434 1,277,478 16,621 1,290,625
Sulphuric acid 15,553 1,399,939 15,159 1,357,237
Alumina 17,476 1,597,431 17,390 1,591,935
Other basic chemicals 40,540 3,543,725 46,112 4,032,443
Potash 94,716 9,182,497 60,031 5,758,701
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 28,119 2,336,372 27,010 2,254,815
Other chemical products and preparations 4,334 366,574 4,194 351,491
Plastic and rubber 24,380 2,118,280 25,007 2,158,315
Logs and other wood in the rough 14,977 828,314 23,542 1,339,772
Wood chips 30,744 1,842,930 35,440 2,112,689
Lumber 88,158 7,417,301 104,339 8,694,503
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 36,389 2,865,963 45,315 3,530,033
Wood pulp 57,555 4,669,286 61,814 4,990,977
Newsprint 31,062 2,033,498 40,530 2,634,870
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 31,794 2,211,551 31,971 2,175,929
Cement 13,829 1,295,218 14,002 1,301,156
Other non-metallic mineral products 1,911 162,550 2,767 238,882
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 34,707 2,863,267 34,980 2,932,145
Copper, primary or semi-finished 2,585 215,750 2,520 213,526
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 16,517 1,360,675 16,476 1,345,284
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 4,655 372,350 4,581 363,894
Articles of base metal 9,160 668,575 7,469 555,065
Machinery 887 36,200 554 23,308
Automobiles and mini-vans 53,775 907,844 54,729 940,986
Freight motor vehicles 47,425 844,342 43,916 783,223
Other vehicles 494 19,861 93 1,467
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 13,569 374,734 16,236 467,639
Other transportation equipment 7,642 209,984 9,945 292,684
Metallic waste and scrap 18,234 1,395,317 19,394 1,495,005
Non-metallic waste and scrap 3,349 176,942 5,186 287,989
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 816 49,756 991 59,356
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 2,027 102,112 2,409 114,082
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 2,210 66,010 2,851 80,945
Less than carload shipments ... 146 ... 88
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 1,557,322 125,924,609 1,600,732 127,937,007
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 June 2007 January 2006 to June 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 2,045 182,946 1,814 162,955
Other cereal grains 1,403 116,038 1,118 92,927
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 167 13,492 63 5,071
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 1 80 25 1,871
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 635 51,994 638 47,575
Animal feed and products 4,758 374,496 3,754 298,398
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 2 9
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 201 16,039 270 21,459
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 1,741 135,832 1,668 125,198
Sugar 2,106 186,035 2,098 183,701
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 255 21,852 249 20,788
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 368 29,121 173 12,948
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 4,786 407,216 7,425 615,008
Salt 2,481 219,123 3,740 329,354
Phosphate rock 2,921 263,327 3,090 275,568
Sulphur 668 59,668 629 56,483
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 28,365 2,481,594 35,680 3,085,508
Iron ores and concentrates 156,280 14,424,116 173,582 16,082,844
Copper ores and concentrates 3,271 282,785 2,846 244,793
Nickel ores and concentrates 13,335 1,020,113 12,310 940,360
Lead ores and concentrates 1,376 106,095 1,434 110,575
Zinc ores and concentrates 3,703 312,202 3,728 320,083
Other metallic ores and concentrates 30,594 2,919,031 30,009 2,863,653
Coal 11,802 1,008,943 12,417 1,074,702
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 11,810 917,179 10,775 831,923
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 17,030 1,356,084 14,883 1,183,994
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 18,559 1,189,369 17,544 1,112,584
Coal coke and petroleum coke 4,842 269,595 7,592 482,404
Other refined petroleum and coal products 7,266 544,923 6,966 518,299
Sulphuric acid 13,763 1,240,252 13,246 1,186,533
Alumina 17,476 1,597,431 17,388 1,591,760
Other basic chemicals 17,526 1,508,734 18,268 1,558,021
Potash 4,686 428,896 3,821 351,254
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 983 85,998 1,583 138,939
Other chemical products and preparations 4,075 346,125 3,747 319,260
Plastic and rubber 10,849 914,124 11,408 947,556
Logs and other wood in the rough 11,805 626,087 15,388 812,445
Wood chips 9,214 564,465 8,941 542,663
Lumber 21,525 1,799,863 26,483 2,162,825
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 11,037 808,525 15,734 1,157,590
Wood pulp 18,066 1,392,932 19,664 1,493,323
