Catalogue no. 52-001-X
Vol. 90, no. 11
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Service bulletin
Monthly Railway Carloadings
November
2013
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Highlights
• Canadian railways carried 29.7 million tonnes of freight in November, an 8.4% rise from the same month last year.
Among the strongest factors contributing to this growth was increased demand for iron ores and concentrates.
• Rail freight originating in Canada and destined within Canada and other parts of the world advanced 9.1%
to 26.4 million tonnes. These shipments are comprised of non-intermodal freight (i.e., cargo moved via box cars
or loaded in bulk) and intermodal freight (i.e., cargo moved via containers and trailers on flat cars).
• Non-intermodal freight carried by Canadian railways rose 7.9% to 293,000 carloads in November. The amount
of freight loaded into these cars totalled 23.8 million tonnes for a 9.7% gain. Although iron ores and concentrates
saw the largest gain in tonnage loadings (up 565,000 tonnes), several other commodities also saw strong growth
during the month. These included coal (up 369,000 tonnes), fuel oils and crude petroleum (up 368,000 tonnes),
and wheat (up 366,000 tonnes).
• Intermodal traffic advanced in November as the combined number of units of containers and trailers shipped
rose 4.6% to 171,000. The tonnage of these units reached 2.6 million tonnes for a gain of 3.7%.
• Rail traffic coming from the United States rose 3.3% in November to 3.3 million tonnes. The increase in shipments
was brought on by robust growth of intermodal containers, which rose 40.4% to 226,000 tonnes. The number of
these containers rose in a similar fashion, with units rising 23.9% to 14,000.
Note to readers
Data in this release are not seasonally adjusted.
For non-intermodal traffic, rail carriers report the number of cars and tonnes by commodity of revenue-generating
freight that they have loaded in Canada.
For intermodal freight, the carriers report the number of units and tonnes for containers-on-flat-cars (C.O.F.C.)
and trailers-on-flat-cars (T.O.F.C.), with no commodity data.
The Monthly Railway Carloadings publication, catalogue number 52-001-X, will be discontinued February 2014.
The last issue for this publication will focus on December 2013 rail traffic shipments.
Monthly Railway Carloadings
Statistical tables
Table 1
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Total
November 2013
Wheat
Other cereal grains
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts
Colza seeds (canola)
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product
Animal feed and products
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours
Sugar
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
Salt
Phosphate rock
Sulphur
Gypsum
Other non-metallic minerals 1
Iron ores and concentrates
Copper ores and concentrates
Nickel ores and concentrates
Lead ores and concentrates
Zinc ores and concentrates
Other metallic ores and concentrates
Coal
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG’s)
Coal coke and petroleum coke
Other refined petroleum and coal products
Sulphuric acid
Alumina
Other basic chemicals
Potash
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
Other chemical products and preparations
Plastic and rubber
Logs and other wood in the rough
Wood chips
Lumber
Other wood products (plywood, veneer)
Wood pulp
Newsprint
Paper and paperboard, except printed products
Cement
Other non-metallic mineral products
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
Copper, primary or semi-finished
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished
Articles of base metal
Machinery
Automobiles and mini-vans
Freight motor vehicles
Other vehicles
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles
Other transportation equipment
Metallic waste and scrap
Non-metallic waste and scrap
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
Less than carload shipments
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2
1. Includes loadings of gypsum.
2. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
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November 2012
Number of
rail cars
Metric
tonnes
Number of
rail cars
Metric
tonnes
23,387
7,810
2,386
46
9,164
6,858
3,086
9
959
4,338
269
388
899
1,873
886
595
4,572
1,335
826
36,836
812
1,560
0
590
6,170
31,353
2,034
15,588
7,028
2,620
3,182
2,580
3,386
7,466
12,640
3,732
3,039
3,704
506
3,175
10,953
4,086
7,991
2,384
2,889
2,186
316
3,814
189
2,590
1,231
1,237
488
13,158
5,616
37
563
659
4,051
899
349
5
9,220
...
