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Table 3
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Western Division

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Western Division
  August 2010 August 2009
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 16,900 1,581,146 15,969 1,475,306
Other cereal grains 3,750 298,925 4,863 390,673
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 3,399 318,184 1,880 172,243
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 6,763 551,628 4,333 355,485
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 810 66,457 414 33,733
Animal feed and products 1,223 106,385 1,209 99,616
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 2 128 1 64
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,072 86,090 995 79,765
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 3,705 315,474 2,552 206,277
Sugar 12 1,006 42 3,783
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 182 10,549 270 13,498
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 71 5,689 95 6,890
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 3,706 348,649 1,948 174,677
Salt 444 40,743 462 42,005
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 5,038 481,943 4,405 422,936
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 321 29,297 331 30,455
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 500 48,057 565 50,433
Nickel ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 46 4,020 112 9,536
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Coal 24,952 2,598,800 23,623 2,473,488
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 972 72,145 669 49,928
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 3,136 261,980 2,886 239,811
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 1,568 99,419 2,088 130,966
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,805 157,551 1,374 113,743
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,643 131,560 1,416 114,560
Sulphuric acid 320 27,893 298 26,372
Alumina 0 0 1 94
Other basic chemicals 3,366 295,274 3,706 327,653
Potash 10,246 1,010,966 6,675 666,423
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,578 385,096 3,562 293,328
Other chemical products and preparations 87 6,446 62 4,823
Plastic and rubber 2,211 196,151 2,254 199,974
Logs and other wood in the rough 155 10,393 345 22,962
Wood chips 1,531 83,457 2,218 127,864
Lumber 4,259 362,649 6,278 527,360
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 1,778 157,261 2,335 200,698
Wood pulp 4,456 385,989 6,357 544,887
Newsprint 303 20,535 324 21,776
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 830 65,136 909 69,566
Cement 1,092 106,724 1,055 102,490
Other non-metallic mineral products 73 6,507 73 6,367
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 311 27,777 318 25,930
Copper, primary or semi-finished 1 85 59 5,043
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 7 602 3 258
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 331 27,504 368 31,155
Articles of base metal 329 25,325 426 33,354
Machinery 8 429 15 924
Automobiles and mini-vans 1,482 20,553 1,704 23,804
Freight motor vehicles 105 2,108 245 3,391
Other vehicles 5 213 2 84
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 0 0 0 0
Other transportation equipment 1,158 14,578 773 9,975
Metallic waste and scrap 1,190 91,153 1,028 78,997
Non-metallic waste and scrap 323 10,494 289 9,484
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 28 1,766 74 5,000
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 4 48 1 18
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 14 955 11 724
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 122,601 10,959,892 114,270 10,060,649
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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