WAYBILL ANALYSIS CARLOAD ALL - RAIL TRAFFIC - 1974

This Waybill Analysis publication is the twenty-fifth consecutive annual report since 1950. The publication provides data on the railway freight movements within Canada and a summary of rail traffic by type of rate. It indicates the pattern of commodity rail shipment and the relative distribution of the various categories of freight rates applicable. The source of this data is a one percent continuous sample of railway waybills which are classified into six major commodity sections containing over 300 commodity subsections. The freight traffic is further defined by origin and destination for three major geographic regions in Canada (Maritime, Eastern and Western).

• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Transport Commission

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

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodities; Freight traffic; Origin and destination; Rates; Statistics; Waybill samples
• Uncontrolled Terms: Freight rates
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Old TRIS Terms: Commodity statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138079
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian Transport Commission
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 11 1976 12:00AM