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)
  December 2013 December 2012
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 17,631 1,680,432 19,418 1,837,167
Other cereal grains 2,431 201,864 2,715 217,313
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 3,345 317,285 1,852 172,201
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 8,707 721,200 9,173 752,622
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 1,961 175,819 1,267 110,551
Animal feed and products 2,011 184,678 1,696 155,179
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 701 57,749 786 64,774
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 3,773 329,211 3,908 343,597
Sugar 5 357 32 2,247
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 191 13,647 215 15,284
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 32 2,393 35 2,873
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 562 53,628 1,061 100,063
Salt 613 56,248 683 63,721
Phosphate rock 787 77,854 0 0
Sulphur 3,849 365,400 5,134 485,890
Gypsum 67 6,236 87 8,156
Other non-metallic minerals 1 84 7,977 112 10,153
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 591 56,231 555 53,649
Nickel ores and concentrates 3 269 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 101 8,845 119 10,417
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Coal 26,699 2,786,472 27,523 2,923,071
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 516 41,053 450 34,262
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 11,086 927,733 7,469 611,635
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 3,535 219,515 3,889 240,385
Coal coke and petroleum coke 790 65,443 1,795 155,860
Other refined petroleum and coal products 2,432 193,204 3,789 310,671
Sulphuric acid 350 30,765 369 32,524
Alumina 0 0 0 0
Other basic chemicals 3,987 348,024 4,096 359,823
Potash 10,418 1,035,245 11,961 1,163,128
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 3,354 275,228 3,934 321,930
Other chemical products and preparations 2,054 176,581 63 4,856
Plastic and rubber 2,430 216,474 2,516 224,661
Logs and other wood in the rough 214 13,469 156 10,296
Wood chips 1,706 95,984 1,807 101,850
Lumber 6,771 565,063 6,239 517,140
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 2,681 240,252 2,921 261,295
Wood pulp 5,738 496,878 6,350 549,787
Newsprint 232 16,118 330 20,016
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 596 47,281 689 53,350
Cement 774 76,763 790 77,493
Other non-metallic mineral products 109 9,358 51 4,396
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 360 31,883 344 30,490
Copper, primary or semi-finished 0 0 0 0
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 23 1,997 52 4,665
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 349 29,064 411 33,828
Articles of base metal 418 30,722 624 45,940
Machinery 5 443 12 735
Automobiles and mini-vans 1,621 20,719 1,252 17,052
Freight motor vehicles 432 5,290 76 1,123
Other vehicles 0 0 144 4,179
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 0 0 0 0
Other transportation equipment 366 11,348 463 14,139
Metallic waste and scrap 1,103 85,793 1,143 84,288
Non-metallic waste and scrap 366 13,129 285 10,093
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 14 745 13 795
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 3 66 3 78
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 7 635 20 1,788
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 138,984 12,426,060 140,877 12,633,479
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
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