MAJOR CENTRE TRAFFIC FLOW, CANADIAN RAILWAYS 1971

In this study an attempt has been made to assess the railway freight flow between the largest traffic centres in Canada. The "Waybill Analysis, Carload All Rail Traffic, 1971" formed the basis of this exercise. It is a one percent sample of all domestic carload movements. The material extracted consisted of detailed transportation characteristics for 27,487 carloads, the movement of which was traced between individual Canadian stations for each of a number of selected commodities.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volumes 1 & 2, RRIS 20 099856 and 20 099854 in Bulletin 7601.
• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Transport Commission

  Economic and Social Analysis Branch, 275 Slater Street
  Ottawa, ONo K1A ON9,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Smith, E
• Publication Date: 1973-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Serial:
  • Volume: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodities; Demand; Freight transportation; Statistics; Waybill samples
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Old TRIS Terms: Commodity statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099855
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian Transport Commission
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM