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Monthly Railway Carloadings

April 2008

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Total
  April 2008 April 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 16,940 1,552,342 20,260 1,840,872
Other cereal grains 6,560 510,977 3,718 301,001
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 1,694 152,654 2,406 214,482
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 1 9 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 6,469 528,004 5,235 418,425
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 1,152 95,197 614 49,919
Animal feed and products 2,227 175,725 1,909 155,642
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 3 134 4 256
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,370 106,139 1,193 93,037
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,849 227,588 2,442 197,562
Sugar 276 23,786 395 34,640
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 341 21,069 276 19,930
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 174 12,939 122 9,898
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,900 151,901 2,338 202,333
Salt 583 52,211 760 68,357
Phosphate rock 1,035 93,280 517 46,623
Sulphur 6,598 631,932 6,704 644,560
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 6,024 521,246 5,696 501,924
Iron ores and concentrates 33,301 3,020,268 18,199 1,724,100
Copper ores and concentrates 1,032 88,024 1,165 102,229
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,894 220,779 2,240 171,438
Lead ores and concentrates 224 17,273 237 18,275
Zinc ores and concentrates 640 55,160 785 64,728
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,578 531,608 5,583 532,703
Coal 30,993 3,188,799 30,509 3,113,017
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,511 193,746 2,343 181,694
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 5,392 436,373 5,291 433,065
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 4,156 267,599 4,621 293,383
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,568 116,070 1,454 106,019
Other refined petroleum and coal products 2,671 202,376 2,755 215,233
Sulphuric acid 2,590 234,278 2,572 231,505
Alumina 3,320 305,561 3,202 294,768
Other basic chemicals 6,517 567,981 6,710 585,916
Potash 18,027 1,756,587 18,536 1,797,225
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 5,137 429,331 5,421 458,129
Other chemical products and preparations 1,198 104,087 775 65,826
Plastic and rubber 3,799 330,763 4,082 355,311
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,322 78,357 2,622 144,264
Wood chips 4,494 271,396 5,189 308,659
Lumber 11,994 1,001,851 15,712 1,319,905
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 3,945 319,256 6,455 506,265
Wood pulp 9,348 760,659 9,478 769,764
Newsprint 4,931 333,501 5,005 328,372
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 4,086 283,154 5,280 364,143
Cement 2,315 217,320 2,359 221,068
Other non-metallic mineral products 305 26,972 313 26,793
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 6,909 570,535 5,432 451,585
Copper, primary or semi-finished 382 32,078 436 37,107
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,891 240,351 2,570 210,505
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 645 52,214 773 61,675
Articles of base metal 1,726 118,603 1,462 105,200
Machinery 106 6,015 69 3,589
Automobiles and mini-vans 9,122 150,862 9,080 149,822
Freight motor vehicles 5,817 110,102 7,617 134,835
Other vehicles 10 20 8 37
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1,088 42,448 2,118 58,662
Other transportation equipment 2,220 36,936 1,342 36,906
Metallic waste and scrap 3,031 230,694 3,270 253,681
Non-metallic waste and scrap 607 33,768 524 26,788
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 125 7,272 130 7,945
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 262 11,452 331 16,945
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 293 8,440 305 9,673
Less than carload shipments ... 1,270 ... 80
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 265,668 21,869,316 258,949 21,098,293
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
  April 2008 April 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 239 21,059 419 37,813
Other cereal grains 366 31,811 241 19,838
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 24 1,966 33 2,703
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 1 9 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 0 0 1 80
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 104 8,461 56 4,712
Animal feed and products 880 69,001 651 51,095
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 2 70 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 36 2,722 31 2,496
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 353 27,086 277 21,626
Sugar 238 20,972 365 32,372
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 122 5,417 49 4,241
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 114 8,026 49 3,884
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,351 103,326 744 65,308
Salt 258 22,574 511 45,443
Phosphate rock 1,035 93,280 517 46,623
Sulphur 150 13,156 117 10,451
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 5,588 481,867 5,265 463,096
Iron ores and concentrates 33,301 3,020,268 18,199 1,724,100
Copper ores and concentrates 401 32,149 542 46,837
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,880 219,475 2,225 170,044
Lead ores and concentrates 224 17,273 237 18,275
Zinc ores and concentrates 597 51,708 658 55,014
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,551 529,247 5,561 530,775
