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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
  March 2009 March 2008
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 310 27,270 299 26,358
Other cereal grains 228 19,851 311 26,537
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 30 2,415 13 1,065
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 0 0 3 239
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 99 6,957 18 1,493
Animal feed and products 705 55,613 766 61,007
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 61 4,385 41 3,092
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 409 32,509 298 23,738
Sugar 271 24,154 280 24,789
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 75 1,510 63 3,834
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 105 7,393 86 6,429
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 337 30,148 584 51,658
Salt 347 29,003 293 25,591
Phosphate rock 953 85,494 518 46,696
Sulphur 376 32,146 153 13,486
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 2,177 195,866 2,798 224,312
Iron ores and concentrates 28,733 2,554,200 27,831 2,463,613
Copper ores and concentrates 561 49,455 492 42,280
Nickel ores and concentrates 1,925 148,551 2,739 205,185
Lead ores and concentrates 117 8,114 255 19,663
Zinc ores and concentrates 808 64,983 595 49,395
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,084 485,200 4,971 474,401
Coal 2,050 179,221 2,624 228,463
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,184 167,464 1,906 144,905
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,637 208,672 2,895 231,599
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,680 167,491 2,830 188,933
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,020 61,126 1,070 60,485
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,197 89,341 1,134 84,945
Sulphuric acid 2,583 233,536 2,525 228,280
Alumina 3,133 286,430 2,718 248,578
Other basic chemicals 3,128 272,471 2,891 248,775
Potash 0 0 686 62,587
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 355 29,516 136 11,780
Other chemical products and preparations 420 33,833 945 82,425
Plastic and rubber 868 71,824 1,837 154,987
Logs and other wood in the rough 649 37,842 976 51,512
Wood chips 998 63,584 1,141 72,023
Lumber 2,112 174,389 2,218 184,639
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 492 36,061 726 54,650
Wood pulp 1,784 136,574 2,979 230,867
Newsprint 3,953 265,433 4,416 291,994
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 2,616 181,499 2,729 186,376
Cement 645 61,244 785 73,251
Other non-metallic mineral products 87 7,843 114 10,841
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 2,887 247,303 5,521 448,916
Copper, primary or semi-finished 300 25,379 291 24,921
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,672 227,867 3,011 249,560
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 264 23,130 243 20,135
Articles of base metal 257 19,632 348 26,320
Machinery 40 2,684 52 2,821
Automobiles and mini-vans 4,564 75,556 6,195 106,675
Freight motor vehicles 3,445 62,918 5,755 109,686
Other vehicles 19 200 11 82
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 528 15,170 872 30,012
Other transportation equipment 959 17,094 1,085 15,985
Metallic waste and scrap 842 66,851 1,296 103,194
Non-metallic waste and scrap 231 16,105 301 24,081
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 67 5,762 41 2,440
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 123 5,368 163 7,024
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 205 5,764 348 10,535
Less than carload shipments ... 45 ... 72
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 96,705 7,447,439 109,221 8,110,215
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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