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August 2008

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Total
  August 2008 August 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 10,305 942,321 19,573 1,782,089
Other cereal grains 4,207 319,397 3,872 293,655
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 3,468 318,296 4,579 416,716
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 4,418 361,347 5,494 445,666
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 509 40,801 1,011 83,304
Animal feed and products 2,063 168,990 2,148 169,982
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 3 203 2 128
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,119 87,141 1,209 94,328
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,227 179,411 2,805 225,019
Sugar 383 33,172 404 35,291
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 205 14,682 310 22,551
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 173 12,723 142 11,207
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 3,981 354,562 3,027 255,835
Salt 702 63,097 667 59,647
Phosphate rock 1,053 94,511 792 71,435
Sulphur 6,209 587,986 6,772 652,983
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 4,243 370,349 5,930 530,027
Iron ores and concentrates 36,620 3,414,645 36,466 3,338,278
Copper ores and concentrates 998 89,154 1,254 110,186
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,415 186,453 1,977 154,155
Lead ores and concentrates 235 18,147 230 17,735
Zinc ores and concentrates 970 80,662 773 65,686
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,501 524,944 5,544 528,184
Coal 29,657 3,066,929 28,869 2,961,829
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 3,372 258,285 3,723 284,472
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 5,143 406,077 5,743 463,035
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 4,250 275,377 5,315 337,184
Coal coke and petroleum coke 2,333 161,475 1,949 120,573
Other refined petroleum and coal products 2,727 211,365 2,954 229,615
Sulphuric acid 2,603 234,730 2,773 250,278
Alumina 3,191 293,532 3,249 297,904
Other basic chemicals 6,601 573,662 7,081 618,005
Potash 11,590 1,143,233 12,194 1,196,457
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,192 352,197 3,675 314,460
Other chemical products and preparations 1,081 92,594 1,027 87,771
Plastic and rubber 2,925 257,924 4,268 371,504
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,184 73,093 2,198 117,971
Wood chips 3,891 235,195 5,041 295,960
Lumber 9,180 771,771 13,771 1,159,203
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 3,262 266,808 5,297 423,947
Wood pulp 10,014 821,627 10,431 853,706
Newsprint 4,591 311,955 5,375 356,140
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 4,242 300,053 5,625 404,638
Cement 2,640 246,806 2,941 274,488
Other non-metallic mineral products 226 18,534 298 25,503
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 6,314 515,864 4,712 381,797
Copper, primary or semi-finished 475 38,601 448 37,807
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,897 241,815 2,982 247,063
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 692 50,966 651 53,114
Articles of base metal 1,003 71,254 1,357 102,269
Machinery 150 5,608 169 6,586
Automobiles and mini-vans 8,013 132,206 7,875 135,273
Freight motor vehicles 7,043 127,051 9,064 160,013
Other vehicles 216 4,617 44 1,064
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1,019 26,109 2,557 69,595
Other transportation equipment 1,400 20,090 806 23,801
Metallic waste and scrap 2,893 218,223 2,961 232,210
Non-metallic waste and scrap 594 37,237 526 21,962
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 142 9,183 112 5,886
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 301 12,486 258 12,858
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 302 8,084 386 11,081
Less than carload shipments ... 59 ... 118
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 244,356 20,155,669 273,686 22,311,227
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
  August 2008 August 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 668 57,105 358 31,771
Other cereal grains 331 28,909 84 7,067
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 63 5,160 36 2,988
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 1 70 0 0
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 73 5,008 67 5,521
Animal feed and products 726 57,042 830 65,178
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 2 139 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 57 4,296 54 4,171
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 299 22,293 345 27,532