Coal 2,688 242,087 1,910 167,544
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 1,808 139,690 1,992 155,585
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 3,168 255,480 2,843 227,063
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,286 149,292 2,492 158,900
Coal coke and petroleum coke 791 53,000 656 43,036
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,262 95,307 1,279 96,648
Sulphuric acid 2,316 209,937 2,287 206,140
Alumina 3,320 305,561 3,202 294,768
Other basic chemicals 2,793 239,613 2,869 246,719
Potash 657 59,726 795 72,556
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 236 20,748 277 24,740
Other chemical products and preparations 1,154 100,473 751 63,899
Plastic and rubber 1,822 154,893 1,905 161,179
Logs and other wood in the rough 891 50,144 2,074 109,881
Wood chips 1,440 92,635 1,297 78,273
Lumber 2,884 238,382 3,562 297,202
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 783 58,536 2,018 145,993
Wood pulp 2,838 219,999 2,996 231,502
Newsprint 4,319 292,790 4,284 278,411
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 2,890 195,580 4,151 283,751
Cement 1,262 116,925 1,285 120,012
Other non-metallic mineral products 132 12,442 154 13,662
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 6,307 517,811 4,879 405,148
Copper, primary or semi-finished 291 25,143 359 31,239
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,860 237,660 2,552 209,117
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 265 21,872 331 28,095
Articles of base metal 540 34,244 369 26,051
Machinery 79 4,564 55 2,849
Automobiles and mini-vans 6,741 116,837 7,084 120,482
Freight motor vehicles 5,190 101,221 7,244 129,338
Other vehicles 10 20 7 25
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1,088 42,448 2,118 58,662
Other transportation equipment 1,498 23,404 984 27,170
Metallic waste and scrap 1,437 110,265 2,028 159,689
Non-metallic waste and scrap 241 18,505 158 10,596
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 57 3,352 56 4,141
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 257 11,283 327 16,852
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 286 8,238 304 9,591
Less than carload shipments ... 1,270 ... 80
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 122,652 9,362,297 110,682 8,073,417
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
  April 2008 April 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 16,701 1,531,283 19,841 1,803,059
Other cereal grains 6,194 479,166 3,477 281,163
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 1,670 150,688 2,373 211,779
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 6,469 528,004 5,234 418,345
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 1,048 86,736 558 45,207
Animal feed and products 1,347 106,724 1,258 104,547
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 1 64 4 256
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,334 103,417 1,162 90,541
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,496 200,502 2,165 175,936
Sugar 38 2,814 30 2,268
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 219 15,652 227 15,689
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 60 4,913 73 6,014
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 549 48,575 1,594 137,025
Salt 325 29,637 249 22,914
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 6,448 618,776 6,587 634,109
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 436 39,379 431 38,828
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 631 55,875 623 55,392
Nickel ores and concentrates 14 1,304 15 1,394
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 43 3,452 127 9,714
Other metallic ores and concentrates 27 2,361 22 1,928
Coal 28,305 2,946,712 28,599 2,945,473
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 703 54,056 351 26,109
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,224 180,893 2,448 206,002
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 1,870 118,307 2,129 134,483
Coal coke and petroleum coke 777 63,070 798 62,983
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,409 107,069 1,476 118,585
Sulphuric acid 274 24,341 285 25,365
Alumina 0 0 0 0
Other basic chemicals 3,724 328,368 3,841 339,197
Potash 17,370 1,696,861 17,741 1,724,669
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,901 408,583 5,144 433,389
Other chemical products and preparations 44 3,614 24 1,927
Plastic and rubber 1,977 175,870 2,177 194,132
Logs and other wood in the rough 431 28,213 548 34,383
Wood chips 3,054 178,761 3,892 230,386
Lumber 9,110 763,469 12,150 1,022,703
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 3,162 260,720 4,437 360,272
Wood pulp 6,510 540,660 6,482 538,262
Newsprint 612 40,711 721 49,961
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 1,196 87,574 1,129 80,392
Cement 1,053 100,395 1,074 101,056
Other non-metallic mineral products 173 14,530 159 13,131
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 602 52,724 553 46,437
Copper, primary or semi-finished 91 6,935 77 5,868
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 31 2,691 18 1,388
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 380 30,342 442 33,580
Articles of base metal 1,186 84,359 1,093 79,149
Machinery 27 1,451 14 740
Automobiles and mini-vans 2,381 34,025 1,996 29,340
Freight motor vehicles 627 8,881 373 5,497
Other vehicles 0 0 1 12
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 0 0 0 0
Other transportation equipment 722 13,532 358 9,736
Metallic waste and scrap 1,594 120,429 1,242 93,992
Non-metallic waste and scrap 366 15,263 366 16,192
