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Table 6
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Western Division

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Western Division
  January 2010 to August 2010 January 2009 to August 2009
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 151,947 14,226,431 157,691 14,589,984
Other cereal grains 24,562 1,994,601 30,118 2,435,857
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 20,169 1,868,445 22,294 2,029,140
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 59,155 4,826,641 66,213 5,427,431
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 6,666 546,328 4,456 366,966
Animal feed and products 10,115 881,129 9,889 820,961
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 9 576 13 832
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 7,781 630,873 8,543 678,230
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 26,462 2,232,555 19,628 1,591,303
Sugar 288 23,614 285 25,690
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 1,612 93,660 1,959 112,445
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 839 56,401 518 38,961
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 21,601 2,021,527 10,078 902,859
Salt 3,172 289,610 3,599 327,353
Phosphate rock 1 90 0 0
Sulphur 37,761 3,623,779 37,017 3,565,910
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 2,241 204,921 2,526 231,788
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 3,681 349,711 4,740 425,023
Nickel ores and concentrates 43 3,996 39 3,519
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 1 88
Zinc ores and concentrates 402 33,963 512 41,786
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0 0 12 985
Coal 215,927 22,516,745 160,792 16,893,683
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 6,945 522,396 6,130 462,472
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 21,752 1,834,303 19,597 1,619,578
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 16,659 1,050,602 20,085 1,257,366
Coal coke and petroleum coke 12,910 1,122,665 7,464 600,456
Other refined petroleum and coal products 11,784 946,393 10,412 837,431
Sulphuric acid 3,055 269,644 2,036 180,954
Alumina 2 192 3 280
Other basic chemicals 24,774 2,166,163 28,319 2,478,040
Potash 96,015 9,401,709 35,922 3,500,995
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 33,143 2,755,832 32,331 2,703,336
Other chemical products and preparations 593 45,018 687 56,049
Plastic and rubber 16,126 1,433,455 16,778 1,492,607
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,325 86,891 3,261 211,335
Wood chips 11,841 642,661 17,327 997,173
Lumber 37,597 3,189,292 47,027 3,961,546
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 14,023 1,230,830 17,556 1,488,140
Wood pulp 32,373 2,799,519 47,082 3,985,435
Newsprint 2,035 142,918 2,937 202,976
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 6,719 508,166 7,264 557,910
Cement 7,212 704,989 5,914 571,222
Other non-metallic mineral products 538 47,623 695 59,653
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 3,174 282,276 2,141 183,520
Copper, primary or semi-finished 257 21,697 523 44,484
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 101 8,199 164 13,505
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 3,159 261,142 2,730 227,803
Articles of base metal 3,656 274,815 5,131 376,672
Machinery 88 5,461 167 8,106
Automobiles and mini-vans 16,272 233,254 15,069 210,854
Freight motor vehicles 1,150 18,204 2,311 32,086
Other vehicles 54 3,340 111 2,859
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 2 56 0 0
Other transportation equipment 10,080 115,858 9,191 98,121
Metallic waste and scrap 9,621 738,736 7,910 599,443
Non-metallic waste and scrap 2,510 80,323 2,408 82,284
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 266 17,722 492 31,085
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 50 1,003 15 330
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 233 18,646 296 20,966
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 1,002,528 89,407,589 918,409 79,667,866
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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