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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 November 2009 January 2008 to November 2008
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 220,939 20,433,994 173,462 15,941,389
Other cereal grains 57,271 4,777,877 57,639 4,565,349
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 33,123 3,015,454 23,241 2,102,025
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 112 2,057 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 94,740 7,761,846 76,248 6,222,701
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 21,601 1,883,266 9,387 771,307
Animal feed and products 24,093 1,973,754 25,200 2,023,268
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 227 6,641 24 1,436
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 14,234 1,047,561 13,202 1,028,585
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 34,068 2,744,612 29,520 2,366,754
Sugar 3,570 314,702 4,196 365,049
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 3,658 170,476 2,961 204,121
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 4,229 236,661 1,917 141,404
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 22,203 1,944,286 36,210 3,194,554
Salt 8,077 709,856 8,828 785,203
Phosphate rock 9,270 831,706 9,784 878,930
Sulphur 53,614 5,126,685 66,810 6,385,966
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 28,727 2,640,918 47,664 4,176,168
Iron ores and concentrates 302,236 26,998,057 353,434 31,858,785
Copper ores and concentrates 12,231 1,084,651 11,222 989,321
Nickel ores and concentrates 10,115 781,112 28,755 2,195,775
Lead ores and concentrates 2,085 150,987 2,361 182,204
Zinc ores and concentrates 9,866 803,413 9,063 760,676
Other metallic ores and concentrates 53,289 5,083,340 56,779 5,414,925
Coal 258,834 26,791,405 312,938 32,292,457
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 36,229 2,741,404 30,011 2,283,320
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 57,374 4,663,020 58,286 4,666,161
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 59,353 3,738,036 59,769 3,807,086
Coal coke and petroleum coke 21,817 1,564,236 22,669 1,570,199
Other refined petroleum and coal products 27,603 2,132,902 29,686 2,295,713
Sulphuric acid 24,765 2,247,606 28,726 2,593,331
Alumina 30,050 2,746,733 33,256 3,051,211
Other basic chemicals 75,915 6,504,625 76,667 6,664,184
Potash 60,909 5,929,974 159,029 15,588,966
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 48,188 4,017,491 50,685 4,238,782
Other chemical products and preparations 7,203 496,463 10,676 906,460
Plastic and rubber 34,587 2,837,793 37,987 3,307,104
Logs and other wood in the rough 10,319 634,340 17,263 1,009,157
Wood chips 35,944 2,140,744 47,241 2,843,328
Lumber 82,612 6,892,064 111,711 9,378,818
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 31,032 2,515,338 38,784 3,150,643
Wood pulp 85,344 7,123,447 103,142 8,448,252
Newsprint 35,578 2,414,009 52,546 3,530,339
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 41,226 2,860,227 47,322 3,318,555
Cement 21,026 2,023,738 26,264 2,481,292
Other non-metallic mineral products 2,231 157,343 2,502 215,476
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 27,934 2,316,934 66,170 5,445,585
Copper, primary or semi-finished 3,424 291,563 4,218 349,678
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 29,041 2,460,358 33,556 2,803,561
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 7,167 601,197 7,529 582,404
Articles of base metal 11,370 783,098 14,528 1,047,991
Machinery 3,117 53,516 1,358 64,339
Automobiles and mini-vans 81,828 1,405,808 93,732 1,566,337
Freight motor vehicles 50,117 887,680 64,233 1,187,727
Other vehicles 359 5,647 769 15,309
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 5,598 173,586 12,238 361,225
Other transportation equipment 24,855 255,154 23,393 325,952
Metallic waste and scrap 26,261 2,047,641 31,312 2,371,362
Non-metallic waste and scrap 5,854 284,043 7,419 430,799
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 2,341 111,000 1,320 79,910
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 1,246 53,221 2,643 113,122
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 79,542 1,156,191 3,269 97,727
Less than carload shipments ... 696 ... 2,288
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 2,471,771 196,584,183 2,772,754 227,042,045
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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