2,224,395
663,364
223,169
838
760,384
622,981
274,366
162
71,776
376,567
23,166
20,318
73,308
170,422
81,266
58,841
431,383
131,102
71,598
3,412,194
75,388
114,757
0
51,565
553,945
3,260,619
157,864
1,280,694
440,780
182,644
253,080
232,063
312,177
633,758
1,225,815
307,279
245,297
302,545
32,198
186,411
895,977
350,320
681,859
162,261
210,036
217,010
21,270
325,455
16,317
223,537
105,448
84,671
10,430
245,324
98,140
602
13,503
27,922
331,336
48,990
15,192
97
143,325
12
19,710
5,539
1,968
22
9,198
5,323
2,878
3
1,111
4,636
398
337
1,510
2,100
931
869
4,675
1,878
671
31,187
697
1,681
329
912
6,080
27,769
2,477
11,172
6,664
3,236
4,721
2,593
3,524
7,423
10,124
5,005
669
3,738
513
3,405
10,114
3,834
8,425
2,392
2,907
2,056
200
3,742
114
2,386
1,184
1,197
533
13,034
7,134
206
565
576
3,767
969
330
2
7,944
...
1,858,756
458,033
181,335
408
754,073
482,513
256,317
53
83,532
400,251
34,843
19,513
124,458
185,696
83,178
78,452
437,508
184,925
58,203
2,846,732
65,550
127,133
23,756
75,242
546,969
2,891,268
183,855
912,341
419,390
261,863
381,182
233,502
327,024
629,930
973,973
412,644
44,726
306,601
32,537
198,686
826,453
328,788
723,160
162,177
199,116
202,416
16,528
322,630
9,893
204,284
105,315
83,471
8,438
237,962
126,460
6,226
13,743
21,355
302,873
58,921
13,595
67
116,301
27
292,598
23,769,513
271,287
21,667,150
Monthly Railway Carloadings
Table 2
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Eastern Division
November 2013
Wheat
Other cereal grains
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts
Colza seeds (canola)
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product
Animal feed and products
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours
Sugar
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
Salt
Phosphate rock
Sulphur
Gypsum
Other non-metallic minerals 1
Iron ores and concentrates
Copper ores and concentrates
Nickel ores and concentrates
Lead ores and concentrates
Zinc ores and concentrates
Other metallic ores and concentrates
Coal
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG’s)
Coal coke and petroleum coke
Other refined petroleum and coal products
Sulphuric acid
Alumina
Other basic chemicals
Potash
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
Other chemical products and preparations
Plastic and rubber
Logs and other wood in the rough
Wood chips
Lumber
Other wood products (plywood, veneer)
Wood pulp
Newsprint
Paper and paperboard, except printed products
Cement
Other non-metallic mineral products
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
Copper, primary or semi-finished
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished
Articles of base metal
Machinery
Automobiles and mini-vans
Freight motor vehicles
Other vehicles
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles
Other transportation equipment
Metallic waste and scrap
Non-metallic waste and scrap
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
Less than carload shipments
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2
November 2012
Number of
rail cars
Metric
tonnes
Number of
rail cars
Metric
tonnes
1,086
2,478
72
46
37
3,629
804
9
229
443
268
126
863
820
197
1
181
1,253
731
36,799
186
1,550
0
461
6,170
1,201
1,565
4,388
3,319
1,567
1,011
2,239
3,386
3,320
621
352
769
1,471
178
1,127
3,192
1,135
1,905
2,142
2,202
831
203
3,525
189
2,579
831
601
475
11,739
4,908
36
563
277
2,588
461
327
3
9,204
...
99,288
217,786
6,194
838
3,001
330,864
65,715
162
11,887
34,386
23,094
2,253
70,357
70,915
17,415
19
16,070
123,330
62,750
3,408,718
15,909
113,861
0
40,119
553,945
102,068
122,162
360,412
212,231
94,050
76,954
202,030
312,177
267,319
62,381
30,526
52,397
101,949
11,290
69,542
250,634
85,409
156,349
145,376
156,285
81,597
11,337
299,616
16,317
222,597
72,164
38,523
9,506
225,973
88,402
586
13,503
15,165
217,344
32,747
13,978
35
142,579
12
724
1,047
22
22
6
3,334
807
3
279
869
373
80
1,475
768
259
869
191
1,740
602
31,187
153
1,681
329
814
6,079
1,078
2,044
4,188
3,129
1,310
1,179
2,222
3,524
3,328
75
422
599
1,480
272
999
2,512
768
2,202
2,109
2,181
911
73
3,428
114
2,330
802
672
526
11,395
6,884
34
564
85
2,413
620
315
0
7,935
...
