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March 2008

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Statistical tables

 
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Total
  March 2008 March 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 15,954 1,463,786 20,670 1,877,051
Other cereal grains 4,320 347,002 3,956 313,436
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 2,057 185,521 2,027 180,318
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 8,068 658,826 5,778 464,908
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 415 34,403 488 39,905
Animal feed and products 2,647 204,890 1,882 155,380
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 6 384
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,152 89,501 1,106 86,396
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,795 223,566 2,323 188,237
Sugar 335 28,968 411 35,794
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 276 18,866 272 19,586
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 142 10,938 121 9,763
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 2,089 185,407 2,572 226,474
Salt 682 60,961 926 81,670
Phosphate rock 518 46,696 342 30,803
Sulphur 7,026 674,228 6,054 582,726
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 3,209 262,232 5,088 445,304
Iron ores and concentrates 27,831 2,463,613 19,701 1,786,767
Copper ores and concentrates 1,022 89,259 1,245 109,892
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,747 205,921 2,154 165,069
Lead ores and concentrates 256 19,683 194 14,959
Zinc ores and concentrates 654 54,116 675 57,121
Other metallic ores and concentrates 4,997 476,682 5,313 507,275
Coal 31,648 3,249,316 27,372 2,773,133
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,567 195,185 2,478 191,035
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 5,214 419,208 6,043 490,036
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 5,743 363,500 5,981 381,645
Coal coke and petroleum coke 2,000 134,750 1,719 120,886
Other refined petroleum and coal products 2,414 187,128 2,554 198,677
Sulphuric acid 2,814 254,020 2,707 243,625
Alumina 2,718 248,578 3,068 282,081
Other basic chemicals 7,055 615,844 7,004 611,995
Potash 18,149 1,776,735 16,619 1,601,635
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,701 397,212 5,063 424,950
Other chemical products and preparations 997 85,161 759 64,055
Plastic and rubber 4,044 349,614 4,380 379,991
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,450 82,307 2,287 130,109
Wood chips 3,808 227,716 5,726 344,545
Lumber 10,445 877,321 16,256 1,366,711
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 3,443 278,004 6,733 532,080
Wood pulp 9,989 816,518 10,141 821,370
Newsprint 5,006 331,669 5,225 340,065
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 3,766 262,654 5,400 376,730
Cement 1,916 180,327 2,288 214,880
Other non-metallic mineral products 262 23,144 375 31,906
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 6,080 496,596 5,692 472,409
Copper, primary or semi-finished 363 30,402 487 39,968
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 3,050 253,002 3,006 247,935
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 686 55,635 844 67,191
Articles of base metal 1,351 98,403 1,541 112,783
Machinery 70 3,782 87 2,516
Automobiles and mini-vans 8,339 138,809 9,616 162,792
Freight motor vehicles 6,316 117,616 8,822 155,604
Other vehicles 14 150 97 3,797
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 873 25,719 2,500 68,536
Other transportation equipment 1,703 28,964 1,377 40,594
Metallic waste and scrap 2,683 209,048 3,131 238,879
Non-metallic waste and scrap 635 39,127 566 31,272
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 107 5,975 152 9,640
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 166 7,099 375 18,566
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 350 10,337 299 10,050
Less than carload shipments ... 72 ... 8
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 252,127 20,681,711 262,074 20,983,898
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 2008 March 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 300 26,465 405 36,247
Other cereal grains 313 26,405 318 25,721
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 13 1,065 36 2,935
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 3 239 0 0
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 18 1,493 82 6,612
Animal feed and products 766 60,875 790 63,011
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 42 3,170 38 3,096
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 299 23,590 295 22,982
Sugar 281 24,836 378 33,395
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 63 3,834 45 3,867
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 87 6,458 56 4,472
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 584 51,658 736 65,804
Salt 293 25,591 525 46,548
Phosphate rock 518 46,696 342 30,803
Sulphur 153 13,670 89 7,912
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 2,879 232,395 4,682 409,005
Iron ores and concentrates 27,831 2,463,613 19,701 1,786,767
Copper ores and concentrates 494 42,455 570 49,953
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,739 205,185 2,141 163,897
Lead ores and concentrates 256 19,683 194 14,959
Zinc ores and concentrates 595 49,395 622 52,839
Other metallic ores and concentrates 4,971 474,401 5,284 504,712
Coal 2,624 228,463 2,026 176,021
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 1,906 144,877 1,777 137,513
