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- The Canadian railway industry loaded 18.6 million metric tonnes in January, a decrease of 17.9% from January 2008.
- The drop in loadings was the result of declines in both non-intermodal and intermodal loadings.
- Non-intermodal loadings fell 18.5% to 16.5 million metric tonnes in January. Overall, 51 of the 64 commodity groups registered decreased activity. The five commodity groupings experiencing the largest decreases in tonnage loaded were potash, coal, iron and steel (primary or semi-finished), other cereal grains and lumber. Loadings of wheat, one of the largest commodity groupings, increased 6.1% in January on a year-over-year basis.
- Intermodal loadings fell to 2.0 million metric tonnes, a decline of 13.2% from January 2008. The fall in intermodal loadings was the result of a decrease in both containers and trailers loaded onto flat cars.
- Rail freight traffic received from the U.S. decreased to 2.5 million metric tonnes, down 10.0% compared to the same period last year.
