Jason's comment:
Early 1990's, we find a CHESSIE unit on the CSX's MONON Local J773 tied up near Montgomery St. in Francessville, IN. Behind it looms the Francesville Co - op elevator. This elevator is now owned by Tate & Lyle. Again this line is former MONON Rwy. A Jason Jordan photo.
Jason's comment:
Summer 2000 - 2001, we are looking southeast at the Francesvill Co -op elevator in Francesville, IN. Meanwhile the CSX's J773 local has a southbound grain train in tow with a leased Canadian National GP - 40 - 2. A Jason Jordan photo.
The south facility has a tarp covered facility that we are seeing more of because we have had some consecutive years of bumper crops.
It looks like the north facility is not rail served. It must grind and mix feeds for the local farmers. The southern facility looks like it can load a unit train. But it is strange that an elevator the ships grain would be smaller than one that prepares feed for the local farmers.
While looking at the satellite map to find the elevators, I noticed there is a quarry south of town. But judging from
the piles of rock that they let spill on the siding, they have evidently decided that CSX charges too much for rail service. There are three businesses north of town that look like they have viable rail spurs. One of which obviously uses CSX because it has cars on its sidings. These cars probably deliver plastic pellets to extrude plastic
drain pipe.
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