Sugar 333 29,100 377 33,244
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 7 607 57 4,859
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 115 8,025 79 6,141
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 928 74,274 1,164 93,051
Salt 234 20,361 284 24,847
Phosphate rock 1,053 94,511 792 71,435
Sulphur 166 14,555 150 13,302
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 3,811 330,738 5,356 479,195
Iron ores and concentrates 36,620 3,414,645 36,466 3,338,278
Copper ores and concentrates 453 40,263 590 51,050
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,405 185,500 1,973 153,799
Lead ores and concentrates 235 18,147 230 17,735
Zinc ores and concentrates 912 76,002 690 59,210
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,501 524,944 5,511 525,294
Coal 2,393 209,628 2,214 192,957
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,582 198,427 2,725 208,498
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,777 218,879 2,325 184,219
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,346 153,981 3,223 204,244
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,060 58,766 1,213 63,422
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,174 87,013 1,197 88,902
Sulphuric acid 2,227 201,435 2,422 219,205
Alumina 3,191 293,532 3,249 297,904
Other basic chemicals 2,949 253,963 2,920 250,292
Potash 291 26,580 365 33,185
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 147 12,934 137 11,574
Other chemical products and preparations 1,015 87,357 982 84,157
Plastic and rubber 1,026 88,224 1,757 147,825
Logs and other wood in the rough 791 47,259 1,812 94,557
Wood chips 1,349 86,991 1,213 70,810
Lumber 1,939 158,862 2,941 246,416
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 792 59,493 1,556 115,242
Wood pulp 2,889 226,939 3,115 241,625
Newsprint 3,977 271,134 4,696 310,460
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 3,003 206,585 4,241 304,133
Cement 1,441 136,382 1,667 155,501
Other non-metallic mineral products 69 5,586 97 8,249
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 5,492 443,899 4,021 323,174
Copper, primary or semi-finished 406 33,343 335 28,942
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,888 241,079 2,976 246,641
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 253 15,127 250 20,981
Articles of base metal 366 25,005 405 29,759
Machinery 123 4,160 123 4,362
Automobiles and mini-vans 6,072 104,877 6,362 112,827
Freight motor vehicles 6,591 120,625 8,536 151,559
Other vehicles 216 4,617 5 44
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1,019 26,109 2,557 69,595
Other transportation equipment 787 9,712 632 17,630
Metallic waste and scrap 1,339 100,225 1,538 122,615
Non-metallic waste and scrap 292 22,830 70 4,907
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 49 3,461 48 2,429
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 297 12,418 257 12,850
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 300 8,025 383 10,939
Less than carload shipments ... 59 ... 118
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 120,911 9,277,215 130,058 9,708,417
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
  August 2008 August 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 9,637 885,216 19,215 1,750,318
Other cereal grains 3,876 290,488 3,788 286,588
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 3,405 313,136 4,543 413,728
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 4,417 361,277 5,494 445,666
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 436 35,793 944 77,783
Animal feed and products 1,337 111,948 1,318 104,804
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 1 64 2 128
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,062 82,845 1,155 90,157
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 1,928 157,118 2,460 197,487
Sugar 50 4,072 27 2,047
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 198 14,075 253 17,692
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 58 4,698 63 5,066
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 3,053 280,288 1,863 162,784
Salt 468 42,736 383 34,800
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 6,043 573,431 6,622 639,681
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 432 39,611 574 50,832
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 545 48,891 664 59,136
Nickel ores and concentrates 10 953 4 356
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 58 4,660 83 6,476
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0 0 33 2,890
Coal 27,264 2,857,301 26,655 2,768,872
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 790 59,858 998 75,974
