[CBQ] Re: Grain Haulage

["JK public@redtower.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

On 12/24/2015 9:12 AM, Leo said:
 > And the conversion was long and slow as many elevators were still using 40 
foot box cars into the 70s. An interesting waybill for modelers using them 
would 
be a box load of grain doors shipped from a grain unloading terminal back to 
elevators.
 > As a matter of historical fact when grain cars were in short supply just 
about anything available was used. The elevator at Chana,IL and elsewhere 
loaded 
open top hoppers using tarps in the late 70s.

Galloway Bros elevator in Elsberry, MO (on the K-Line) retained it's boxcar 
loading chutes till it burned in 2004.
http://transport.castlegraphics.com/displayimage.php?pid=2120

They were not used since '65 (at least), as you can see there is no spur to 
service the elevator.
http://transport.castlegraphics.com/displayimage.php?pid=2113

Cheers!

Jan Kohl
www.castlegraphics.com


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