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Table 3
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Western Division

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Western Division
  September 2008 September 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 14,610 1,349,308 13,370 1,223,766
Other cereal grains 5,020 401,547 9,072 706,471
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 4,189 382,863 3,963 360,827
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 10,133 826,254 7,008 570,760
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 374 30,315 652 53,565
Animal feed and products 1,498 123,481 1,533 117,544
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,118 87,382 1,021 80,318
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,294 185,073 2,070 167,115
Sugar 22 1,791 18 1,430
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 240 16,863 204 14,337
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 53 4,280 50 4,086
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 3,480 319,050 1,468 129,577
Salt 609 55,532 371 33,686
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 5,650 540,422 6,513 628,817
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 472 43,280 442 39,323
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 563 50,482 631 56,191
Nickel ores and concentrates 6 572 6 552
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 49 3,785 89 6,620
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0 0 28 2,468
Coal 25,886 2,713,565 26,996 2,821,452
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 759 53,001 658 50,770
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,009 158,363 2,596 209,329
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,252 142,344 2,175 137,231
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,181 95,876 855 67,040
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,518 122,011 1,440 115,067
Sulphuric acid 351 31,200 311 27,700
Alumina 0 0 0 0
Other basic chemicals 3,717 321,652 4,031 355,902
Potash 11,875 1,174,761 14,471 1,412,455
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,844 406,709 4,140 348,673
Other chemical products and preparations 37 2,937 41 3,235
Plastic and rubber 2,261 199,874 2,345 208,960
Logs and other wood in the rough 464 30,730 349 19,370
Wood chips 3,063 177,152 3,332 197,209
Lumber 7,584 638,899 9,671 815,934
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 2,692 225,727 3,419 282,309
Wood pulp 6,394 531,545 7,069 592,404
Newsprint 574 38,326 580 38,585
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 1,183 87,806 1,167 84,825
Cement 1,391 132,716 1,072 100,469
Other non-metallic mineral products 122 10,627 93 8,827
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 728 63,660 606 51,563
Copper, primary or semi-finished 91 6,935 79 6,020
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 56 4,831 8 620
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 464 37,451 395 31,448
Articles of base metal 637 46,953 668 53,075
Machinery 75 3,709 55 2,692
Automobiles and mini-vans 1,621 24,123 1,522 22,782
Freight motor vehicles 455 6,859 362 5,482
Other vehicles 3 304 1 21
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 0 0 0 0
Other transportation equipment 591 10,350 288 11,740
Metallic waste and scrap 1,614 122,197 1,308 99,833
Non-metallic waste and scrap 381 17,903 429 16,537
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 75 4,665 43 2,367
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 3 66 2 44
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 1 44 1 82
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 137,332 12,068,146 141,087 12,399,505
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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