Newsprint 26,608 1,725,858 34,607 2,220,395
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 24,628 1,704,088 24,015 1,620,994
Cement 7,870 735,824 8,261 766,423
Other non-metallic mineral products 925 79,649 1,704 150,114
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 30,858 2,537,968 30,522 2,552,007
Copper, primary or semi-finished 2,061 175,820 2,023 175,977
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 16,420 1,353,163 16,310 1,332,038
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 1,875 159,416 1,899 161,243
Articles of base metal 2,667 194,267 3,534 260,924
Machinery 775 31,061 439 17,564
Automobiles and mini-vans 41,929 733,050 43,725 774,441
Freight motor vehicles 45,166 809,910 40,981 740,159
Other vehicles 357 16,698 74 477
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 13,569 374,734 16,236 467,639
Other transportation equipment 5,423 146,364 7,919 231,156
Metallic waste and scrap 10,482 818,040 12,185 959,041
Non-metallic waste and scrap 1,140 79,569 2,636 172,463
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 393 26,510 483 29,427
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 2,008 101,579 2,390 113,524
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 2,122 64,011 2,771 78,880
Less than carload shipments ... 146 ... 88
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 711,050 52,090,439 764,907 56,188,180
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 June 2007 January 2006 to June 2006
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 115,363 10,499,998 111,775 10,110,584
Other cereal grains 18,893 1,507,456 20,033 1,585,006
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 12,004 1,067,232 13,789 1,224,372
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 34,664 2,781,362 37,414 2,965,327
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 3,727 304,876 3,529 276,689
Animal feed and products 7,255 599,611 6,605 548,257
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 25 1,600 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 6,479 504,793 6,362 502,436
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 12,590 1,023,897 13,616 1,077,090
Sugar 195 14,850 506 44,665
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 1,380 95,266 1,547 86,390
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 356 29,080 341 27,998
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 10,830 946,514 12,537 1,112,956
Salt 2,270 200,906 2,543 227,207
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 37,187 3,588,899 40,966 3,955,321
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 2,445 217,936 3,030 268,303
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 3,691 327,532 4,348 386,258
Nickel ores and concentrates 79 6,952 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates 11 911 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 529 41,960 996 82,692
Other metallic ores and concentrates 121 10,590 304 27,265
Coal 153,773 15,875,923 139,056 14,271,922
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 3,696 280,091 3,183 244,329
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 16,935 1,396,619 13,921 1,151,510
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 16,514 1,039,470 16,649 1,053,504
Coal coke and petroleum coke 4,784 383,160 4,552 353,129
Other refined petroleum and coal products 9,168 732,555 9,655 772,326
Sulphuric acid 1,790 159,687 1,913 170,704
Alumina 0 0 2 175
Other basic chemicals 23,014 2,034,991 27,844 2,474,422
Potash 90,030 8,753,601 56,210 5,407,447
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 27,136 2,250,374 25,427 2,115,876
Other chemical products and preparations 259 20,449 447 32,231
Plastic and rubber 13,531 1,204,156 13,599 1,210,759
Logs and other wood in the rough 3,172 202,227 8,154 527,327
Wood chips 21,530 1,278,465 26,499 1,570,026
Lumber 66,633 5,617,438 77,856 6,531,678
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 25,352 2,057,438 29,581 2,372,443
Wood pulp 39,489 3,276,354 42,150 3,497,654
Newsprint 4,454 307,640 5,923 414,475
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 7,166 507,463 7,956 554,935
Cement 5,959 559,394 5,741 534,733
Other non-metallic mineral products 986 82,901 1,063 88,768
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 3,849 325,299 4,458 380,138
Copper, primary or semi-finished 524 39,930 497 37,549
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 97 7,512 166 13,246
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 2,780 212,934 2,682 202,651
Articles of base metal 6,493 474,308 3,935 294,141
Machinery 112 5,139 115 5,744
Automobiles and mini-vans 11,846 174,794 11,004 166,545
Freight motor vehicles 2,259 34,432 2,935 43,064
Other vehicles 137 3,163 19 990
