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
  December 2010 December 2009
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 13,895 1,303,370 16,407 1,526,202
Other cereal grains 3,878 318,493 3,169 260,195
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 3,374 314,337 2,810 258,560
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 9,289 753,843 6,553 534,642
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 686 57,936 1,325 109,103
Animal feed and products 1,507 132,242 1,128 94,891
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 5 320 1 64
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 906 74,130 820 65,926
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 4,200 358,343 2,819 233,704
Sugar 16 1,193 7 543
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 157 10,930 205 12,205
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 58 4,827 138 8,007
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,319 122,379 394 35,278
Salt 474 42,979 493 44,805
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 4,712 442,971 4,317 413,240
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 161 15,131 203 18,609
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 608 57,731 475 43,316
Nickel ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 32 2,735 151 12,711
Other metallic ores and concentrates 1 86 0 0
Coal 25,684 2,688,325 20,433 2,084,259
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 729 55,698 733 56,083
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,928 247,148 2,845 239,128
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 3,598 222,815 3,268 202,649
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,461 126,189 1,224 104,622
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,120 90,003 1,045 83,944
Sulphuric acid 451 39,165 346 30,798
Alumina 0 0 0 0
Other basic chemicals 3,520 308,332 3,826 335,232
Potash 15,355 1,506,528 8,919 868,923
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 3,860 320,026 3,263 271,528
Other chemical products and preparations 86 6,121 58 4,551
Plastic and rubber 2,297 204,596 1,920 170,771
Logs and other wood in the rough 182 11,674 103 6,827
Wood chips 1,614 87,680 1,977 114,115
Lumber 4,212 356,872 5,610 471,498
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 1,520 136,172 1,922 167,000
Wood pulp 4,617 398,566 6,123 524,651
Newsprint 290 19,923 110 8,360
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 892 69,133 732 55,873
Cement 649 61,940 524 50,969
Other non-metallic mineral products 58 4,989 52 4,595
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 474 42,238 386 33,796
Copper, primary or semi-finished 0 0 55 4,407
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 3 243 10 800
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 414 34,299 322 26,760
Articles of base metal 198 15,567 429 32,631
Machinery 4 197 18 1,072
Automobiles and mini-vans 1,654 24,726 1,459 21,163
Freight motor vehicles 163 2,780 537 7,262
Other vehicles 0 0 1 32
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1 10 0 0
Other transportation equipment 1,548 10,393 970 18,900
Metallic waste and scrap 1,097 81,235 877 66,153
Non-metallic waste and scrap 320 9,881 317 10,513
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 14 961 31 1,837
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 3 145 4 71
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 57 3,184 13 1,042
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 126,351 11,201,730 111,877 9,754,816
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.