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 68 3,920 74 3,804
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 5 169 4 93
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 7 202 1 82
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 143,016 12,507,019 148,267 13,024,876
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 April 2008 January 2007 to April 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 61,723 5,662,779 74,474 6,781,048
Other cereal grains 22,472 1,779,827 15,423 1,232,944
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 8,134 730,451 8,128 722,133
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 1 9 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 27,286 2,227,882 21,348 1,713,597
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 2,608 215,983 2,082 168,503
Animal feed and products 9,598 750,552 7,552 620,911
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 11 650 19 1,216
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 4,751 368,926 4,308 335,889
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 11,076 886,618 9,260 749,466
Sugar 1,279 110,225 1,495 130,450
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 1,166 80,360 1,070 76,006
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 649 49,132 492 39,494
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 8,057 696,042 9,287 816,911
Salt 3,090 275,977 3,741 330,266
Phosphate rock 2,796 252,094 1,604 144,531
Sulphur 25,716 2,468,070 24,058 2,319,759
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 16,113 1,369,242 19,192 1,666,953
Iron ores and concentrates 118,106 10,489,237 94,747 8,632,540
Copper ores and concentrates 4,159 361,746 4,599 403,492
Nickel ores and concentrates 11,173 846,804 8,508 653,101
Lead ores and concentrates 813 62,634 932 71,866
Zinc ores and concentrates 2,583 218,190 2,703 225,974
Other metallic ores and concentrates 20,861 1,988,944 20,455 1,951,082
Coal 115,362 11,843,652 102,750 10,428,885
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 10,297 783,006 9,446 728,036
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 22,386 1,808,886 23,163 1,884,965
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 25,044 1,594,817 25,400 1,609,006
Coal coke and petroleum coke 7,317 491,937 6,768 462,920
Other refined petroleum and coal products 10,633 819,060 10,782 840,113
Sulphuric acid 10,758 971,165 10,324 928,431
Alumina 11,837 1,086,247 11,537 1,056,814
Other basic chemicals 27,281 2,381,467 27,180 2,376,269
Potash 67,067 6,537,710 60,677 5,874,115
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 18,700 1,567,724 19,145 1,596,268
Other chemical products and preparations 4,168 360,345 2,782 234,612
Plastic and rubber 15,283 1,325,855 16,120 1,399,628
Logs and other wood in the rough 5,811 330,861 9,717 535,433
Wood chips 16,600 1,001,114 21,069 1,275,592
Lumber 41,081 3,448,223 57,479 4,833,318
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 14,491 1,174,273 24,221 1,906,072
Wood pulp 38,615 3,158,818 38,342 3,108,500
Newsprint 19,741 1,315,794 20,845 1,368,335
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 16,182 1,126,638 20,933 1,451,847
Cement 7,366 690,701 8,099 757,572
Other non-metallic mineral products 1,012 89,189 1,288 107,798
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 26,114 2,138,074 22,123 1,835,002
Copper, primary or semi-finished 1,634 136,891 1,816 151,371
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 12,078 1,003,009 11,051 908,749
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 2,708 218,671 3,026 240,843
Articles of base metal 5,660 405,848 5,583 411,644
Machinery 302 17,471 619 23,705
Automobiles and mini-vans 32,024 532,564 34,539 587,736
Freight motor vehicles 23,673 435,031 30,546 545,244
Other vehicles 132 3,143 381 18,064
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 5,619 177,497 8,888 244,189
Other transportation equipment 8,313 132,832 5,052 142,704
Metallic waste and scrap 11,461 875,742 11,920 908,374
Non-metallic waste and scrap 2,462 141,299 2,268 123,423
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 465 26,613 569 35,153
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 831 36,009 1,251 62,602
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 1,168 35,569 1,448 42,422
Less than carload shipments ... 1,642 ... 110
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 1,005,847 82,117,748 1,004,624 80,833,996
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 April 2008 January 2007 to April 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 1,101 96,604 1,367 123,049
Other cereal grains 1,063 90,576 1,011 82,262
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 89 7,289 113 9,070
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 1 9 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 7 557 1 80
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 276 22,226 325 24,965
Animal feed and products 3,317 260,489 2,919 230,899
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 3 138 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 202 15,048 123 10,010
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 1,429 111,443 1,115 86,800
Sugar 1,083 94,913 1,371 121,130
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 279 17,424 150 12,969
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 428 31,039 253 19,973
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 3,172 263,090 2,729 243,276
Salt 1,170 101,383 1,947 172,539
Phosphate rock 2,796 252,094 1,604 144,531
Sulphur 606 53,617 395 35,319
