Canadian Rail
Freight Atlas
An interactive analytics platform exploring Canadian rail freight origin-destination data across corridors, commodities, emissions intensity and market concentration.
Years of Data
4 + US/Mex*
Corridors
Commodities
Records
Ridwan Abdulaziz, M.Sc.
Rail Freight Atlas
Ridwan Abdulaziz, M.Sc.
🇨🇦 Canada-Only Data
This atlas currently shows Canadian corridor data only. To include US & Mexico flows, open Settings — but note that accurate cross-border distances are needed for RTK and emissions calculations.
Year
Origin Focus
Tonnage by Origin Corridor
Tonnage by Destination Corridor
Top 15 Commodities
Inter-Corridor Flow Matrix
Origin → Destination
Origin Share
YoY Corridor Growth
Commodity Group Distribution (RAC)
Commodity Trends (Top 10)
RTK by Group (×1000)
CO₂e Emissions by Group
Factor: 12.61 kgCO₂e/1000 RTK
Weighted Avg Distance by Commodity (km)
Outbound Dependency by Origin
HHI of destination shares per origin corridor (0–1)
Inbound Dependency by Destination
HHI of origin shares per destination corridor (0–1)
Corridor Dependency Breakdown —
Which corridors are dependent on which · HHI on 0–1 scale
Concentration Summary Over Time
Commodity Flow Map
Line thickness ∝ tonnage · Hover for details
Data Explorer
Aggregated by commodity · StatCan Table 23-10-0062-01