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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 February 2010 January 2009 to February 2009
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 2,066 188,453 1,794 164,291
Other cereal grains 2,115 181,653 3,094 279,482
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 212 17,159 37 2,804
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 1 19 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 6 468 0 0
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 4,442 406,632 3,061 272,993
Animal feed and products 2,381 199,316 1,939 153,403
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 238 5,881 11 364
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 420 19,920 488 24,742
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 1,034 84,085 1,246 96,748
Sugar 576 50,093 598 52,980
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 283 13,428 144 3,440
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 558 41,398 451 27,903
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 660 58,763 752 64,743
Salt 233 18,099 499 40,901
Phosphate rock 1,746 156,696 1,585 142,095
Sulphur 447 38,884 629 53,683
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 3,578 338,375 4,536 412,779
Iron ores and concentrates 54,269 5,015,438 52,152 4,572,618
Copper ores and concentrates 1,054 91,513 958 83,548
Nickel ores and concentrates 1,235 97,526 3,671 281,400
Lead ores and concentrates 2 172 257 19,818
Zinc ores and concentrates 572 50,326 1,340 115,088
Other metallic ores and concentrates 4,857 444,614 5,449 500,807
Coal 3,040 272,717 3,954 332,727
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 3,746 286,048 4,012 305,168
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 5,838 462,856 6,880 552,970
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 5,710 362,984 6,618 422,188
Coal coke and petroleum coke 2,283 133,540 1,809 107,317
Other refined petroleum and coal products 2,690 199,885 2,447 181,570
Sulphuric acid 4,079 370,249 4,370 395,777
Alumina 4,958 454,463 6,105 558,735
Other basic chemicals 6,416 522,494 7,027 588,827
Potash 383 38,562 789 76,417
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 609 49,082 774 62,997
Other chemical products and preparations 1,265 84,295 1,299 80,366
Plastic and rubber 1,697 115,865 2,008 138,787
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,080 66,956 1,178 70,849
Wood chips 1,403 92,430 1,950 123,568
Lumber 2,509 198,163 3,112 251,647
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 1,270 84,808 934 63,251
Wood pulp 3,705 296,993 4,015 315,786
Newsprint 4,007 274,910 7,630 514,108
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 5,894 376,232 6,113 412,672
Cement 1,045 100,868 1,105 105,312
Other non-metallic mineral products 129 7,361 209 12,531
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 8,578 683,909 5,356 449,387
Copper, primary or semi-finished 558 47,377 543 45,611
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 5,429 455,783 5,668 477,848
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 558 49,767 462 31,879
Articles of base metal 1,066 65,311 959 60,399
Machinery 433 7,184 473 6,909
Automobiles and mini-vans 13,082 246,233 7,879 141,713
Freight motor vehicles 10,230 182,944 5,219 87,587
Other vehicles 29 426 77 692
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1,085 29,990 1,168 34,516
Other transportation equipment 1,199 11,165 1,649 16,236
Metallic waste and scrap 3,176 245,858 3,666 286,870
Non-metallic waste and scrap 385 25,053 541 37,156
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 197 7,015 480 27,582
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 173 7,493 201 8,748
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 14,485 208,810 15,936 225,274
Less than carload shipments ... 58 ... 79
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 207,404 14,645,048 209,306 14,978,686
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
Date Modified: 2010-04-28

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