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,912 232,948 2,857 226,933
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,833 180,491 2,889 187,289
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,070 60,303 867 52,812
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,136 85,047 1,046 77,945
Sulphuric acid 2,503 226,355 2,416 217,722
Alumina 2,718 248,578 3,068 282,081
Other basic chemicals 2,894 248,994 3,046 262,038
Potash 684 62,403 902 82,746
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 136 11,780 122 10,481
Other chemical products and preparations 951 81,428 706 59,775
Plastic and rubber 1,841 154,301 1,887 158,109
Logs and other wood in the rough 978 51,566 1,757 96,141
Wood chips 1,142 72,092 1,737 107,324
Lumber 2,213 184,167 4,040 336,988
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 733 55,198 2,090 154,440
Wood pulp 2,982 231,096 3,256 250,689
Newsprint 4,420 292,292 4,379 282,172
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 2,729 186,376 4,158 289,238
Cement 786 73,345 1,116 104,374
Other non-metallic mineral products 114 10,841 189 16,464
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 5,535 450,013 5,044 418,599
Copper, primary or semi-finished 292 24,992 384 32,120
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 3,012 249,645 2,983 246,108
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 244 20,224 358 30,509
Articles of base metal 353 26,614 385 28,402
Machinery 53 2,963 84 2,286
Automobiles and mini-vans 6,120 106,664 7,315 129,250
Freight motor vehicles 5,756 109,705 8,455 149,660
Other vehicles 14 150 93 3,611
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 872 25,703 2,500 68,536
Other transportation equipment 1,024 16,606 1,132 32,528
Metallic waste and scrap 1,297 102,306 1,922 149,826
Non-metallic waste and scrap 327 26,336 265 18,467
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 42 2,455 68 5,045
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 163 7,024 373 18,516
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 349 10,309 294 9,726
Less than carload shipments ... 72 ... 8
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 109,256 8,107,891 115,315 8,248,029
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 2008 March 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 15,654 1,437,321 20,265 1,840,804
Other cereal grains 4,007 320,597 3,638 287,715
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 2,044 184,456 1,991 177,383
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 8,065 658,587 5,778 464,908
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 397 32,910 406 33,293
Animal feed and products 1,881 144,015 1,092 92,369
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 6 384
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,110 86,331 1,068 83,300
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,496 199,976 2,028 165,255
Sugar 54 4,132 33 2,399
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 213 15,032 227 15,719
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 55 4,480 65 5,291
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,505 133,749 1,836 160,670
Salt 389 35,370 401 35,122
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 6,873 660,558 5,965 574,814
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 330 29,837 406 36,299
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 528 46,804 675 59,939
Nickel ores and concentrates 8 736 13 1,172
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 59 4,721 53 4,282
Other metallic ores and concentrates 26 2,281 29 2,563
Coal 29,024 3,020,853 25,346 2,597,112
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 661 50,308 701 53,522
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,302 186,260 3,186 263,103
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,910 183,009 3,092 194,356
Coal coke and petroleum coke 930 74,447 852 68,074
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,278 102,081 1,508 120,732
Sulphuric acid 311 27,665 291 25,903
Alumina 0 0 0 0
Other basic chemicals 4,161 366,850 3,958 349,957
Potash 17,465 1,714,332 15,717 1,518,889
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,565 385,432 4,941 414,469
Other chemical products and preparations 46 3,733 53 4,280
Plastic and rubber 2,203 195,313 2,493 221,882
Logs and other wood in the rough 472 30,741 530 33,968
Wood chips 2,666 155,624 3,989 237,221
Lumber 8,232 693,154 12,216 1,029,723
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 2,710 222,806 4,643 377,640
Wood pulp 7,007 585,422 6,885 570,681
Newsprint 586 39,377 846 57,893
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 1,037 76,278 1,242 87,492
Cement 1,130 106,982 1,172 110,506
Other non-metallic mineral products 148 12,303 186 15,442
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 545 46,583 648 53,810
Copper, primary or semi-finished 71 5,410 103 7,848
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 38 3,357 23 1,827
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 442 35,411 486 36,682
Articles of base metal 998 71,789 1,156 84,381
Machinery 17 819 3 230
Automobiles and mini-vans 2,219 32,145 2,301 33,542
Freight motor vehicles 560 7,911 367 5,944
Other vehicles 0 0 4 186
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1 16 0 0
Other transportation equipment 679 12,358 245 8,066
Metallic waste and scrap 1,386 106,742 1,209 89,053
Non-metallic waste and scrap 308 12,791 301 12,805