66,922
89,741
1,894
408
528
307,203
67,134
53
14,647
69,467
32,996
1,526
121,575
58,749
21,445
78,452
17,002
171,875
52,046
2,846,732
13,020
127,133
23,756
66,581
546,904
88,185
151,549
340,976
201,008
93,954
89,260
200,845
327,024
271,040
7,480
35,730
39,209
103,656
16,680
61,608
196,534
54,868
186,949
143,449
143,165
89,584
5,347
295,001
9,893
199,243
73,549
44,135
7,902
215,528
122,722
926
13,728
5,828
200,566
48,106
12,477
0
115,459
27
134,869
9,662,398
128,435
9,010,979
1. Includes loadings of gypsum.
2. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
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Table 3
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Western Division
November 2013
Wheat
Other cereal grains
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts
Colza seeds (canola)
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product
Animal feed and products
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours
Sugar
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
Salt
Phosphate rock
Sulphur
Gypsum
Other non-metallic minerals 1
Iron ores and concentrates
Copper ores and concentrates
Nickel ores and concentrates
Lead ores and concentrates
Zinc ores and concentrates
Other metallic ores and concentrates
Coal
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG’s)
Coal coke and petroleum coke
Other refined petroleum and coal products
Sulphuric acid
Alumina
Other basic chemicals
Potash
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
Other chemical products and preparations
Plastic and rubber
Logs and other wood in the rough
Wood chips
Lumber
Other wood products (plywood, veneer)
Wood pulp
Newsprint
Paper and paperboard, except printed products
Cement
Other non-metallic mineral products
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
Copper, primary or semi-finished
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished
Articles of base metal
Machinery
Automobiles and mini-vans
Freight motor vehicles
Other vehicles
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles
Other transportation equipment
Metallic waste and scrap
Non-metallic waste and scrap
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
Less than carload shipments
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2
1. Includes loadings of gypsum.
2. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
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November 2012
Number of
rail cars
Metric
tonnes
Number of
rail cars
Metric
tonnes
22,301
5,332
2,314
0
9,127
3,229
2,282
0
730
3,895
1
262
36
1,053
689
594
4,391
82
95
37
626
10
0
129
0
30,152
469
11,200
3,709
1,053
2,171
341
0
4,146
12,019
3,380
2,270
2,233
328
2,048
7,761
2,951
6,086
242
687
1,355
113
289
0
11
400
636
13
1,419
708
1
0
382
1,463
438
22
2
16
...
2,125,107
445,578
216,975
0
757,383
292,117
208,651
0
59,889
342,181
72
18,065
2,951
99,507
63,851
58,822
415,313
7,772
8,848
3,476
59,479
896
0
11,446
0
3,158,551
35,702
920,282
228,549
88,594
176,126
30,033
0
366,439
1,163,434
276,753
192,900
200,596
20,908
116,869
645,343
264,911
525,510
16,885
53,751
135,413
9,933
25,839
0
940
33,284
46,148
924
19,351
9,738
16
0
12,757
113,992
16,243
1,214
62
746
0
18,986
4,492
1,946
0
9,192
1,989
2,071
0
832
3,767
25
257
35
1,332
672
0
4,484
138
69
0
544
0
0
98
1
26,691
433
6,984
3,535
1,926
3,542
371
0
4,095
10,049
4,583
70
2,258
241
2,406
7,602
3,066
6,223
283
726
1,145
127
314
0
56
382
525
7
1,639
250
172
1
491
1,354
349
15
2
9
...
