COMMODITY FLOW ANALYSIS. CANADIAN CARLOAD ALL-RAIL TRAFFIC 1968-1972. REFERENCE PAPER NO. 1

The data in this Reference Paper was derived from the computer tape records of Canadian National Railways and CP Rail and presents 119 statistical tables, grouped in four sections, analyzing local (domestic, expert and import) carload revenue traffic for the five years 1968-1972. Commodity groups are as follows: Statuatory grain and grain products; products of agriculture; animal products; products of mines; products of forests; manufactures and miscellaneous; and piggyback, Plan I (movements of trailers of highway common carriers).

• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Transport Commission

  Systems Analysis Branch, 275 Slater Street
  Ottawa, ONo K1A 0N9,   Canada 
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: Tables;

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agricultural products; Bulk cargo; Coal; Coal industry; Commodities; Demand; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Grain; Iron ores; Livestock; Lumber; Lumber industry; Piggyback transportation; Statistics
• Identifier Terms: Canadian National; Canadian National Railways; Canadian Pacific
• Uncontrolled Terms: Grain trade
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Old TRIS Terms: Agricultural traffic; Bulk traffic; Commodity statistics; Livestock transportation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083951
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1975 12:00AM