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

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Eastern Division
  August 2010 August 2009
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 1,544 139,844 1,349 122,283
Other cereal grains 1,744 149,666 2,268 206,049
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 130 11,412 154 13,575
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 25 455 4 73
Colza seeds (canola) 68 5,552 0 0
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 833 73,674 497 43,799
Animal feed and products 1,159 95,730 905 72,721
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 28 675 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 233 12,569 226 10,239
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 874 68,955 718 55,582
Sugar 385 33,295 324 28,703
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 82 1,338 58 1,369
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 623 37,738 304 14,685
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 665 51,254 551 42,843
Salt 270 22,282 268 22,493
Phosphate rock 745 67,280 1,026 92,166
Sulphur 169 14,747 285 24,933
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 1,552 146,205 1,800 167,255
Iron ores and concentrates 39,109 3,619,281 23,928 2,169,814
Copper ores and concentrates 540 46,435 540 46,605
Nickel ores and concentrates 813 66,161 90 8,277
Lead ores and concentrates 3 264 201 14,540
Zinc ores and concentrates 554 48,111 787 62,926
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,290 505,772 2,653 242,207
Coal 912 77,819 1,760 154,036
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 3,401 262,572 2,813 211,691
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,200 174,533 2,512 199,344
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 3,093 195,402 2,672 170,416
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,088 68,839 952 55,924
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,065 79,194 1,236 91,636
Sulphuric acid 1,731 156,242 2,124 193,336
Alumina 2,947 274,770 2,587 236,581
Other basic chemicals 4,120 340,026 3,156 259,468
Potash 253 25,471 197 19,388
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 338 28,871 396 33,385
Other chemical products and preparations 793 55,064 542 37,835
Plastic and rubber 1,213 76,959 1,114 75,016
Logs and other wood in the rough 504 28,319 504 28,619
Wood chips 596 39,398 1,162 74,026
Lumber 1,412 111,865 1,336 106,404
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 545 36,687 719 44,869
Wood pulp 2,384 191,868 2,049 161,216
Newsprint 2,276 149,755 2,738 186,538
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 2,719 178,902 2,446 167,461
Cement 1,102 107,188 1,378 132,194
Other non-metallic mineral products 95 4,363 82 3,502
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 5,739 468,537 1,772 146,570
Copper, primary or semi-finished 170 14,892 272 22,907
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,416 202,100 2,516 212,906
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 227 20,395 234 20,099
Articles of base metal 474 27,777 418 26,581
Machinery 313 4,770 353 6,813
Automobiles and mini-vans 8,315 161,693 5,644 100,382
Freight motor vehicles 5,962 107,203 5,501 102,133
Other vehicles 336 10,771 12 115
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 676 17,526 661 19,577
Other transportation equipment 852 10,263 979 8,946
Metallic waste and scrap 1,417 110,974 1,426 114,462
Non-metallic waste and scrap 295 16,792 206 14,238
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 163 4,767 141 4,073
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 16 695 87 3,822
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 8,214 122,227 6,587 94,490
Less than carload shipments ... 87 ... 116
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 127,810 9,184,271 100,220 7,004,252
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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