1,791,834
368,292
179,441
0
753,545
175,310
189,183
0
68,885
330,784
1,847
17,987
2,883
126,947
61,733
0
420,506
13,050
6,157
0
52,530
0
0
8,661
65
2,803,083
32,306
571,365
218,382
167,909
291,922
32,657
0
358,890
966,493
376,914
5,517
202,945
15,857
137,078
629,919
273,920
536,211
18,728
55,951
112,832
11,181
27,629
0
5,041
31,766
39,336
536
22,434
3,738
5,300
15
15,527
102,307
10,815
1,118
67
842
0
157,729
14,107,115
142,852
12,656,171
Monthly Railway Carloadings
Table 4
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Total
January 2013 to November 2013
Wheat
Other cereal grains
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts
Colza seeds (canola)
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product
Animal feed and products
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours
Sugar
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
Salt
Phosphate rock
Sulphur
Gypsum
Other non-metallic minerals 1
Iron ores and concentrates
Copper ores and concentrates
Nickel ores and concentrates
Lead ores and concentrates
Zinc ores and concentrates
Other metallic ores and concentrates
Coal
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG’s)
Coal coke and petroleum coke
Other refined petroleum and coal products
Sulphuric acid
Alumina
Other basic chemicals
Potash
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
Other chemical products and preparations
Plastic and rubber
Logs and other wood in the rough
Wood chips
Lumber
Other wood products (plywood, veneer)
Wood pulp
Newsprint
Paper and paperboard, except printed products
Cement
Other non-metallic mineral products
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
Copper, primary or semi-finished
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished
Articles of base metal
Machinery
Automobiles and mini-vans
Freight motor vehicles
Other vehicles
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles
Other transportation equipment
Metallic waste and scrap
Non-metallic waste and scrap
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
Less than carload shipments
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2
January 2012 to November 2012
Number of
rail cars
Metric
tonnes
Number of
rail cars
Metric
tonnes
206,256
49,189
38,999
135
80,726
29,769
29,502
83
12,420
45,398
4,284
4,039
13,214
39,372
8,385
4,321
51,220
15,304
9,402
362,944
8,374
18,259
770
6,967
62,280
354,636
21,679
148,123
64,914
34,715
54,382
28,863
38,927
86,237
156,828
45,760
20,571
43,989
6,579
35,222
119,000
47,195
88,767
25,923
33,805
23,512
3,095
42,441
2,046
30,564
12,089
12,673
5,327
132,486
60,877
481
6,921
5,804
41,275
9,848
4,197
34
92,803
...
19,562,495
4,114,413
3,674,230
2,379
6,663,763
2,675,190
2,610,163
1,321
948,423
3,921,533
370,021
205,852
1,079,221
3,673,148
772,798
395,339
4,824,716
1,499,217
817,029
33,198,445
786,379
1,355,855
55,627
588,085
5,596,939
36,842,050
1,704,503
12,178,004
4,076,951
2,655,954
4,343,746
2,593,425
3,594,099
7,346,267
15,439,434
3,722,612
1,571,934
3,523,854
422,547
2,061,924
9,754,844
4,044,977
7,585,133
1,762,415
2,458,829
2,330,668
231,962
3,648,241
176,122
2,642,248
1,036,283
873,510
104,158
2,464,955
1,081,219
11,283
164,572
220,876
3,350,992
548,238
179,403
935
1,406,653
432
208,954
51,618
26,767
203
101,240
29,764
28,651
49
13,664
53,459
4,616
3,510
13,615
39,603
7,648
8,062
52,617
14,419
7,989
324,320
8,647
12,121
2,233
10,884
59,514
318,991
32,090
100,605
61,830
32,690
52,237
27,544
31,084
82,965
132,228
48,947
9,809
40,960
6,398
36,986
110,087
43,616
91,981
26,295
33,020
24,134
2,207
49,892
1,360
23,950
10,210
12,371
6,509
136,961
77,040
1,018
6,655
6,997
39,190
11,079
3,623
152
84,734
...