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 0 0 0 0
Other transportation equipment 2,219 63,620 2,026 61,528
Metallic waste and scrap 7,752 577,277 7,209 535,964
Non-metallic waste and scrap 2,209 97,373 2,550 115,526
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 423 23,246 508 29,929
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 19 533 19 558
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 88 1,999 80 2,065
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 846,272 73,834,170 835,825 71,748,827
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
  June 2007 June 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 21,654,080 . . 21,354,501
Container-on-flat-car 153,072 272,999 2,391,576 150,153 263,570 2,358,211
Trailer-on-flat-car 2,075 . 21,817 6,256 . 86,507
Traffic received from United States connections . . 2,459,819 . . 2,207,222
Total traffic carried . . 26,527,292 . . 26,006,441
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 20,915 35,598 294,896 17,201 30,642 221,896
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 1,890 . 27,584 1,524 . 23,368
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 3,154,426 . . 3,245,074
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
  June 2007 June 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 9,223,936 . . 9,360,944
Container-on-flat-car 83,197 149,259 1,344,539 82,413 144,929 1,338,861
Trailer-on-flat-car 2,050 . 20,531 5,660 . 75,615
Traffic received from United States connections . . 676,070 . . 623,011
Total traffic carried . . 11,265,076 . . 11,398,431
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 5,320 10,363 69,215 5,270 10,711 61,277
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 193 . 3,878 102 . 1,902
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 2,608,003 . . 2,619,642
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
  June 2007 June 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 12,430,144 . . 11,993,557
Container-on-flat-car 69,875 123,740 1,047,037 67,740 118,641 1,019,350
Trailer-on-flat-car 25 . 1,286 596 . 10,892
Traffic received from United States connections . . 1,783,749 . . 1,584,211
Total traffic carried . . 15,262,216 . . 14,608,010
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 15,595 25,235 225,681 11,931 19,931 160,619
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 1,697 . 23,706 1,422 . 21,466
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 546,423 . . 625,432
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 June 2007 January 2006 to June 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 125,924,609 . . 127,937,007
Container-on-flat-car 890,919 1,567,700 13,929,096 860,483 1,496,789 13,555,985
Trailer-on-flat-car 10,431 . 103,970 35,643 . 486,287
Traffic received from United States connections . . 14,871,164 . . 13,855,369
Total traffic carried . . 154,828,839 . . 155,834,648
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 119,513 205,863 1,620,679 103,277 180,813 1,363,271
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 9,369 . 138,232 8,977 . 136,703
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 20,536,241 . . 21,793,169
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 June 2007 January 2006 to June 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 52,090,439 . . 56,188,180
Container-on-flat-car 479,792 851,339 7,676,614 466,713 816,678 7,594,466
Trailer-on-flat-car 10,285 . 97,596 32,802 . 434,280
Traffic received from United States connections . . 4,133,000 . . 3,971,996
Total traffic carried . . 63,997,649 . . 68,188,922
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 31,493 62,214 388,406 31,625 62,970 375,702
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 1,158 . 20,446 879 . 15,628
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 17,375,130 . . 17,878,259
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 June 2007 January 2006 to June 2006
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 73,834,170 . . 71,748,827
Container-on-flat-car 411,127 716,361 6,252,482 393,770 680,111 5,961,519
Trailer-on-flat-car 146 . 6,374 2,841 . 52,007
Traffic received from United States connections . . 10,738,164 . . 9,883,373
Total traffic carried . . 90,831,190 . . 87,645,726
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 88,020 143,649 1,232,273 71,652 117,843 987,569
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 8,211 . 117,786 8,098 . 121,075
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 3,161,111 . . 3,914,910
1.
Estimated numbers.
Note(s):
Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Date Modified: 2007-08-29

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