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Table 2
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Eastern Division

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Eastern Division
  September 2008 September 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 1,489 130,038 273 23,422
Other cereal grains 338 28,146 247 19,214
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 17 1,392 57 4,668
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 17 1,407 0 0
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 63 4,290 157 13,434
Animal feed and products 729 58,542 789 62,461
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 64 5,001 48 3,689
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 340 26,333 424 33,241
Sugar 390 33,885 384 33,774
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 17 1,389 46 3,941
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 132 9,191 54 4,132
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 812 65,375 1,106 88,948
Salt 300 25,313 228 19,712
Phosphate rock 951 85,382 808 72,937
Sulphur 224 19,279 78 6,882
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 4,127 370,894 5,013 442,962
Iron ores and concentrates 32,383 2,919,697 33,414 3,096,279
Copper ores and concentrates 439 39,030 303 27,143
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,558 196,768 2,243 171,515
Lead ores and concentrates 210 16,211 145 11,181
Zinc ores and concentrates 816 68,035 408 36,266
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,165 492,738 5,389 514,409
Coal 606 56,306 1,769 154,779
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,258 173,630 2,372 181,375
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,681 213,370 2,563 203,459
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,453 156,463 3,142 200,302
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,024 56,326 902 47,232
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,304 98,539 1,101 81,456
Sulphuric acid 2,604 235,744 1,751 158,555
Alumina 3,256 298,254 3,071 282,002
Other basic chemicals 4,088 346,823 2,854 245,859
Potash 791 72,640 818 74,862
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 441 38,029 151 13,046
Other chemical products and preparations 846 71,107 858 73,206
Plastic and rubber 1,280 105,553 1,802 152,010
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,688 91,357 1,592 81,049
Wood chips 1,512 96,247 992 57,253
Lumber 2,688 222,629 2,457 204,832
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 958 69,973 1,462 105,317
Wood pulp 2,736 213,470 2,479 191,183
Newsprint 4,202 282,376 4,166 277,871
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 3,716 252,424 3,258 226,143
Cement 1,449 137,769 1,580 147,219
Other non-metallic mineral products 65 5,257 127 11,204
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 4,397 365,675 5,110 420,904
Copper, primary or semi-finished 317 26,580 290 25,051
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 3,357 281,012 3,068 253,429
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 291 17,312 223 19,194
Articles of base metal 593 40,512 398 29,220
Machinery 57 1,938 113 4,864
Automobiles and mini-vans 7,882 142,140 6,208 111,791
Freight motor vehicles 5,968 114,682 7,255 129,318
Other vehicles 13 121 12 141
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 636 18,657 1,809 50,084
Other transportation equipment 1,058 18,165 991 21,261
Metallic waste and scrap 1,439 110,610 1,446 111,848
Non-metallic waste and scrap 350 25,698 98 7,132
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 53 3,362 51 3,012
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 278 12,001 216 9,975
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 241 7,080 313 10,593
Less than carload shipments ... 134 ... 151
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 121,157 9,078,295 120,482 9,068,392
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
Date Modified: 2008-11-26

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