19,623,581
4,268,480
2,476,704
3,531
8,279,981
2,685,712
2,494,931
1,181
1,030,203
4,563,129
397,673
181,057
1,101,511
3,703,262
693,908
727,613
4,941,836
1,416,196
692,793
29,781,417
798,254
932,633
160,747
895,969
5,365,230
33,394,669
2,498,318
8,142,219
3,894,392
2,518,022
4,185,036
2,478,347
2,893,812
7,021,532
12,965,088
4,039,619
615,866
3,298,175
401,261
2,163,946
9,067,594
3,723,112
7,850,442
1,783,034
2,315,403
2,378,170
157,973
4,223,999
118,730
2,058,489
896,349
817,747
116,693
2,497,716
1,379,762
25,914
163,064
230,155
3,105,695
623,138
141,648
1,966
1,238,239
471
3,030,747
246,390,787
2,902,612
232,643,337
1. Includes loadings of gypsum.
2. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
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Monthly Railway Carloadings
Table 5
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Eastern Division
January 2013 to November 2013
Wheat
Other cereal grains
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts
Colza seeds (canola)
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product
Animal feed and products
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours
Sugar
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
Salt
Phosphate rock
Sulphur
Gypsum
Other non-metallic minerals 1
Iron ores and concentrates
Copper ores and concentrates
Nickel ores and concentrates
Lead ores and concentrates
Zinc ores and concentrates
Other metallic ores and concentrates
Coal
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG’s)
Coal coke and petroleum coke
Other refined petroleum and coal products
Sulphuric acid
Alumina
Other basic chemicals
Potash
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
Other chemical products and preparations
Plastic and rubber
Logs and other wood in the rough
Wood chips
Lumber
Other wood products (plywood, veneer)
Wood pulp
Newsprint
Paper and paperboard, except printed products
Cement
Other non-metallic mineral products
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
Copper, primary or semi-finished
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished
Articles of base metal
Machinery
Automobiles and mini-vans
Freight motor vehicles
Other vehicles
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles
Other transportation equipment
Metallic waste and scrap
Non-metallic waste and scrap
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
Less than carload shipments
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2
1. Includes loadings of gypsum.
2. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
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January 2012 to November 2012
Number of
rail cars
Metric
tonnes
Number of
rail cars
Metric
tonnes
11,932
16,781
839
135
486
19,116
10,392
83
2,872
5,470
4,045
1,461
12,831
8,293
2,752
3,584
2,099
13,642
8,290
362,639
1,876
18,216
770
5,695
62,163
16,927
16,683
47,381
33,975
15,105
15,104
24,763
38,927
39,851
6,153
3,211
9,696
18,783
3,563
11,663
31,381
11,168
22,934
23,216
25,504
9,899
1,698
38,071
2,046
30,138
7,419
5,940
5,184
111,889
57,314
463
6,916
1,656
25,825
4,960
3,899
9
92,677
...
1,088,071
1,468,751
75,106
2,379
39,133
1,725,527
865,032
1,321
160,532
436,054
352,842
25,259
1,048,487
703,601
245,683
323,020
182,358
1,341,480
713,391
33,169,723
160,166
1,351,968
55,627
476,441
5,586,658
1,406,686
1,324,421
3,902,458
2,151,899
950,415
1,150,475
2,233,503
3,594,099
3,270,869
618,447
267,755
650,505
1,269,235
223,404
717,685
2,475,171
812,870
1,926,053
1,575,245
1,805,131
978,413
108,748
3,262,440
176,122
2,605,671
648,648
378,310
93,772
2,184,298
1,029,301
10,477
164,360
84,288
2,173,227
372,005
161,866
76
1,395,864
432
11,997
11,144
475
203
411
22,212
11,015
45
3,132
8,022
4,264
1,241
13,215
7,081
2,465
8,061
2,077
12,854
6,802
324,320
2,220
12,121
2,233
9,758
59,509
11,881
27,176
42,854
33,556
11,682
17,485
23,140
31,082
38,369
6,366
4,107
8,854
18,009
4,042
9,693
24,840
8,482
22,029
23,118
24,414
10,649
1,302
44,684
1,360
23,401
5,727
7,202
6,180
112,951
74,553
824
6,652
1,485
21,702
5,501
3,044
8
84,643
...
