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Table 4
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Total

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Total
  January 2009 to March 2009 January 2008 to March 2008
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 57,872 5,342,941 44,712 4,106,134
Other cereal grains 12,009 984,108 15,905 1,268,889
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 10,322 941,899 6,437 577,538
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 25,289 2,071,056 20,860 1,704,703
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 1,558 124,879 1,455 120,697
Animal feed and products 6,000 491,275 7,368 574,599
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 5 321 8 516
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 3,387 267,112 3,375 262,298
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 8,664 695,447 8,223 658,678
Sugar 932 82,811 1,003 86,439
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 861 46,850 822 59,084
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 521 36,985 474 36,106
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 4,272 379,611 6,104 539,412
Salt 2,418 212,893 2,507 223,766
Phosphate rock 2,536 227,551 1,761 158,814
Sulphur 14,289 1,372,009 19,101 1,834,459
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 7,376 671,320 10,007 839,757
Iron ores and concentrates 80,961 7,134,358 84,805 7,468,969
Copper ores and concentrates 3,220 285,457 3,125 273,546
Nickel ores and concentrates 5,621 432,172 8,279 626,025
Lead ores and concentrates 494 37,561 588 45,341
Zinc ores and concentrates 2,314 191,513 1,943 163,030
Other metallic ores and concentrates 14,983 1,430,796 15,283 1,457,336
Coal 60,624 6,291,786 84,368 8,654,754
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 7,821 599,241 7,767 587,848
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 17,271 1,407,066 16,966 1,370,354
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 19,687 1,234,104 20,873 1,326,332
Coal coke and petroleum coke 5,297 363,717 5,750 375,945
Other refined petroleum and coal products 7,558 587,734 7,949 615,984
Sulphuric acid 7,617 688,519 8,168 736,887
Alumina 9,240 845,344 8,519 780,860
Other basic chemicals 20,571 1,783,880 20,769 1,814,095
Potash 15,071 1,463,077 48,958 4,773,649
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 13,311 1,122,652 13,562 1,138,296
Other chemical products and preparations 1,523 123,707 2,953 254,788
Plastic and rubber 8,735 761,675 11,478 994,420
Logs and other wood in the rough 3,003 184,446 4,488 252,485
Wood chips 8,414 499,230 12,073 727,766
Lumber 21,011 1,763,973 29,067 2,444,649
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 6,973 572,710 10,542 854,790
Wood pulp 23,337 1,918,978 29,232 2,395,175
Newsprint 12,748 862,565 14,798 981,486
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 11,123 797,766 12,085 842,703
Cement 3,471 330,838 5,050 473,291
Other non-metallic mineral products 473 40,960 705 62,129
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 9,137 782,091 19,174 1,565,095
Copper, primary or semi-finished 1,056 89,057 1,251 104,742
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 8,451 715,860 9,184 762,403
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 1,629 129,349 2,063 166,456
Articles of base metal 2,743 203,260 3,932 287,061
Machinery 126 7,912 189 10,958
Automobiles and mini-vans 18,081 296,078 23,184 382,119
Freight motor vehicles 9,233 158,267 17,845 324,940
Other vehicles 87 1,687 116 3,017
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1,653 49,246 4,531 135,049
Other transportation equipment 5,765 77,245 5,725 92,956
Metallic waste and scrap 6,761 514,976 8,422 644,562
Non-metallic waste and scrap 1,665 84,934 1,854 107,450
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 518 40,132 340 19,341
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 329 14,231 569 24,752
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 754 25,393 874 27,050
Less than carload shipments ... 124 ... 372
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 618,771 50,894,735 739,518 60,203,145
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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