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 65 3,520 84 4,595
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 3 75 2 50
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 1 28 5 324
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 142,871 12,573,820 146,759 12,735,869
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 2008 to March 2008 January 2007 to March 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 44,720 4,105,126 54,214 4,940,176
Other cereal grains 15,917 1,268,956 11,705 931,943
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 6,497 582,953 5,722 507,651
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 20,921 1,708,831 16,113 1,295,172
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 1,458 120,962 1,468 118,584
Animal feed and products 7,398 576,960 5,643 465,269
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 8 516 15 960
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 3,381 262,787 3,115 242,852
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 8,250 660,521 6,818 551,904
Sugar 1,005 86,513 1,100 95,810
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 827 59,426 794 56,076
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 475 36,135 370 29,596
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 6,157 544,101 6,949 614,578
Salt 2,507 223,763 2,981 261,909
Phosphate rock 1,761 158,814 1,087 97,908
Sulphur 19,122 1,836,667 17,354 1,675,199
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 10,088 847,895 13,496 1,165,029
Iron ores and concentrates 84,805 7,468,969 76,548 6,908,440
Copper ores and concentrates 3,128 273,799 3,434 301,263
Nickel ores and concentrates 8,279 626,025 6,268 481,663
Lead ores and concentrates 589 45,361 695 53,591
Zinc ores and concentrates 1,943 163,030 1,918 161,246
Other metallic ores and concentrates 15,283 1,457,336 14,872 1,418,379
Coal 84,247 8,641,691 72,241 7,315,868
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 7,786 589,232 7,103 546,342
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 16,996 1,372,684 17,872 1,451,900
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 20,902 1,319,330 20,779 1,315,623
Coal coke and petroleum coke 5,751 375,853 5,314 356,901
Other refined petroleum and coal products 7,962 616,631 8,027 624,880
Sulphuric acid 8,147 735,052 7,752 696,926
Alumina 8,517 780,686 8,335 762,046
Other basic chemicals 20,772 1,813,841 20,470 1,790,353
Potash 49,122 4,789,483 42,141 4,076,890
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 13,579 1,139,587 13,724 1,138,139
Other chemical products and preparations 2,974 255,057 2,007 168,786
Plastic and rubber 11,490 994,659 12,038 1,044,317
Logs and other wood in the rough 4,501 253,077 7,095 391,169
Wood chips 12,108 729,843 15,880 966,933
Lumber 29,085 2,446,133 41,767 3,513,413
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 10,555 855,739 17,766 1,399,807
Wood pulp 29,273 2,398,618 28,864 2,338,736
Newsprint 14,810 982,231 15,840 1,039,963
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 12,098 843,496 15,653 1,087,704
Cement 5,053 473,576 5,740 536,504
Other non-metallic mineral products 707 62,228 975 81,005
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 19,215 1,568,341 16,691 1,383,417
Copper, primary or semi-finished 1,252 104,813 1,380 114,264
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 9,187 762,661 8,481 698,244
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 2,070 167,042 2,253 179,168
Articles of base metal 3,950 288,064 4,121 306,444
Machinery 195 11,136 550 20,116
Automobiles and mini-vans 22,937 382,144 25,459 437,914
Freight motor vehicles 17,849 324,828 22,929 410,409
Other vehicles 122 3,123 373 18,027
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 4,531 130,740 6,770 185,527
Other transportation equipment 5,719 97,364 3,710 105,798
Metallic waste and scrap 8,435 648,094 8,650 654,693
Non-metallic waste and scrap 1,881 109,786 1,744 96,635
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 341 19,356 439 27,208
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 569 24,557 920 45,657
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 876 26,903 1,143 32,749
Less than carload shipments ... 372 ... 30
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 740,083 60,253,490 745,675 59,735,703
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 2008 to March 2008 January 2007 to March 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 863 75,652 948 85,236
Other cereal grains 699 58,633 770 62,424
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 65 5,323 80 6,367
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 7 557 0 0
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 172 13,765 269 20,253
Animal feed and products 2,437 191,356 2,268 179,804
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 1 68 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 166 12,326 92 7,514
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 1,077 84,209 838 65,174
Sugar 847 74,015 1,006 88,758
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 157 12,007 101 8,728
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 314 22,955 204 16,089
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,821 159,764 1,985 177,968
Salt 911 78,720 1,436 127,096
Phosphate rock 1,761 158,814 1,087 97,908
Sulphur 460 40,993 278 24,868
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 9,188 767,316 12,399 1,067,586
