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Table 6
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Western Division

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Western Division
  January 2010 to January 2010 January 2009 to January 2009
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 18,539 1,730,129 15,912 1,470,996
Other cereal grains 2,751 220,633 4,184 339,283
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 2,408 220,554 2,205 200,455
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 6,858 558,238 6,175 504,446
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 1,096 89,705 300 24,376
Animal feed and products 1,184 101,854 1,253 105,746
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 1 64
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 773 63,042 1,033 80,825
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,782 229,533 2,313 186,605
Sugar 19 1,393 17 1,530
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 188 11,036 260 15,724
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 145 7,954 79 5,791
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,059 95,157 1,133 100,700
Salt 554 50,311 701 63,342
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 4,886 469,058 4,393 424,517
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 247 22,542 210 18,731
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 520 47,755 546 48,951
Nickel ores and concentrates 0 0 8 713
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 68 5,657 107 8,366
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0 0 3 263
Coal 25,052 2,585,705 16,963 1,793,534
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 703 53,071 913 69,464
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,790 235,662 2,801 234,223
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 3,469 214,494 4,050 248,785
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,496 129,569 833 64,937
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,440 116,135 1,078 87,289
Sulphuric acid 340 30,142 250 22,305
Alumina 0 0 0 0
Other basic chemicals 3,385 292,074 3,860 339,519
Potash 11,369 1,092,216 5,159 495,866
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,295 358,583 4,017 342,553
Other chemical products and preparations 63 5,033 57 4,807
Plastic and rubber 2,193 194,891 2,116 188,590
Logs and other wood in the rough 130 8,718 366 23,548
Wood chips 1,370 75,219 2,022 116,766
Lumber 4,268 361,907 5,564 471,054
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 1,446 126,346 1,857 157,315
Wood pulp 4,163 360,392 6,161 511,796
Newsprint 158 12,062 469 32,965
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 731 56,248 865 65,514
Cement 634 61,254 678 64,268
Other non-metallic mineral products 52 4,587 73 6,087
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 471 40,932 530 45,966
Copper, primary or semi-finished 51 4,302 70 5,968
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 10 830 18 1,388
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 383 31,904 376 30,879
Articles of base metal 409 31,193 491 36,705
Machinery 10 658 4 277
Automobiles and mini-vans 1,804 25,631 1,771 25,090
Freight motor vehicles 251 3,378 319 4,298
Other vehicles 0 0 4 195
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 0 0 0 0
Other transportation equipment 1,142 15,353 981 12,283
Metallic waste and scrap 971 73,999 863 61,991
Non-metallic waste and scrap 285 9,752 316 11,738
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 33 1,959 65 3,997
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 7 115 2 44
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 22 1,823 58 3,803
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 119,473 10,540,688 106,853 9,187,231
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
Date Modified: 2010-03-31

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