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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
  November 2009 November 2008
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 791 70,922 216 18,629
Other cereal grains 851 71,675 799 70,147
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 260 22,563 100 8,214
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 59 1,095 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 11 721 27 2,202
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 4,173 379,764 233 19,304
Animal feed and products 1,243 104,148 815 64,926
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 144 3,578 1 66
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 263 12,140 66 4,985
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 444 34,811 434 34,066
Sugar 274 23,980 392 34,706
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 390 8,437 37 1,982
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 294 14,692 140 9,920
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 998 69,730 892 64,983
Salt 252 20,565 263 21,251
Phosphate rock 773 69,407 1,063 94,577
Sulphur 222 19,204 225 19,298
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 2,968 266,007 3,185 285,079
Iron ores and concentrates 33,259 2,771,311 31,209 2,822,978
Copper ores and concentrates 581 50,760 392 34,635
Nickel ores and concentrates 370 28,023 2,485 189,160
Lead ores and concentrates 120 8,616 212 16,348
Zinc ores and concentrates 755 61,114 1,044 86,835
Other metallic ores and concentrates 4,738 451,315 5,085 484,535
Coal 1,907 171,026 2,373 212,774
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,147 161,431 1,662 126,481
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 3,015 238,863 3,239 256,612
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,595 166,214 2,744 177,725
Coal coke and petroleum coke 700 41,261 796 44,996
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,226 86,928 1,203 91,389
Sulphuric acid 1,744 159,300 2,006 181,422
Alumina 2,627 240,301 3,110 285,269
Other basic chemicals 3,250 263,569 2,703 232,686
Potash 84 8,464 633 60,657
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 300 23,872 387 33,599
Other chemical products and preparations 552 39,693 562 47,971
Plastic and rubber 1,019 66,936 834 69,668
Logs and other wood in the rough 689 39,014 1,061 65,150
Wood chips 1,030 67,395 1,281 81,624
Lumber 1,442 116,369 2,176 181,071
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 485 32,917 858 59,789
Wood pulp 1,956 156,102 2,300 177,925
Newsprint 2,178 149,431 4,165 278,678
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 3,147 205,822 3,167 222,263
Cement 1,201 114,865 1,158 110,740
Other non-metallic mineral products 87 4,800 100 8,856
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 2,416 199,848 3,231 270,098
Copper, primary or semi-finished 222 19,348 161 14,058
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,508 212,882 3,226 272,350
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 320 27,929 231 13,410
Articles of base metal 569 36,109 528 37,457
Machinery 219 2,870 77 4,215
Automobiles and mini-vans 7,323 141,706 7,430 136,239
Freight motor vehicles 5,527 97,323 3,971 77,325
Other vehicles 12 74 10 73
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 591 17,837 690 20,495
Other transportation equipment 691 3,903 1,183 20,995
Metallic waste and scrap 1,262 97,663 867 67,486
Non-metallic waste and scrap 209 12,353 334 24,014
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 112 3,919 61 4,424
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 102 4,430 129 5,629
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 6,764 97,761 302 9,561
Less than carload shipments ... 48 ... 11
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 116,461 8,095,154 110,264 8,374,011
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
Date Modified: 2010-01-27

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