Table 2
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
  April 2011 April 2010
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 1,607 146,623 1,269 114,920
Other cereal grains 1,834 164,645 1,580 134,007
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 39 3,325 98 7,786
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 1 18
Colza seeds (canola) 0 0 3 238
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 284 25,626 121 8,429
Animal feed and products 1,125 92,981 1,137 94,055
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 4 56 69 1,681
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 202 10,480 196 10,024
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 625 48,920 649 51,844
Sugar 393 34,104 395 34,253
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 66 1,113 66 1,023
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 780 58,664 356 23,983
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,027 78,844 892 67,227
Salt 302 25,314 289 23,999
Phosphate rock 871 78,676 727 65,306
Sulphur 171 15,369 151 13,170
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 2,288 218,806 2,179 204,686
Iron ores and concentrates 33,521 3,087,700 31,742 2,885,782
Copper ores and concentrates 204 16,559 411 36,467
Nickel ores and concentrates 1,497 116,806 930 72,655
Lead ores and concentrates 152 10,942 177 12,711
Zinc ores and concentrates 1,066 85,754 461 40,311
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,115 487,525 4,831 460,509
Coal 1,680 148,060 1,802 159,106
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 3,066 241,220 2,672 208,125
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,702 214,570 2,217 175,025
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,274 145,377 2,159 135,198
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,149 71,199 963 57,672
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,123 86,066 1,472 111,161
Sulphuric acid 1,672 151,280 2,177 195,770
Alumina 2,842 263,189 2,699 248,746
Other basic chemicals 3,222 264,567 3,349 273,414
Potash 648 65,251 740 74,517
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 396 34,481 287 24,202
Other chemical products and preparations 1,020 70,169 714 50,492
Plastic and rubber 1,337 94,335 962 62,133
Logs and other wood in the rough 457 26,591 379 22,931
Wood chips 1,177 72,608 783 51,084
Lumber 2,383 193,792 2,079 168,879
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 768 50,399 927 61,442
Wood pulp 2,975 246,162 1,710 135,027
Newsprint 2,214 150,829 2,685 181,990
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 2,852 187,447 2,309 152,360
Cement 857 84,017 1,002 97,712
Other non-metallic mineral products 157 12,002 64 2,193
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 5,402 445,991 4,172 337,551
Copper, primary or semi-finished 179 15,453 251 21,446
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,315 195,261 2,879 240,779
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 457 41,442 336 30,425
Articles of base metal 536 32,639 778 49,074
Machinery 205 2,077 291 5,541
Automobiles and mini-vans 8,623 148,008 7,987 155,332
Freight motor vehicles 5,854 105,299 6,612 118,082
Other vehicles 47 529 10 140
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 644 15,517 522 13,917
Other transportation equipment 835 22,119 1,624 17,938
Metallic waste and scrap 1,929 156,425 1,740 137,054
Non-metallic waste and scrap 297 22,614 284 17,503
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 227 8,981 223 8,246
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 0 0 81 3,520
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 8,768 126,178 8,201 116,643
Less than carload shipments ... 30 ... 68
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 126,462 9,021,006 118,872 8,287,522
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.