1,100,918
982,387
42,765
3,531
32,457
2,033,118
904,730
824
169,990
634,282
371,532
22,504
1,069,433
581,373
213,688
727,575
174,236
1,266,140
586,770
29,781,417
184,261
932,633
160,747
797,411
5,364,941
986,839
2,119,093
3,409,506
2,135,234
717,752
1,346,463
2,093,900
2,893,632
3,127,637
639,514
349,117
542,890
1,241,492
252,386
602,760
1,993,751
595,620
1,839,623
1,572,367
1,645,096
1,046,970
78,544
3,762,729
118,730
2,011,011
527,170
435,987
100,748
2,170,895
1,342,374
19,493
162,997
55,191
1,781,773
432,941
111,502
205
1,231,006
471
1,385,000
98,595,208
1,339,924
93,635,072
Monthly Railway Carloadings
Table 6
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Western Division
January 2013 to November 2013
Wheat
Other cereal grains
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts
Colza seeds (canola)
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product
Animal feed and products
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours
Sugar
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Sand, gravel and crushed stone
Salt
Phosphate rock
Sulphur
Gypsum
Other non-metallic minerals 1
Iron ores and concentrates
Copper ores and concentrates
Nickel ores and concentrates
Lead ores and concentrates
Zinc ores and concentrates
Other metallic ores and concentrates
Coal
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel
Fuel oils and crude petroleum
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG’s)
Coal coke and petroleum coke
Other refined petroleum and coal products
Sulphuric acid
Alumina
Other basic chemicals
Potash
Fertilizers (excluding potash)
Other chemical products and preparations
Plastic and rubber
Logs and other wood in the rough
Wood chips
Lumber
Other wood products (plywood, veneer)
Wood pulp
Newsprint
Paper and paperboard, except printed products
Cement
Other non-metallic mineral products
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished
Copper, primary or semi-finished
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished
Articles of base metal
Machinery
Automobiles and mini-vans
Freight motor vehicles
Other vehicles
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles
Other transportation equipment
Metallic waste and scrap
Non-metallic waste and scrap
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated
Mixed loads or unidentified freight
Less than carload shipments
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2
January 2012 to November 2012
Number of
rail cars
Metric
tonnes
Number of
rail cars
Metric
tonnes
194,324
32,408
38,160
0
80,240
10,653
19,110
0
9,548
39,928
239
2,578
383
31,079
5,633
737
49,121
1,662
1,112
305
6,498
43
0
1,272
117
337,709
4,996
100,742
30,939
19,610
39,278
4,100
0
46,386
150,675
42,549
10,875
25,206
3,016
23,559
87,619
36,027
65,833
2,707
8,301
13,613
1,397
4,370
0
426
4,670
6,733
143
20,597
3,563
18
5
4,148
15,450
4,888
298
25
126
...
18,474,424
2,645,662
3,599,124
0
6,624,630
949,663
1,745,131
0
787,891
3,485,479
17,179
180,593
30,734
2,969,547
527,115
72,319
4,642,358
157,737
103,638
28,722
626,213
3,887
0
111,644
10,281
35,435,364
380,082
8,275,546
1,925,052
1,705,539
3,193,271
359,922
0
4,075,398
14,820,987
3,454,857
921,429
2,254,619
199,143
1,344,239
7,279,673
3,232,107
5,659,080
187,170
653,698
1,352,255
123,214
385,801
0
36,577
387,635
495,200
10,386
280,657
51,918
806
212
136,588
1,177,765
176,233
17,537
859
10,789
0
196,957
40,474
26,292
0
100,829
7,552
17,636
4
10,532
45,437
352
2,269
400
32,522
5,183
1
50,540
1,565
1,187
0
6,427
0
0
1,126
5
307,110
4,914
57,751
28,274
21,008
34,752
4,404
2
44,596
125,862
44,840
955
22,951
2,356
27,293
85,247
35,134
69,952
3,177
8,606
13,485
905
5,208
0
549
4,483
5,169
329
24,010
2,487
194
3
5,512
17,488
5,578
579
144
91
...
