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TABLE A6 –8: VOLUME OF TONNAGE CARRIED BY RAILWAY SECTOR, 1995 – 2005 1
(Thousands of tonnes)
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1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| Class I |
207,980.7 |
207,927.3 |
224,375.7 |
216,222.3 |
220,617.5 |
230,359.1 |
230,625.4 |
227,355.8 |
229,930.0 |
247,641.2 |
258,617.5 |
| Regional |
58,024.7 |
56,761.3 |
57,256.1 |
56,038.6 |
49,654.9 |
54,320.4 |
47,512.3 |
42,855.9 |
43,250.1 |
38,999.5 |
34,038.8 |
| Short Line |
26,258.6 |
28,359.6 |
41,593.7 |
57,164.9 |
66,673.3 |
70,684.4 |
67,918.7 |
65,166.3 |
64,944.9 |
69,287.4 |
75,198.6 |
| Total |
292,264.0 |
293,048.2 |
323,225.5 |
329,425.8 |
336,945.8 |
355,363.9 |
346,056.4 |
335,378.0 |
338,125.1 |
355,928.2 |
367,855.0 |
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(Percentage of total)
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| Class I |
71.2 |
71.0 |
69.4 |
65.6 |
65.5 |
64.8 |
66.6 |
67.8 |
68.0 |
69.6 |
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| Regional |
19.9 |
19.4 |
17.7 |
17.0 |
14.7 |
15.3 |
13.7 |
12.8 |
12.8 |
11.0 |
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| Short Line |
9.0 |
9.7 |
12.9 |
17.4 |
19.8 |
19.9 |
19.6 |
19.4 |
19.2 |
19.5 |
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- Includes significant double-counting of tonnages; not to be considered as originating traffic.
Source: Transport Canada, Statistics Canada
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