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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 2010 to January 2010 January 2009 to January 2009
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 815 74,058 1,020 93,794
Other cereal grains 1,028 88,597 1,586 143,873
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 64 5,455 9 698
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 2 163 0 0
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 2,202 202,977 1,220 109,155
Animal feed and products 1,277 106,992 813 63,684
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 104 2,552 6 203
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 237 9,962 273 12,640
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 505 41,252 550 42,888
Sugar 285 24,781 303 26,956
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 236 12,645 63 1,350
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 306 23,548 181 10,711
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 300 26,357 365 31,524
Salt 36 2,010 245 19,981
Phosphate rock 947 84,991 731 65,542
Sulphur 248 21,563 280 23,935
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 1,671 157,744 2,483 228,616
Iron ores and concentrates 30,759 2,838,749 27,677 2,393,595
Copper ores and concentrates 528 46,305 499 43,786
Nickel ores and concentrates 564 44,542 1,926 147,464
Lead ores and concentrates 2 172 257 19,818
Zinc ores and concentrates 279 24,615 953 80,343
Other metallic ores and concentrates 2,544 233,823 2,588 237,697
Coal 1,608 146,269 2,101 174,416
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,426 182,683 1,953 148,897
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 3,055 240,129 3,416 275,053
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 3,145 199,945 3,242 208,371
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,235 69,704 935 55,679
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,372 101,533 1,240 91,426
Sulphuric acid 1,862 169,068 2,123 192,203
Alumina 2,550 234,108 3,025 276,973
Other basic chemicals 3,182 264,026 3,687 307,248
Potash 305 30,742 789 76,417
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 310 24,898 386 30,638
Other chemical products and preparations 625 41,340 565 36,177
Plastic and rubber 814 55,910 1,020 70,026
Logs and other wood in the rough 515 32,298 596 36,185
Wood chips 646 43,136 991 62,677
Lumber 1,178 91,743 1,412 113,861
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 558 37,270 457 30,218
Wood pulp 1,972 157,885 2,079 163,809
Newsprint 2,159 147,785 4,035 272,210
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 2,843 181,760 3,053 209,714
Cement 574 54,558 557 52,855
Other non-metallic mineral products 53 3,247 92 5,243
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 4,315 343,725 2,651 221,813
Copper, primary or semi-finished 265 22,473 288 23,879
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,860 240,611 3,213 272,180
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 280 24,846 234 13,527
Articles of base metal 518 31,219 502 32,725
Machinery 195 2,839 230 2,864
Automobiles and mini-vans 6,369 122,436 3,494 64,708
Freight motor vehicles 4,722 84,232 2,035 34,006
Other vehicles 15 7 53 485
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 581 17,229 556 16,008
Other transportation equipment 515 4,878 830 7,053
Metallic waste and scrap 1,445 111,430 1,757 136,828
Non-metallic waste and scrap 164 10,796 277 19,079
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 89 2,899 243 12,879
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 106 4,581 84 3,666
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 7,326 108,151 7,753 109,226
Less than carload shipments ... 40 ... 40
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 107,691 7,716,282 105,982 7,659,515
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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