18,522,663
3,286,093
2,433,939
0
8,247,524
652,594
1,590,201
357
860,213
3,928,847
26,141
158,553
32,078
3,121,889
480,220
38
4,767,600
150,056
106,023
0
613,993
0
0
98,558
289
32,407,830
379,225
4,732,713
1,759,158
1,800,270
2,838,573
384,447
180
3,893,895
12,325,574
3,690,502
72,976
2,056,683
148,875
1,561,186
7,073,843
3,127,492
6,010,819
210,667
670,307
1,331,200
79,429
461,270
0
47,478
369,179
381,760
15,945
326,821
37,388
6,421
67
174,964
1,323,922
190,197
30,146
1,761
7,233
0
1,645,747
147,795,579
1,562,688
139,008,265
1. Includes loadings of gypsum.
2. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
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Table 7
Railway carloading statistics for intermodal and non-intermodal traffic in Canada — Total
November 2013
Units
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded
Container-on-flat-car
Trailer-on-flat-car
Traffic received from United States connections
Total traffic carried
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections
Traffic received from Canadian connections
TEUs 1
November 2012
Metric
tonnes
Units
TEUs 1
Metric
tonnes
.
165,660
5,134
.
.
313,852
.
.
23,769,513
2,520,605
75,732
3,348,055
.
159,007
4,242
.
.
303,679
.
.
21,667,150
2,442,715
59,852
3,242,055
.
.
29,713,905
.
.
27,411,772
13,840
1,763
.
28,334
.
.
226,189
24,328
2,465,904
11,172
1,775
.
22,694
.
.
161,132
25,037
2,559,507
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Table 8
Railway carloading statistics for intermodal and non-intermodal traffic in Canada — Eastern Division
November 2013
Units
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded
Container-on-flat-car
Trailer-on-flat-car
Traffic received from United States connections
Total traffic carried
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections
Traffic received from Canadian connections
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
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TEUs 1
November 2012
Metric
tonnes
Units
.
141,021
.
.
9,662,398
1,144,581
71,861
748,003
.
72,657
3,980
.
.
.
11,626,843
5,081
1
.
11,213
.
.
70,007
2
1,888,058
.
72,056
4,910
.
TEUs 1
Metric
tonnes
.
143,522
.
.
9,010,979
1,167,691
54,270
793,978
.
.
11,026,918
5,289
10
.
11,347
.
.
68,051
155
1,987,355
Monthly Railway Carloadings
Table 9
Railway carloading statistics for intermodal and non-intermodal traffic in Canada — Western Division
November 2013
Units
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded
Container-on-flat-car
Trailer-on-flat-car
Traffic received from United States connections
Total traffic carried
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections
Traffic received from Canadian connections
TEUs 1
November 2012
Metric
tonnes
Units
TEUs 1
Metric
tonnes
.
93,604
224
.
.
172,831
.
.
14,107,115
1,376,024
3,871
2,600,052
.
86,350
262
.
.
160,157
.
.
12,656,171
1,275,024
5,582
2,448,077
.
.
18,087,062
.
.
16,384,854
8,759
1,762
.
17,121
.
.
156,182
24,326
577,846
5,883
1,765
.
11,347
.
.
93,081
24,882
572,152
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Table 10
Railway carloading statistics for intermodal and non-intermodal traffic in Canada (year to date) — Total
January 2013 to November 2013
Units
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded
Container-on-flat-car
Trailer-on-flat-car
Traffic received from United States connections
Total traffic carried
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections
Traffic received from Canadian connections
TEUs 1
January 2012 to November 2012
Metric
tonnes
Units
.
3,405,025
.
.
246,390,787
27,095,032
755,723
37,260,897
.
1,733,360
42,247
.
.
.
311,502,439
162,260
21,828
.
332,677
.
.
2,472,027
303,876
27,503,163
.
1,793,691
50,583
.
TEUs 1
Metric
tonnes
.
3,289,763
.
.
232,643,337
26,230,875
616,195
36,288,863
.
.
295,779,270
125,624
22,908
.
257,806
.
.
1,841,469
325,882
32,153,061
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
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Table 11
Railway carloading statistics for intermodal and non-intermodal traffic in Canada (year to date) — Eastern Division
January 2013 to November 2013
Units
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded
Container-on-flat-car
Trailer-on-flat-car
Traffic received from United States connections
Total traffic carried
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections
Traffic received from Canadian connections
TEUs 1
January 2012 to November 2012
Metric
tonnes
Units
TEUs 1
Metric
tonnes
.
781,273
47,455
.
.
1,524,528
.
.