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,366 187,198 3,418 278,816
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 1,904 121,396 2,092 132,940
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,273 102,709 736 57,151
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,553 124,352 1,757 140,713
Sulphuric acid 376 33,295 351 31,073
Alumina 0 0 0 0
Other basic chemicals 3,652 319,699 4,161 367,713
Potash 11,299 1,116,653 11,829 1,163,272
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,045 339,263 3,538 302,886
Other chemical products and preparations 66 5,237 45 3,614
Plastic and rubber 1,899 169,700 2,511 223,679
Logs and other wood in the rough 393 25,834 386 23,414
Wood chips 2,542 148,204 3,828 225,150
Lumber 7,241 612,909 10,830 912,787
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 2,470 207,315 3,741 308,705
Wood pulp 7,125 594,688 7,316 612,081
Newsprint 614 40,821 679 45,680
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 1,239 93,468 1,384 100,505
Cement 1,199 110,424 1,274 118,987
Other non-metallic mineral products 157 12,948 201 17,254
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 822 71,965 691 58,623
Copper, primary or semi-finished 69 5,258 113 8,865
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 9 736 6 422
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 439 35,839 401 32,133
Articles of base metal 637 46,249 952 72,510
Machinery 27 1,448 46 2,224
Automobiles and mini-vans 1,941 27,329 1,513 22,446
Freight motor vehicles 452 6,426 528 8,454
Other vehicles 0 0 39 1,020
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 0 0 0 0
Other transportation equipment 613 10,378 174 6,171
Metallic waste and scrap 1,554 117,998 1,423 109,595
Non-metallic waste and scrap 302 14,407 456 17,055
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 93 5,722 64 3,457
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 4 68 1 8
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 2 59 3 142
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 123,445 10,878,454 143,628 12,602,810
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 August 2008 January 2007 to August 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 117,409 10,772,810 159,165 14,489,626
Other cereal grains 42,044 3,309,620 25,872 2,051,689
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 14,853 1,339,277 17,749 1,584,363
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 48,142 3,929,363 46,477 3,734,552
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 5,346 438,132 6,739 553,167
Animal feed and products 18,201 1,452,045 15,887 1,278,984
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 21 1,304 34 2,176
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 9,634 748,040 8,908 694,733
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 21,046 1,684,923 19,838 1,601,022
Sugar 2,893 250,764 3,124 272,996
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 2,091 146,311 2,267 162,066
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 1,281 96,115 980 78,753
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 25,843 2,284,346 21,324 1,832,053
Salt 5,764 514,231 5,908 524,132
Phosphate rock 6,697 602,686 4,481 404,036
Sulphur 51,291 4,909,835 51,534 4,967,716
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 34,390 2,986,612 43,066 3,789,539
Iron ores and concentrates 256,581 23,130,347 230,006 21,213,366
Copper ores and concentrates 8,303 728,915 9,177 805,192
Nickel ores and concentrates 20,857 1,591,012 16,630 1,279,856
Lead ores and concentrates 1,717 132,435 1,790 138,081
Zinc ores and concentrates 6,033 507,617 5,636 474,581
Other metallic ores and concentrates 41,549 3,962,356 41,606 3,967,813
Coal 231,750 23,869,681 224,308 22,905,560
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 22,390 1,709,122 22,702 1,748,269
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 43,308 3,477,591 44,983 3,643,761
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 42,528 2,714,085 45,133 2,868,009
Coal coke and petroleum coke 15,741 1,083,390 13,168 874,174
Other refined petroleum and coal products 21,727 1,675,778 21,895 1,701,509
Sulphuric acid 21,095 1,904,568 20,780 1,871,193
Alumina 23,809 2,185,056 23,945 2,190,486
Other basic chemicals 54,941 4,791,326 54,818 4,792,174
Potash 121,786 11,930,969 119,696 11,634,269
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 35,053 2,927,791 36,750 3,067,013
Other chemical products and preparations 8,457 721,085 6,299 534,195
Plastic and rubber 29,144 2,539,707 32,851 2,855,321
Logs and other wood in the rough 11,140 648,799 18,914 1,044,420
Wood chips 33,728 2,032,451 40,137 2,395,019
