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Table 5
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Eastern Division

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Eastern Division
  January 2008 to September 2008 January 2007 to September 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 4,084 357,719 2,942 261,900
Other cereal grains 3,027 260,037 1,840 151,360
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 262 21,345 284 23,114
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 68 5,515 1 80
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 785 59,467 950 78,639
Animal feed and products 7,016 552,336 6,963 547,935
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 7 408 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 555 41,900 345 27,202
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 3,018 232,118 2,845 223,355
Sugar 2,925 256,884 3,251 287,042
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 379 25,423 416 35,238
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 984 70,257 558 44,091
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 7,975 644,551 8,286 684,773
Salt 2,516 217,090 3,242 285,467
Phosphate rock 7,648 688,068 5,289 476,973
Sulphur 1,591 140,114 1,079 96,348
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 35,213 3,058,126 44,544 3,917,622
Iron ores and concentrates 288,963 26,049,985 263,420 24,309,645
Copper ores and concentrates 4,240 367,412 4,540 393,504
Nickel ores and concentrates 23,337 1,780,640 18,788 1,443,871
Lead ores and concentrates 1,927 148,646 1,924 148,351
Zinc ores and concentrates 6,395 539,318 5,397 459,648
Other metallic ores and concentrates 46,604 4,445,596 46,825 4,467,337
Coal 17,990 1,586,847 17,972 1,547,270
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 19,111 1,462,017 19,351 1,495,237
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 26,117 2,086,367 24,252 1,928,966
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 25,028 1,615,965 27,890 1,781,900
Coal coke and petroleum coke 8,737 497,976 7,935 432,614
Other refined petroleum and coal products 11,059 828,320 10,552 788,083
Sulphuric acid 21,206 1,918,567 20,025 1,806,463
Alumina 27,064 2,483,220 27,016 2,472,488
Other basic chemicals 27,220 2,338,596 26,438 2,276,700
Potash 5,952 542,931 6,647 608,184
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 1,665 144,738 1,465 127,829
Other chemical products and preparations 8,958 765,084 6,813 580,128
Plastic and rubber 12,988 1,096,294 16,246 1,368,298
Logs and other wood in the rough 9,342 513,804 16,591 877,455
Wood chips 12,681 806,574 12,205 739,780
Lumber 20,636 1,705,994 29,824 2,493,636
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 7,622 569,114 15,692 1,150,124
Wood pulp 26,282 2,046,349 26,742 2,064,391
Newsprint 37,347 2,513,090 39,884 2,602,186
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 27,266 1,863,045 36,408 2,533,414
Cement 10,768 1,011,916 12,704 1,186,889
Other non-metallic mineral products 806 71,511 1,279 110,365
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 50,948 4,162,634 45,230 3,707,764
Copper, primary or semi-finished 2,905 246,152 2,932 251,436
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 26,798 2,232,576 25,345 2,092,046
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 2,243 167,267 2,573 218,967
Articles of base metal 4,146 295,050 3,921 286,593
Machinery 831 35,161 1,128 44,622
Automobiles and mini-vans 55,853 961,002 59,489 1,043,826
Freight motor vehicles 50,707 951,866 65,763 1,176,535
Other vehicles 345 6,706 378 16,975
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 10,721 316,810 19,366 534,113
Other transportation equipment 11,063 156,915 7,752 205,857
Metallic waste and scrap 13,645 1,051,273 14,888 1,163,345
Non-metallic waste and scrap 2,661 204,506 1,398 97,962
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 469 29,438 564 35,829
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 2,267 97,648 2,751 137,805
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 2,634 77,838 3,181 97,828
Less than carload shipments ... 2,181 ... 531
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 1,053,600 79,426,291 1,084,319 80,447,929
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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