98,595,208
12,497,364
695,078
8,274,066
.
751,275
38,987
.
.
1,474,238
.
.
93,635,072
12,003,929
547,993
8,899,021
.
.
120,061,716
.
.
115,086,015
68,603
8
.
149,758
.
.
871,332
79
21,546,891
60,212
30
.
129,273
.
.
790,391
359
25,342,929
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
Table 12
Railway carloading statistics for intermodal and non-intermodal traffic in Canada (year to date) — Western Division
January 2013 to November 2013
Units
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded
Container-on-flat-car
Trailer-on-flat-car
Traffic received from United States connections
Total traffic carried
Container-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections
Trailer-on-flat-car included in receipts from United States connections
Traffic received from Canadian connections
1. Estimated numbers.
Note(s): Unit of measure "TEUs" means: twenty-foot equivalent units.
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TEUs 1
January 2012 to November 2012
Metric
tonnes
Units
.
1,880,497
.
.
147,795,579
14,597,668
60,645
28,986,831
.
982,085
3,260
.
.
.
191,440,723
93,657
21,820
.
182,919
.
.
1,600,695
303,797
5,956,272
.
1,012,418
3,128
.
TEUs 1
Metric
tonnes
.
1,815,525
.
.
139,008,265
14,226,946
68,202
27,389,842
.
.
180,693,255
65,412
22,878
.
128,533
.
.
1,051,078
325,523
6,810,132
Monthly Railway Carloadings
Methodology and concepts
The Railway Carloadings (Monthly) publication presents essential data for timely analysis of the Rail Transport
Industry and its contribution to the Canadian economy. Approximately 40 rail carriers report each month on their total
intermodal1 and non-intermodal2 traffic. For non-intermodal traffic, the carriers report the number of cars and tonnes
by commodity of revenue-generating freight that they have loaded in Canada. For intermodal freight, the carriers
report the number of units and tonnes for containers-on-flat-cars (C.O.F.C.) and trailers-on-flat-cars (T.O.F.C.), with
no commodity detail. The carriers also report the total tonnage of revenue freight received from United States
connections.
The total quantity of freight carried in Canada is the sum of the non-intermodal and intermodal freight loaded and
the traffic received from U.S. connections. Additional information provided includes the number of units and tonnes
of C.O.F.C. and T.O.F.C received from U.S. connections and the total tonnes of cargo that the carriers received from
other Canadian connections. This freight that is exchanged among Canadian based carriers is counted only once in
the total quantity of freight moved as it is counted only when loaded. For intermodal freight, twenty-foot equivalent
units (TEUs) are derived from the dimensions of the freight-laden containers. Empty containers are not included in
these statistics.
The data are collected via questionnaires and electronic reports that are filed with Statistics Canada eight working
days after the reference month. These questionnaires are captured and edited and the data are then aggregated to
produce tables for all of Canada and the Eastern and Western divisions of Canada.3 Tables show the data for the
reference month and the year-to-date. These year-to-date figures include revisions of data from previous months.
Users of Railway Carloadings (Monthly) current and historical data should be aware of a break in the continuity of
these data. Starting with the January 1999 reference period, the commodities presented in the Railway Carloadings
(Monthly)publication were modified to conform to the Standard Classification of Transported Goods (SCTG) and
the number of carriers surveyed more than doubled from the eighteen carriers surveyed prior to 1999.
The additional carriers were primarily shortline carriers whose data were previously included with the data of mainline
carriers. The change in commodity classes has had negligible impact on the reporting of bulk commodities (e.g.,
wheat, potash and coal) which represent the majority of the total number of cars and tonnes. However, the reporting
of manufactured and miscellaneous goods has changed significantly.
Details of the commodities included in each SCTG class presented in Railway Carloadings (Monthly) are available
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2.
3.
Intermodal traffic is freight carried in containers or truck trailers that are loaded onto flat cars.
Non-Intermodal traffic is freight carried in bulk or loaded in box cars.
The Eastern and Western Divisions, for statistical purposes, are separated by an imaginary line running from Thunder Bay to Armstrong, Ontario. Freight loaded
at Thunder Bay is included in the Western Division while loadings at Armstrong are reported in the Eastern Division.
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