Lumber 81,776 6,863,681 115,624 9,729,258
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 28,517 2,318,440 46,954 3,708,137
Wood pulp 77,027 6,315,072 78,096 6,351,189
Newsprint 38,140 2,562,458 41,587 2,726,596
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 33,056 2,313,365 42,959 3,006,847
Cement 18,184 1,713,813 19,669 1,840,616
Other non-metallic mineral products 1,917 165,536 2,547 215,896
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 51,811 4,252,798 45,402 3,733,578
Copper, primary or semi-finished 3,259 270,702 3,400 284,768
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 23,617 1,966,305 22,390 1,847,280
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 5,337 422,447 5,969 479,955
Articles of base metal 10,675 771,248 12,126 888,676
Machinery 1,052 49,962 1,225 49,775
Automobiles and mini-vans 64,736 1,059,691 68,269 1,153,422
Freight motor vehicles 48,725 894,070 61,813 1,097,681
Other vehicles 456 9,001 542 21,017
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 10,086 298,169 17,557 484,029
Other transportation equipment 16,067 231,449 9,014 252,671
Metallic waste and scrap 24,135 1,828,203 23,848 1,830,419
Non-metallic waste and scrap 5,111 299,544 4,352 221,437
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 968 57,231 1,126 66,984
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 2,019 86,122 2,558 128,448
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 2,423 71,263 2,963 89,501
Less than carload shipments ... 2,047 ... 380
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 2,007,627 164,553,112 2,094,567 170,234,424
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 August 2008 January 2007 to August 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 2,595 227,653 2,669 238,478
Other cereal grains 2,715 234,214 1,593 132,146
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 245 19,953 227 18,446
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 51 4,108 1 80
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 722 55,177 793 65,205
Animal feed and products 6,287 493,784 6,174 485,474
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 7 408 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 491 36,899 297 23,513
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,678 205,785 2,421 190,114
Sugar 2,536 223,083 2,867 253,268
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 362 24,034 370 31,297
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 854 61,240 504 39,959
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 7,163 579,176 7,180 595,825
Salt 2,216 191,777 3,014 265,755
Phosphate rock 6,697 602,686 4,481 404,036
Sulphur 1,367 120,835 1,001 89,466
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 31,166 2,695,299 39,531 3,474,660
Iron ores and concentrates 256,580 23,130,288 230,006 21,213,366
Copper ores and concentrates 3,801 328,382 4,237 366,361
Nickel ores and concentrates 20,779 1,583,872 16,545 1,272,356
Lead ores and concentrates 1,717 132,435 1,779 137,170
Zinc ores and concentrates 5,579 471,283 4,989 423,382
Other metallic ores and concentrates 41,439 3,952,858 41,436 3,952,928
Coal 17,386 1,530,658 16,203 1,392,491
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 16,872 1,289,739 16,979 1,313,862
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 23,435 1,872,908 21,689 1,725,507
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 22,578 1,459,695 24,748 1,581,598
Coal coke and petroleum coke 7,712 441,571 7,033 385,382
Other refined petroleum and coal products 9,771 730,406 9,451 706,627
Sulphuric acid 18,607 1,683,333 18,274 1,647,908
Alumina 23,808 2,184,966 23,945 2,190,486
Other basic chemicals 23,134 1,991,874 23,584 2,030,841
Potash 5,147 469,011 5,829 533,322
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 1,224 106,709 1,314 114,783
Other chemical products and preparations 8,118 694,466 5,955 506,922
Plastic and rubber 11,715 991,154 14,444 1,216,288
Logs and other wood in the rough 7,657 422,669 14,999 796,406
Wood chips 11,169 710,327 11,213 682,527
Lumber 17,949 1,483,451 27,367 2,288,804
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 6,665 499,186 14,230 1,044,807
Wood pulp 23,558 1,833,835 24,263 1,873,208
Newsprint 33,148 2,230,876 35,718 2,324,315
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 23,550 1,610,636 33,150 2,307,271
Cement 9,320 874,249 11,124 1,039,670
Other non-metallic mineral products 743 66,387 1,152 99,161
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 46,560 3,797,646 40,120 3,286,860
Copper, primary or semi-finished 2,588 219,572 2,642 226,385
