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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Total

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Total
  March 2009 March 2008
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 21,895 2,026,396 15,988 1,467,668
Other cereal grains 3,836 318,884 4,314 346,939
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 4,301 391,218 2,010 181,265
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 11,143 912,481 8,009 654,340
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 744 59,876 413 34,227
Animal feed and products 2,062 168,524 2,618 202,607
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 1 64 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,218 95,888 1,148 89,166
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,905 234,108 2,770 221,955
Sugar 288 25,685 334 28,921
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 329 15,624 274 18,731
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 159 11,401 141 10,909
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,178 105,526 2,085 185,079
Salt 763 66,997 682 60,963
Phosphate rock 953 85,494 518 46,696
Sulphur 5,010 482,236 7,010 672,490
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 2,437 219,735 3,128 254,150
Iron ores and concentrates 28,733 2,554,200 27,831 2,463,613
Copper ores and concentrates 1,246 110,774 1,019 88,995
Nickel ores and concentrates 1,931 149,106 2,747 205,921
Lead ores and concentrates 117 8,114 255 19,663
Zinc ores and concentrates 843 67,971 654 54,116
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,086 485,376 4,997 476,682
Coal 19,997 2,069,985 31,772 3,262,674
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,912 222,806 2,567 195,213
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 5,321 430,188 5,196 417,778
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 5,668 354,801 5,724 371,110
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,874 129,557 1,999 134,846
Other refined petroleum and coal products 2,719 212,500 2,405 186,786
Sulphuric acid 2,848 257,197 2,836 255,945
Alumina 3,134 286,523 2,718 248,578
Other basic chemicals 6,899 593,150 7,059 616,410
Potash 5,044 495,725 18,064 1,768,106
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,463 374,466 4,696 396,816
Other chemical products and preparations 518 41,610 981 85,341
Plastic and rubber 2,989 260,369 4,037 349,830
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,083 65,915 1,441 81,971
Wood chips 3,005 177,490 3,804 227,467
Lumber 7,438 622,491 10,446 877,488
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 2,554 209,023 3,431 277,145
Wood pulp 7,520 622,126 9,960 814,135
Newsprint 4,321 291,632 5,002 331,381
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 3,595 256,708 3,763 262,559
Cement 1,179 112,587 1,914 180,132
Other non-metallic mineral products 196 16,994 262 23,133
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 3,141 269,767 6,066 495,499
Copper, primary or semi-finished 372 31,450 362 30,331
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,730 232,756 3,049 252,917
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 587 49,967 681 55,214
Articles of base metal 893 65,945 1,345 98,169
Machinery 58 3,700 64 3,604
Automobiles and mini-vans 6,479 102,297 8,382 138,565
Freight motor vehicles 3,703 66,857 6,318 117,732
Other vehicles 52 930 11 82
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 528 15,170 873 30,028
Other transportation equipment 2,027 35,278 2,013 26,153
Metallic waste and scrap 1,771 134,914 2,678 207,356
Non-metallic waste and scrap 578 28,530 609 36,872
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 114 8,651 106 5,960
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 125 5,412 166 7,099
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 225 6,914 349 10,563
Less than carload shipments ... 45 ... 72
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 215,838 17,758,104 252,094 20,666,156
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
Date Modified: 2009-05-27

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