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 14,777 1,249,283 17,664 1,530,682
Iron ores and concentrates 118,105 10,489,178 94,747 8,632,540
Copper ores and concentrates 1,954 166,612 2,177 188,608
Nickel ores and concentrates 11,119 841,945 8,450 648,097
Lead ores and concentrates 813 62,634 932 71,866
Zinc ores and concentrates 2,333 198,314 2,411 203,332
Other metallic ores and concentrates 20,763 1,980,454 20,366 1,943,297
Coal 8,386 738,791 7,460 632,614
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 7,860 596,605 7,090 549,653
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 12,549 1,009,071 11,896 949,418
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 12,362 805,283 12,426 797,066
Coal coke and petroleum coke 4,190 242,373 3,502 201,680
Other refined petroleum and coal products 4,880 365,260 4,847 365,013
Sulphuric acid 9,633 870,875 9,202 828,448
Alumina 11,836 1,086,157 11,537 1,056,814
Other basic chemicals 11,190 961,908 11,701 1,006,703
Potash 2,676 243,628 3,037 278,543
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 642 55,624 579 50,351
Other chemical products and preparations 3,999 346,514 2,611 221,008
Plastic and rubber 6,833 576,305 7,282 613,645
Logs and other wood in the rough 3,954 210,327 7,748 409,326
Wood chips 5,416 344,049 6,620 415,426
Lumber 9,009 747,874 13,813 1,154,178
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 3,321 251,360 7,361 539,352
Wood pulp 11,779 915,162 11,802 909,303
Newsprint 17,279 1,152,105 17,894 1,165,305
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 11,498 783,688 16,214 1,119,951
Cement 3,385 313,854 4,314 403,027
Other non-metallic mineral products 475 43,966 641 55,032
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 23,711 1,931,304 19,562 1,618,450
Copper, primary or semi-finished 1,308 112,052 1,484 126,072
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 11,983 994,856 10,982 903,394
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 1,001 82,176 1,230 104,888
Articles of base metal 1,711 122,442 1,741 127,277
Machinery 217 11,054 539 20,923
Automobiles and mini-vans 23,796 413,785 27,143 478,249
Freight motor vehicles 21,687 406,804 29,018 521,025
Other vehicles 94 1,914 338 16,522
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 5,618 177,481 8,888 244,189
Other transportation equipment 5,326 85,008 3,850 106,374
Metallic waste and scrap 6,031 473,676 6,818 534,175
Non-metallic waste and scrap 1,099 84,923 885 61,984
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 189 11,626 262 18,575
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 818 35,669 1,238 62,257
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 1,146 34,917 1,362 40,513
Less than carload shipments ... 1,642 ... 110
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 455,723 34,048,454 457,087 33,242,129
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 April 2008 January 2007 to April 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 60,622 5,566,175 73,107 6,657,999
Other cereal grains 21,409 1,689,251 14,412 1,150,682
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 8,045 723,162 8,015 713,063
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 27,279 2,227,325 21,347 1,713,517
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 2,332 193,757 1,757 143,538
Animal feed and products 6,281 490,063 4,633 390,012
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 8 512 19 1,216
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 4,549 353,878 4,185 325,879
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 9,647 775,175 8,145 662,666
Sugar 196 15,312 124 9,320
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 887 62,936 920 63,037
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 221 18,093 239 19,521
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 4,885 432,952 6,558 573,635
Salt 1,920 174,594 1,794 157,727
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 25,110 2,414,453 23,663 2,284,440
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 1,336 119,959 1,528 136,271
Iron ores and concentrates 1 59 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 2,205 195,134 2,422 214,884
Nickel ores and concentrates 54 4,859 58 5,004
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 250 19,876 292 22,642
Other metallic ores and concentrates 98 8,490 89 7,785
Coal 106,976 11,104,861 95,290 9,796,271
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,437 186,401 2,356 178,383
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 9,837 799,815 11,267 935,547
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 12,682 789,534 12,974 811,940
Coal coke and petroleum coke 3,127 249,564 3,266 261,240
Other refined petroleum and coal products 5,753 453,800 5,935 475,100
Sulphuric acid 1,125 100,290 1,122 99,983
Alumina 1 90 0 0
Other basic chemicals 16,091 1,419,559 15,479 1,369,566
Potash 64,391 6,294,082 57,640 5,595,572
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 18,058 1,512,100 18,566 1,545,917
Other chemical products and preparations 169 13,831 171 13,604
Plastic and rubber 8,450 749,550 8,838 785,983
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,857 120,534 1,969 126,107
Wood chips 11,184 657,065 14,449 860,166
Lumber 32,072 2,700,349 43,666 3,679,140
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 11,170 922,913 16,860 1,366,720
Wood pulp 26,836 2,243,656 26,540 2,199,197
Newsprint 2,462 163,689 2,951 203,030
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 4,684 342,950 4,719 331,896
Cement 3,981 376,847 3,785 354,545
