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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 November 2009 January 2008 to November 2008
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 10,983 994,566 4,970 435,315
Other cereal grains 16,742 1,498,215 4,064 349,505
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 943 81,223 395 32,189
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 112 2,057 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 25 1,686 138 11,285
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 14,455 1,293,813 1,735 141,689
Animal feed and products 10,616 853,498 8,743 690,354
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 212 5,681 9 476
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 2,689 124,780 678 51,299
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 6,826 535,746 3,876 299,579
Sugar 3,242 285,717 3,767 331,090
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 1,043 21,112 434 28,954
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 3,362 175,127 1,267 89,768
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 5,635 448,907 9,586 767,367
Salt 2,883 238,494 3,043 259,806
Phosphate rock 9,269 831,688 9,784 878,930
Sulphur 2,979 258,640 2,103 184,229
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 25,263 2,322,510 42,994 3,753,104
Iron ores and concentrates 302,236 26,998,057 353,433 31,858,726
Copper ores and concentrates 5,823 509,207 5,016 436,559
Nickel ores and concentrates 10,076 777,593 28,656 2,186,681
Lead ores and concentrates 2,084 150,899 2,361 182,204
Zinc ores and concentrates 9,077 738,633 8,468 713,674
Other metallic ores and concentrates 53,277 5,082,355 56,665 5,405,075
Coal 20,532 1,789,330 21,983 1,938,799
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 27,644 2,092,749 22,551 1,725,105
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 29,928 2,387,294 32,732 2,611,471
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 30,431 1,939,053 30,370 1,957,855
Coal coke and petroleum coke 9,999 593,112 10,592 606,660
Other refined petroleum and coal products 13,582 1,006,422 13,680 1,026,145
Sulphuric acid 21,851 1,988,874 25,211 2,280,834
Alumina 30,046 2,746,376 33,255 3,051,121
Other basic chemicals 36,159 3,024,590 33,395 2,865,645
Potash 2,000 195,901 7,221 663,990
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 3,925 325,889 2,488 216,737
Other chemical products and preparations 6,326 424,769 10,217 870,308
Plastic and rubber 11,828 811,912 14,780 1,246,259
Logs and other wood in the rough 6,339 375,480 12,128 671,888
Wood chips 11,597 740,737 15,549 989,195
Lumber 16,694 1,342,196 25,426 2,102,706
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 6,748 446,082 9,351 692,914
Wood pulp 20,113 1,589,096 31,215 2,427,104
Newsprint 32,295 2,184,255 46,019 3,092,669
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 31,275 2,100,179 34,237 2,347,320
Cement 12,061 1,157,358 13,412 1,264,374
Other non-metallic mineral products 1,215 69,574 979 86,834
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 24,590 2,028,462 58,906 4,815,743
Copper, primary or semi-finished 2,744 233,757 3,306 280,182
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 28,862 2,445,621 33,274 2,779,696
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 3,316 279,590 2,790 200,802
Articles of base metal 4,656 285,158 5,044 358,630
Machinery 2,915 43,509 958 41,333
Automobiles and mini-vans 62,212 1,129,666 71,567 1,245,745
Freight motor vehicles 46,813 841,899 58,861 1,110,111
Other vehicles 220 1,795 363 6,692
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 5,598 173,586 12,237 361,209
Other transportation equipment 10,967 98,207 13,988 200,586
Metallic waste and scrap 15,131 1,202,005 15,678 1,206,648
Non-metallic waste and scrap 2,475 167,704 3,409 258,780
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 1,689 69,456 592 37,860
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 1,221 52,736 2,604 112,272
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 79,204 1,131,952 3,235 96,515
Less than carload shipments ... 696 ... 2,288
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 1,175,053 83,747,231 1,285,788 96,938,883
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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