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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 August 2010 January 2009 to August 2009
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 8,915 809,376 7,167 652,376
Other cereal grains 9,894 827,967 13,792 1,242,260
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 715 60,034 417 35,311
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 34 613 10 179
Colza seeds (canola) 300 23,920 2 91
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 9,058 814,590 6,655 583,758
Animal feed and products 9,126 757,201 7,219 572,815
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 564 13,795 18 498
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,728 88,388 1,957 91,245
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 5,800 464,431 5,122 402,397
Sugar 2,820 244,983 2,375 209,613
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 734 21,365 543 10,738
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 3,427 211,734 2,552 134,664
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 4,819 388,461 3,122 266,201
Salt 1,697 139,128 2,086 173,552
Phosphate rock 6,588 592,414 6,804 610,366
Sulphur 1,570 137,077 2,380 206,418
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 14,861 1,402,001 16,238 1,513,651
Iron ores and concentrates 262,592 24,209,954 211,848 18,918,526
Copper ores and concentrates 3,811 325,420 4,064 355,018
Nickel ores and concentrates 6,807 539,723 9,498 733,066
Lead ores and concentrates 25 2,101 1,586 115,099
Zinc ores and concentrates 3,338 291,654 6,688 545,181
Other metallic ores and concentrates 35,074 3,329,392 31,279 2,685,987
Coal 14,158 1,245,756 14,540 1,259,011
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 19,656 1,515,344 20,511 1,551,886
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 21,157 1,678,037 21,769 1,740,733
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 21,849 1,379,180 22,969 1,456,571
Coal coke and petroleum coke 8,670 508,507 7,192 432,329
Other refined petroleum and coal products 10,386 776,572 9,852 734,204
Sulphuric acid 16,370 1,481,543 16,355 1,487,652
Alumina 21,639 1,998,497 22,532 2,059,954
Other basic chemicals 28,233 2,319,522 26,632 2,236,765
Potash 3,909 393,328 1,251 121,695
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 2,542 217,615 3,065 256,205
Other chemical products and preparations 7,208 502,883 4,642 306,457
Plastic and rubber 9,149 604,950 8,790 616,141
Logs and other wood in the rough 3,879 231,015 4,207 255,642
Wood chips 6,110 398,060 8,279 525,861
Lumber 12,607 1,006,682 12,435 1,001,410
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 5,905 389,630 4,964 329,429
Wood pulp 16,157 1,298,394 15,045 1,185,185
Newsprint 18,470 1,241,158 25,492 1,722,791
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 20,996 1,383,869 21,969 1,488,920
Cement 7,471 726,565 8,100 778,928
Other non-metallic mineral products 603 31,145 961 57,133
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 38,329 3,093,441 16,475 1,372,343
Copper, primary or semi-finished 1,966 168,846 2,004 170,006
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 21,428 1,796,477 21,100 1,786,948
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 2,088 185,716 2,357 195,611
Articles of base metal 4,628 281,165 3,277 202,564
Machinery 2,339 42,910 2,164 34,214
Automobiles and mini-vans 59,574 1,133,993 39,715 691,564
Freight motor vehicles 47,364 848,697 30,494 550,862
Other vehicles 439 11,956 169 1,386
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 4,691 125,125 3,882 119,581
Other transportation equipment 8,510 87,227 8,345 80,077
Metallic waste and scrap 13,162 1,030,857 11,059 884,589
Non-metallic waste and scrap 2,344 144,794 1,822 125,509
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 1,175 36,773 1,257 55,764
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 606 26,336 875 37,663
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 61,084 883,327 58,748 834,793
Less than carload shipments ... 462 ... 520
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 941,148 66,922,076 828,717 58,807,906
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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