Humphrey, NE: Two Wood Grain Elevators in a Feed Mill

(Satellite)

Once again, we see wood grain elevators still in use in the 21st century because they are part of a feedmill. The equipment they would have to grind and mix feed, along with the many small bins for the supplements, make them worth saving.

Street View, Jun 2023

Jerry Krug posted two photos with the comment: "Two elevators in Humphrey, NE on cloudy May 28, 2026:"

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The elevator also has some bolted-steel silos for grain storage south of the feed mill.

Street View, Jul 2025

And some steel bins north of the feed mill.

Satellite

The north/south tracks on this map are labelled Union Pacific. It has been a long time since the UP served this elevator.

1966/68 Humphrey Quad @ 24,000

Seneca, SC: NS/Southern Depot

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Street View, Feb 2026

Street View, May 2023

Gary Miller posted
Former Southern RR depot in Seneca, SC. Being used by the NS, but future is shaky.

Cody D Ledford: Not abandoned. Condemned! It's unfortunate but it's falling in and all kinda problems with the structure were a factor

I wonder how the UP-NS merger would impact BNSF run-throughs.

TRAIN CHASERS, Aug 2021

Mt. Carmel, IL: A Grain Entrapment Fatality

(Satellite, this is one of the three farms near the intersection given in the article. This one looks like the photo.)

tristatehomepage via a post by Eyewitness News WEHT WTVW
Update: One dead following grain bin entrapment in Wabash County

Greg Poe: I’m no farmer but aren’t you not supposed to go in there?

Steve Robinson: Greg Poe terrible deal whatever happened. A teenage boy died in a bin accident in our neighborhood just a few years ago and a few years before that an elderly man died in a grain bin accident here also. Bad things can happen quick.

Logan Pezzoni: Greg Poe you can, but to comply with osha standards you are supposed to have a confined space permit along with a harness pinned to a secure connection point. A lot of times moisture seeps into the bin and creates a crusty outer shell in the grain and blocks unloading equipment so you’ll have to go in and clear the obstructions. Hope this is informative!

Roger Rush: I've worked for a farmer and done this. The top layer of corn draws moisture and get hard. Then when they are loading trucks an air pocket forms below the crusted grain . The one's I did had a bar that went halfway around the bin I would hang onto it and use my feet to break loose the grain I've seen how fast the grain gets sucked down into the air pocket. It's always so sad to read these stories prayers for the family and friends 🙏 💔

Levi Bridwell: Roger Rush facts.. it's faster than quicksand.

[I've heard of the term "bridge" used for the c rusted grain that creates air pockets. There are several comments on the post about people getting in the bin when they were kids help the grain flow. They now appreciate how lucky they were. There were also several comments about the final cleanout of the bin. That is not the dangerous part because your feet are on the bin's floor, not on a bridge of grain.]

I think this is the farm that had the problem.

Satellite

There is some serious grain storage nearby. These grain operations are larger than many commercial grain elevators. I presume that a local fire department has the equipment needed to rescue a person. In addition to ropes and harnesses for the rescuers, you need a cylinder and grain vacuum to free the engulfed person. Even if the upper part of the body is still out of the grain, you can't just pull on the harness rope of the entrapped person. You have to put a cylinder around the person and then suck out the grain that is around the body and legs. Then you can pull on the harness rope.

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Sublett, IL: Lost/IC Depot

(Satellite, based on the aerial photo below. It was on the east side of the track about halfway between Main and 1st Streets.)

Andy Zukowski posted

Illinois Central Depot, Sublette,

Illinois. The Illinois Central's Amboy sub at the small town of Sublette. Sublette lies about halfway between Amboy and Mendota. View is looking north towards Freeport.

This stretch of the IC was abandoned under the ICG in the mid-80's. Photo from the Barry Lennon Collection 3/13/1966

Larry Candilas commented on Andy's post
MP 800.2 Charter Line - last train Aug 1985

Jim French: Larry Candilas the last train ran in December 1985.

1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

The grain elevator has grown since the IC tracks were torn up.

Street View, Jul 2023

Nappanee, IN: Open Door/B&O Depot

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Street View, Aug 2025

Gary Hostetter posted
This is a photo of the B&O station in Nappanee, Indiana. The station was built in 1910 and while not being used these days, the station is still there near the center of town after being restore a few years ago. Nappanee was a station stop for the Capitol Limited and remained a stop for Amtrak for at least 30 years. The Amish buggy parking lot can barely be seen in this photo behind the station.

Charles Wingate commented on Gary's post
beginning of May this year [2026]

Street View, May 2023

NappaneeOpenDoor
[The webpage won't allow me to copy&paste their description of what they do. The city maintains the depot for this non-profit charity organization.]