Other non-metallic mineral products 537 45,223 647 52,766
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 2,403 206,770 2,561 216,552
Copper, primary or semi-finished 326 24,839 332 25,299
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 95 8,153 69 5,355
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 1,707 136,495 1,796 135,955
Articles of base metal 3,949 283,406 3,842 284,367
Machinery 85 6,417 80 2,782
Automobiles and mini-vans 8,228 118,779 7,396 109,487
Freight motor vehicles 1,986 28,227 1,528 24,219
Other vehicles 38 1,229 43 1,542
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1 16 0 0
Other transportation equipment 2,987 47,824 1,202 36,330
Metallic waste and scrap 5,430 402,066 5,102 374,199
Non-metallic waste and scrap 1,363 56,376 1,383 61,439
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 276 14,987 307 16,578
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 13 340 13 345
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 22 652 86 1,909
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 550,124 48,069,294 547,537 47,591,867
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
  April 2008 April 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 21,869,316 . . 21,098,293
Container-on-flat-car 154,057 273,772 2,386,615 145,347 253,828 2,279,996
Trailer-on-flat-car 7,209 . 93,980 6,450 . 83,198
Traffic received from United States connections . . 2,887,900 . . 2,621,875
Total traffic carried . . 27,237,811 . . 26,083,362
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 23,627 40,286 326,093 20,889 36,058 278,185
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 2,319 . 32,351 1,521 . 22,594
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 3,196,141 . . 3,379,598
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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
  April 2008 April 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 9,362,297 . . 8,073,417
Container-on-flat-car 82,125 146,854 1,326,022 75,434 133,336 1,212,934
Trailer-on-flat-car 6,807 . 85,688 5,990 . 73,492
Traffic received from United States connections . . 666,988 . . 799,893
Total traffic carried . . 11,440,995 . . 10,159,736
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 5,333 10,480 68,603 5,655 11,098 68,838
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 301 . 5,360 318 . 5,448
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 2,734,062 . . 2,785,871
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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
  April 2008 April 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 12,507,019 . . 13,024,876
Container-on-flat-car 71,932 126,918 1,060,593 69,913 120,492 1,067,062
Trailer-on-flat-car 402 . 8,292 460 . 9,706
Traffic received from United States connections . . 2,220,912 . . 1,821,982
Total traffic carried . . 15,796,816 . . 15,923,626
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 18,294 29,806 257,490 15,234 24,960 209,347
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 2,018 . 26,991 1,203 . 17,146
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 462,079 . . 593,727
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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 April 2008 January 2007 to April 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 82,117,748 . . 80,833,996
Container-on-flat-car 581,043 1,026,288 9,007,087 563,423 980,170 8,826,409
Trailer-on-flat-car 25,317 . 329,162 23,902 . 313,484
Traffic received from United States connections . . 11,257,559 . . 10,098,149
Total traffic carried . . 102,711,556 . . 100,072,038
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 91,230 155,315 1,270,880 77,069 133,440 1,027,801
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 7,926 . 115,152 5,666 . 83,620
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 12,085,728 . . 13,816,094
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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 April 2008 January 2007 to April 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 34,048,454 . . 33,242,129
Container-on-flat-car 300,347 532,884 4,880,211 295,273 517,056 4,744,252
Trailer-on-flat-car 23,586 . 295,139 22,102 . 276,444
Traffic received from United States connections . . 2,710,710 . . 2,849,168
Total traffic carried . . 41,934,514 . . 41,111,993
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 19,564 38,383 253,177 20,633 40,992 247,401
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 784 . 14,663 767 . 12,585
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 10,184,548 . . 11,769,475
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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 April 2008 January 2007 to April 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 48,069,294 . . 47,591,867
Container-on-flat-car 280,696 493,404 4,126,876 268,150 463,114 4,082,157
Trailer-on-flat-car 1,731 . 34,023 1,800 . 37,040
Traffic received from United States connections . . 8,546,849 . . 7,248,981
Total traffic carried . . 60,777,042 . . 58,960,045
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 71,666 116,932 1,017,703 56,436 92,448 780,400
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 7,142 . 100,489 4,899 . 71,035
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 1,901,180 . . 2,046,619
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Estimated numbers.
Note(s):
Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Date Modified: 2008-06-25

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