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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Total

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Total
  August 2010 August 2009
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 18,444 1,720,990 17,318 1,597,589
Other cereal grains 5,494 448,591 7,131 596,722
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 3,529 329,596 2,034 185,818
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 25 455 4 73
Colza seeds (canola) 6,831 557,180 4,333 355,485
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 1,643 140,131 911 77,532
Animal feed and products 2,382 202,115 2,114 172,337
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 30 803 1 64
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,305 98,659 1,221 90,004
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 4,579 384,429 3,270 261,859
Sugar 397 34,301 366 32,486
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 264 11,887 328 14,867
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 694 43,427 399 21,575
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 4,371 399,903 2,499 217,520
Salt 714 63,025 730 64,498
Phosphate rock 745 67,280 1,026 92,166
Sulphur 5,207 496,690 4,690 447,869
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 1,873 175,502 2,131 197,710
Iron ores and concentrates 39,109 3,619,281 23,928 2,169,814
Copper ores and concentrates 1,040 94,492 1,105 97,038
Nickel ores and concentrates 813 66,161 90 8,277
Lead ores and concentrates 3 264 201 14,540
Zinc ores and concentrates 600 52,131 899 72,462
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,290 505,772 2,653 242,207
Coal 25,864 2,676,619 25,383 2,627,524
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 4,373 334,717 3,482 261,619
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 5,336 436,513 5,398 439,155
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 4,661 294,821 4,760 301,382
Coal coke and petroleum coke 2,893 226,390 2,326 169,667
Other refined petroleum and coal products 2,708 210,754 2,652 206,196
Sulphuric acid 2,051 184,135 2,422 219,708
Alumina 2,947 274,770 2,588 236,675
Other basic chemicals 7,486 635,300 6,862 587,121
Potash 10,499 1,036,437 6,872 685,811
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,916 413,967 3,958 326,713
Other chemical products and preparations 880 61,510 604 42,658
Plastic and rubber 3,424 273,110 3,368 274,990
Logs and other wood in the rough 659 38,712 849 51,581
Wood chips 2,127 122,855 3,380 201,890
Lumber 5,671 474,514 7,614 633,764
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 2,323 193,948 3,054 245,567
Wood pulp 6,840 577,857 8,406 706,103
Newsprint 2,579 170,290 3,062 208,314
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 3,549 244,038 3,355 237,027
Cement 2,194 213,912 2,433 234,684
Other non-metallic mineral products 168 10,870 155 9,869
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 6,050 496,314 2,090 172,500
Copper, primary or semi-finished 171 14,977 331 27,950
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,423 202,702 2,519 213,164
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 558 47,899 602 51,254
Articles of base metal 803 53,102 844 59,935
Machinery 321 5,199 368 7,737
Automobiles and mini-vans 9,797 182,246 7,348 124,186
Freight motor vehicles 6,067 109,311 5,746 105,524
Other vehicles 341 10,984 14 199
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 676 17,526 661 19,577
Other transportation equipment 2,010 24,841 1,752 18,921
Metallic waste and scrap 2,607 202,127 2,454 193,459
Non-metallic waste and scrap 618 27,286 495 23,722
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 191 6,533 215 9,073
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 20 743 88 3,840
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 8,228 123,182 6,598 95,214
Less than carload shipments ... 87 ... 116
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 250,411 20,144,163 214,490 17,064,901
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
Date Modified: 2010-10-27

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