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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 2009 to March 2009 January 2008 to March 2008
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 704 61,743 862 75,545
Other cereal grains 650 56,729 697 58,765
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 58 4,694 65 5,323
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 0 0 7 557
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 295 20,989 172 13,765
Animal feed and products 2,273 180,322 2,436 191,410
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 1 65 1 68
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 204 15,589 165 12,248
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 1,370 107,140 1,076 84,357
Sugar 867 76,960 845 73,941
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 122 3,413 157 12,007
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 336 23,174 313 22,926
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 999 89,325 1,817 159,401
Salt 843 69,848 912 78,809
Phosphate rock 2,536 227,551 1,761 158,814
Sulphur 957 82,118 456 40,461
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 6,658 606,126 9,108 759,269
Iron ores and concentrates 80,961 7,134,358 84,804 7,468,910
Copper ores and concentrates 1,440 125,926 1,552 134,376
Nickel ores and concentrates 5,596 429,951 8,239 622,470
Lead ores and concentrates 494 37,561 588 45,341
Zinc ores and concentrates 2,101 174,340 1,736 146,606
Other metallic ores and concentrates 14,977 1,430,269 15,212 1,451,207
Coal 6,004 511,948 5,698 496,704
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 5,558 426,901 6,033 455,503
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 9,170 733,055 9,356 751,569
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 9,373 595,120 10,073 655,814
Coal coke and petroleum coke 2,810 167,625 3,400 189,451
Other refined petroleum and coal products 3,629 270,121 3,617 269,883
Sulphuric acid 6,872 621,989 7,317 660,938
Alumina 9,239 845,251 8,518 780,770
Other basic chemicals 9,766 846,390 8,394 722,077
Potash 790 76,507 2,021 184,086
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 1,101 91,075 406 34,876
Other chemical products and preparations 1,309 106,044 2,841 245,718
Plastic and rubber 2,503 206,491 5,011 421,486
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,788 105,856 3,062 160,111
Wood chips 2,946 187,129 3,975 251,345
Lumber 5,000 412,031 6,118 508,888
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 1,331 98,189 2,537 192,734
Wood pulp 5,802 452,561 8,939 694,985
Newsprint 11,580 779,736 12,952 858,816
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 8,407 589,446 8,607 588,054
Cement 1,726 164,388 2,123 196,929
Other non-metallic mineral products 214 19,426 343 31,524
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 8,087 691,297 17,382 1,411,793
Copper, primary or semi-finished 843 70,990 1,016 86,838
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 8,328 705,639 9,120 756,941
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 622 46,010 736 60,304
Articles of base metal 1,039 77,991 1,166 87,849
Machinery 89 5,390 136 6,307
Automobiles and mini-vans 12,437 217,166 17,338 297,080
Freight motor vehicles 8,461 147,360 16,486 305,384
Other vehicles 48 493 78 1,788
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1,653 49,246 4,530 135,033
Other transportation equipment 2,579 33,474 3,640 61,362
Metallic waste and scrap 3,849 305,725 4,590 363,037
Non-metallic waste and scrap 707 49,998 857 66,337
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 348 29,805 132 8,274
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 323 14,096 561 24,581
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 632 18,104 859 26,600
Less than carload shipments ... 124 ... 372
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 281,405 21,728,378 332,949 24,668,717
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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