Iron ores and concentrates 84,804 7,468,910 76,548 6,908,440
Copper ores and concentrates 1,554 134,540 1,635 141,771
Nickel ores and concentrates 8,239 622,470 6,225 478,053
Lead ores and concentrates 589 45,361 695 53,591
Zinc ores and concentrates 1,736 146,606 1,753 148,318
Other metallic ores and concentrates 15,212 1,451,207 14,805 1,412,522
Coal 5,698 496,704 5,550 465,070
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 6,052 456,887 5,098 394,068
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 9,382 753,679 9,053 722,355
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 10,076 647,372 9,934 638,166
Coal coke and petroleum coke 3,400 189,273 2,846 158,644
Other refined petroleum and coal products 3,620 270,054 3,568 268,365
Sulphuric acid 7,296 659,103 6,915 622,308
Alumina 8,516 780,596 8,335 762,046
Other basic chemicals 8,402 722,553 8,832 759,984
Potash 2,019 183,902 2,242 205,987
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 406 34,876 302 25,611
Other chemical products and preparations 2,848 244,818 1,860 157,109
Plastic and rubber 5,015 420,802 5,377 452,466
Logs and other wood in the rough 3,066 160,298 5,674 299,445
Wood chips 3,976 251,414 5,323 337,153
Lumber 6,120 509,027 10,251 856,976
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 2,545 193,372 5,343 393,359
Wood pulp 8,943 695,302 8,806 677,801
Newsprint 12,960 859,263 13,610 886,894
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 8,608 588,108 12,063 836,200
Cement 2,124 197,023 3,029 283,015
Other non-metallic mineral products 343 31,524 487 41,370
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 17,414 1,414,295 14,683 1,213,302
Copper, primary or semi-finished 1,017 86,909 1,125 94,833
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 9,123 757,199 8,430 694,277
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 737 60,393 899 76,793
Articles of base metal 1,176 88,515 1,372 101,226
Machinery 137 6,449 484 18,074
Automobiles and mini-vans 17,059 297,020 20,059 357,767
Freight motor vehicles 16,493 305,512 21,774 391,687
Other vehicles 84 1,894 331 16,497
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 4,530 130,724 6,770 185,527
Other transportation equipment 3,729 62,019 2,866 79,204
Metallic waste and scrap 4,596 362,567 4,790 374,486
Non-metallic waste and scrap 884 68,673 727 51,388
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 133 8,289 206 14,434
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 561 24,386 911 45,405
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 861 26,453 1,058 30,922
Less than carload shipments ... 372 ... 30
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 333,029 24,673,176 346,405 25,168,712
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 2008 to March 2008 January 2007 to March 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 43,857 4,029,474 53,266 4,854,940
Other cereal grains 15,218 1,210,323 10,935 869,519
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 6,432 577,630 5,642 501,284
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 20,914 1,708,274 16,113 1,295,172
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 1,286 107,197 1,199 98,331
Animal feed and products 4,961 385,604 3,375 285,465
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 7 448 15 960
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 3,215 250,461 3,023 235,338
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 7,173 576,312 5,980 486,730
Sugar 158 12,498 94 7,052
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 670 47,419 693 47,348
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 161 13,180 166 13,507
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 4,336 384,337 4,964 436,610
Salt 1,596 145,043 1,545 134,813
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 18,662 1,795,674 17,076 1,650,331
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 900 80,579 1,097 97,443
Iron ores and concentrates 1 59 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 1,574 139,259 1,799 159,492
Nickel ores and concentrates 40 3,555 43 3,610
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 207 16,424 165 12,928
Other metallic ores and concentrates 71 6,129 67 5,857
Coal 78,549 8,144,987 66,691 6,850,798
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 1,734 132,345 2,005 152,274
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 7,614 619,005 8,819 729,545
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 10,826 671,958 10,845 677,457
Coal coke and petroleum coke 2,351 186,580 2,468 198,257
Other refined petroleum and coal products 4,342 346,577 4,459 356,515
Sulphuric acid 851 75,949 837 74,618
Alumina 1 90 0 0
Other basic chemicals 12,370 1,091,288 11,638 1,030,369
Potash 47,103 4,605,581 39,899 3,870,903
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 13,173 1,104,711 13,422 1,112,528
Other chemical products and preparations 126 10,239 147 11,677
Plastic and rubber 6,475 573,857 6,661 591,851
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,435 92,779 1,421 91,724
Wood chips 8,132 478,429 10,557 629,780
Lumber 22,965 1,937,106 31,516 2,656,437
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 8,010 662,367 12,423 1,006,448
Wood pulp 20,330 1,703,316 20,058 1,660,935
Newsprint 1,850 122,968 2,230 153,069
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 3,490 255,388 3,590 251,504
Cement 2,929 276,553 2,711 253,489
Other non-metallic mineral products 364 30,704 488 39,635
