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
Table summary
This table displays railway carloadings statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada - Western Division. The information is grouped by specific month on an annual basis, number of rail cars, metric tonnes (appearing as column headers) and list of commodities (appearing as rows)
  March 2013 March 2012
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 13,788 1,306,833 21,251 1,999,506
Other cereal grains 2,800 227,450 3,075 253,774
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 4,036 381,017 2,286 211,369
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 8,087 666,757 10,521 860,783
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 507 43,017 470 39,513
Animal feed and products 1,770 163,609 1,563 141,351
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 879 71,963 1,058 85,107
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 3,882 339,497 4,721 407,331
Sugar 22 1,627 34 2,486
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 237 16,816 218 14,963
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 33 2,650 37 2,889
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,350 129,035 1,916 184,746
Salt 593 55,447 490 44,863
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 5,025 477,722 4,815 457,251
Gypsum 110 10,472 135 12,814
Other non-metallic minerals 1 66 6,268 142 12,236
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 612 59,147 577 54,501
Nickel ores and concentrates 6 513 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 120 10,439 70 6,055
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Coal 32,153 3,389,410 23,923 2,520,054
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 454 34,342 551 43,186
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 8,639 714,443 4,627 375,307
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,944 181,832 2,771 173,269
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,989 172,220 1,715 143,650
Other refined petroleum and coal products 3,989 328,265 3,128 255,421
Sulphuric acid 344 30,190 415 36,205
Alumina 0 0 1 90
Other basic chemicals 4,026 353,104 4,462 393,188
Potash 16,126 1,595,551 11,395 1,105,912
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 3,957 323,716 3,990 329,044
Other chemical products and preparations 113 9,021 116 8,319
Plastic and rubber 2,326 207,356 2,347 210,163
Logs and other wood in the rough 269 17,810 265 16,716
Wood chips 2,068 117,548 2,892 165,933
Lumber 7,604 634,401 8,289 684,638
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 3,301 295,862 3,261 288,448
Wood pulp 6,185 529,162 7,135 611,722
Newsprint 284 19,665 293 19,827
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 744 57,817 837 64,987
Cement 1,012 98,678 1,072 104,770
Other non-metallic mineral products 103 9,027 83 7,364
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 342 30,290 583 50,663
Copper, primary or semi-finished 0 0 0 0
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 42 3,654 76 6,650
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 418 34,559 403 32,939
Articles of base metal 530 39,360 484 35,015
Machinery 16 1,192 9 579
Automobiles and mini-vans 2,709 37,348 3,251 45,055
Freight motor vehicles 234 3,684 112 1,794
Other vehicles 2 122 1 23
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 2 136 0 0
Other transportation equipment 266 8,519 439 14,601
Metallic waste and scrap 1,309 99,371 1,784 133,582
Non-metallic waste and scrap 345 11,232 591 18,228
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 24 1,546 35 2,185
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 2 63 20 211
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 1 68 0 0
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 148,795 13,360,843 144,735 12,691,276
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
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