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Railway carloadings, September 2015

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Released: 2015-11-25

The volume of rail freight carried in Canada totalled 28.2 million tonnes in September, down 4.1% from the same month last year.

Freight originating in Canada decreased 1.6% to 25.5 million tonnes. These shipments are composed of both non-intermodal and intermodal freight.

Non-intermodal freight decreased 1.3% to 279,000 carloads. The amount of freight loaded into these cars declined 1.8% to 22.8 million tonnes. The drop reflects a decrease in freight loadings of coal (down 0.8 million tonnes), which were partially offset by increases in canola (up 0.2 million tonnes) and potash (up 0.1 million tonnes).

Intermodal freight loadings rose by 1.2% to 185,000 units in September. In terms of weight, intermodal traffic grew 0.3% to 2.7 million tonnes as a result of an increase in containerized cargo shipments.

Freight traffic received from the United States fell 23.1% to 2.6 million tonnes as a result of a decrease in non-intermodal shipments.

  Note to readers

The survey collects data from railways operating in Canada that provide for-hire freight service including the number of rail cars, tonnage, units, and 20-feet equivalent units.

Non-intermodal freight is cargo moved via box cars or loaded in bulk. Intermodal freight is cargo moved via containers and trailers on flat cars.

Data are available for Canada, the Eastern Division and the Western Division.

The data in this release are not seasonally adjusted.

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