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 1,801 154,046 2,008 170,115
Copper, primary or semi-finished 235 17,904 255 19,431
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 64 5,462 51 3,967
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 1,333 106,649 1,354 102,375
Articles of base metal 2,774 199,549 2,749 205,218
Machinery 58 4,687 66 2,042
Automobiles and mini-vans 5,878 85,124 5,400 80,147
Freight motor vehicles 1,356 19,316 1,155 18,722
Other vehicles 38 1,229 42 1,530
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1 16 0 0
Other transportation equipment 1,990 35,345 844 26,594
Metallic waste and scrap 3,839 285,527 3,860 280,207
Non-metallic waste and scrap 997 41,113 1,017 45,247
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 208 11,067 233 12,774
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 8 171 9 252
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 15 450 85 1,827
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 407,054 35,580,314 399,270 34,566,991
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 2008 March 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 20,681,711 . . 20,983,898
Container-on-flat-car 141,446 248,933 2,196,738 153,409 267,400 2,391,932
Trailer-on-flat-car 6,186 . 82,066 6,476 . 80,963
Traffic received from United States connections . . 2,878,015 . . 2,726,812
Total traffic carried . . 25,838,530 . . 26,183,605
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 22,275 37,988 307,426 20,204 34,870 268,586
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 2,065 . 30,562 1,570 . 22,856
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 2,974,747 . . 3,768,779
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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 2008 March 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 8,107,891 . . 8,248,029
Container-on-flat-car 75,253 133,319 1,205,491 81,875 144,139 1,301,521
Trailer-on-flat-car 5,776 . 73,961 5,982 . 71,625
Traffic received from United States connections . . 683,166 . . 782,593
Total traffic carried . . 10,070,509 . . 10,403,768
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 4,352 8,601 57,091 5,593 11,096 66,764
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 152 . 3,017 250 . 3,699
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 2,436,590 . . 3,219,037
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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 2008 March 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 12,573,820 . . 12,735,869
Container-on-flat-car 66,193 115,614 991,247 71,534 123,261 1,090,411
Trailer-on-flat-car 410 . 8,105 494 . 9,338
Traffic received from United States connections . . 2,194,849 . . 1,944,219
Total traffic carried . . 15,768,021 . . 15,779,837
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 17,923 29,387 250,335 14,611 23,774 201,822
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 1,913 . 27,545 1,320 . 19,157
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 538,157 . . 549,742
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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 2008 to March 2008 January 2007 to March 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 60,253,490 . . 59,735,703
Container-on-flat-car 426,776 752,190 6,618,241 418,076 726,342 6,546,413
Trailer-on-flat-car 18,104 . 235,044 17,452 . 230,286
Traffic received from United States connections . . 8,363,326 . . 7,476,274
Total traffic carried . . 75,470,101 . . 73,988,676
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 67,617 115,044 945,021 56,180 97,382 749,616
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 5,606 . 82,774 4,145 . 61,026
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 8,871,329 . . 10,436,496
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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 2008 to March 2008 January 2007 to March 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 24,673,176 . . 25,168,712
Container-on-flat-car 218,166 385,965 3,553,415 219,839 383,720 3,531,318
Trailer-on-flat-car 16,777 . 209,373 16,112 . 202,952
Traffic received from United States connections . . 2,032,469 . . 2,049,275
Total traffic carried . . 30,468,433 . . 30,952,257
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 14,240 27,915 184,762 14,978 29,894 178,563
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 483 . 9,303 449 . 7,137
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 7,430,100 . . 8,983,604
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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 2008 to March 2008 January 2007 to March 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 35,580,314 . . 34,566,991
Container-on-flat-car 208,610 366,225 3,064,826 198,237 342,622 3,015,095
Trailer-on-flat-car 1,327 . 25,671 1,340 . 27,334
Traffic received from United States connections . . 6,330,857 . . 5,426,999
Total traffic carried . . 45,001,668 . . 43,036,419
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 53,377 87,129 760,259 41,202 67,488 571,053
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 5,123 . 73,471 3,696 . 53,889
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 1,441,229 . . 1,452,892
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Estimated numbers.
Note(s):
Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Date Modified: 2008-05-28

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