Re: [CBQ] Re: Grain Haulage

["CenturyLink Customer rksmes@q.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

When I worked at a terminal grain operation in Minneapolis, the wood grain doors were shipped back in boxcars.

So, not much to model.

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From: "JK public@redtower.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 10:34:17 AM
Subject: [CBQ] Re: Grain Haulage

 

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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