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 23,444 1,951,794 22,277 1,838,617
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 1,952 149,953 2,350 199,773
Articles of base metal 3,563 255,008 3,523 257,373
Machinery 770 33,069 1,015 39,758
Automobiles and mini-vans 47,976 818,910 53,281 932,035
Freight motor vehicles 44,739 837,177 58,508 1,047,217
Other vehicles 332 6,585 366 16,834
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 10,085 298,153 17,557 484,029
Other transportation equipment 9,905 139,210 6,761 184,596
Metallic waste and scrap 12,206 940,669 13,442 1,051,497
Non-metallic waste and scrap 2,310 178,654 1,300 90,830
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 421 26,493 513 32,817
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 1,989 85,452 2,535 127,830
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 2,395 70,310 2,868 87,235
Less than carload shipments ... 2,047 ... 380
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 932,498 70,364,037 963,837 71,379,537
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 August 2008 January 2007 to August 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 114,814 10,545,157 156,496 14,251,148
Other cereal grains 39,329 3,075,406 24,279 1,919,543
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 14,608 1,319,324 17,522 1,565,917
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 48,091 3,925,255 46,476 3,734,472
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 4,624 382,955 5,946 487,962
Animal feed and products 11,914 958,261 9,713 793,510
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 14 896 34 2,176
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 9,143 711,141 8,611 671,220
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 18,368 1,479,138 17,417 1,410,908
Sugar 357 27,681 257 19,728
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 1,729 122,277 1,897 130,769
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 427 34,875 476 38,794
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 18,680 1,705,170 14,144 1,236,228
Salt 3,548 322,454 2,894 258,377
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 49,924 4,789,000 50,533 4,878,250
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 3,224 291,313 3,535 314,879
Iron ores and concentrates 1 59 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 4,502 400,533 4,940 438,831
Nickel ores and concentrates 78 7,140 85 7,500
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 11 911
Zinc ores and concentrates 454 36,334 647 51,199
Other metallic ores and concentrates 110 9,498 170 14,885
Coal 214,364 22,339,023 208,105 21,513,069
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 5,518 419,383 5,723 434,407
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 19,873 1,604,683 23,294 1,918,254
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 19,950 1,254,390 20,385 1,286,411
Coal coke and petroleum coke 8,029 641,819 6,135 488,792
Other refined petroleum and coal products 11,956 945,372 12,444 994,882
Sulphuric acid 2,488 221,235 2,506 223,285
Alumina 1 90 0 0
Other basic chemicals 31,807 2,799,452 31,234 2,761,333
Potash 116,639 11,461,958 113,867 11,100,947
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 33,829 2,821,082 35,436 2,952,230
Other chemical products and preparations 339 26,619 344 27,273
Plastic and rubber 17,429 1,548,553 18,407 1,639,033
Logs and other wood in the rough 3,483 226,130 3,915 248,014
Wood chips 22,559 1,322,124 28,924 1,712,492
Lumber 63,827 5,380,230 88,257 7,440,454
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 21,852 1,819,254 32,724 2,663,330
Wood pulp 53,469 4,481,237 53,833 4,477,981
Newsprint 4,992 331,582 5,869 402,281
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 9,506 702,729 9,809 699,576
Cement 8,864 839,564 8,545 800,946
Other non-metallic mineral products 1,174 99,149 1,395 116,735
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 5,251 455,152 5,282 446,718
Copper, primary or semi-finished 671 51,130 758 58,383
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 173 14,511 113 8,663
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 3,385 272,494 3,619 280,182
Articles of base metal 7,112 516,240 8,603 631,303
Machinery 282 16,893 210 10,017
Automobiles and mini-vans 16,760 240,781 14,988 221,387
Freight motor vehicles 3,986 56,893 3,305 50,464
Other vehicles 124 2,416 176 4,183
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1 16 0 0
Other transportation equipment 6,162 92,239 2,253 68,075
Metallic waste and scrap 11,929 887,534 10,406 778,922
Non-metallic waste and scrap 2,801 120,890 3,052 130,607
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 547 30,738 613 34,167
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 30 670 23 618
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 28 953 95 2,266
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 1,075,129 94,189,075 1,130,730 98,854,887
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
  August 2008 August 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 20,155,669 . . 22,311,227
Container-on-flat-car 161,138 289,803 2,398,124 162,586 288,559 2,485,683
Trailer-on-flat-car 6,966 . 91,619 7,481 . 96,191
Traffic received from United States connections . . 2,903,101 . . 2,875,522
Total traffic carried . . 25,548,513 . . 27,768,623
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 24,003 41,848 333,783 22,480 38,834 307,790
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 1,705 . 25,000 2,029 . 27,790
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 3,022,094 . . 3,534,167
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
  August 2008 August 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 9,277,215 . . 9,708,417
Container-on-flat-car 79,619 144,356 1,265,941 85,924 153,510 1,383,809
Trailer-on-flat-car 6,559 . 83,144 6,946 . 85,766
Traffic received from United States connections . . 684,910 . . 864,866
Total traffic carried . . 11,311,210 . . 12,042,858
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 6,319 12,570 77,439 5,948 11,530 74,425
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 30 . 367 23 . 293
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 2,437,036 . . 2,686,743
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
  August 2008 August 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 10,878,454 . . 12,602,810
Container-on-flat-car 81,519 145,447 1,132,183 76,662 135,049 1,101,874
Trailer-on-flat-car 407 . 8,475 535 . 10,425
Traffic received from United States connections . . 2,218,191 . . 2,010,656
Total traffic carried . . 14,237,303 . . 15,725,765
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 17,684 29,278 256,344 16,532 27,304 233,365
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 1,675 . 24,633 2,006 . 27,497
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 585,058 . . 847,424
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 2008 to August 2008 January 2007 to August 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 164,553,112 . . 170,234,424
Container-on-flat-car 1,208,497 2,150,894 18,555,389 1,181,713 2,074,982 18,433,219
Trailer-on-flat-car 53,545 . 686,436 50,567 . 662,590
Traffic received from United States connections . . 22,685,835 . . 20,799,016
Total traffic carried . . 206,480,772 . . 210,129,249
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 186,452 322,206 2,568,294 161,927 278,992 2,209,896
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 16,263 . 237,282 13,176 . 192,189
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 23,791,113 . . 27,661,885
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 2008 to August 2008 January 2007 to August 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 70,364,037 . . 71,379,537
Container-on-flat-car 618,305 1,107,811 10,006,827 622,835 1,100,009 10,047,053
Trailer-on-flat-car 50,090 . 615,598 46,785 . 583,652
Traffic received from United States connections . . 5,334,034 . . 5,932,978
Total traffic carried . . 86,320,496 . . 87,943,220
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 44,987 90,066 564,915 42,532 83,770 530,560
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 1,160 . 22,706 1,294 . 22,871
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 20,008,917 . . 22,980,946
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 2008 to August 2008 January 2007 to August 2007
Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes Units TEUs 1 Metric tonnes
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded . . 94,189,075 . . 98,854,887
Container-on-flat-car 590,192 1,043,083 8,548,562 558,878 974,973 8,386,166
Trailer-on-flat-car 3,455 . 70,838 3,782 . 78,938
Traffic received from United States connections . . 17,351,801 . . 14,866,038
Total traffic carried . . 120,160,276 . . 122,186,029
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 141,465 232,140 2,003,379 119,395 195,222 1,679,336
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections 15,103 . 214,576 11,882 . 169,318
Traffic received from Canadian connections . . 3,782,196 . . 4,680,939
1.
Estimated numbers.
Note(s):
Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Date Modified: 2008-10-22

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