Friday, October 2, 2026

Boyd, MN: Wood Grain Elevators

East: (Satellite)
West: (Satellite)

Looking North:
Street View, Aug 2025

Wesley Peters posted three photos with the comment:
Grain Elevator Photography Trip 2, North Dakota/South Dakota/Minnesota.
Boyd, Lac qui Parle County, MN.
Northwest Complex- Farmers Elevator Co. Square top headhouse built before 1955 (exact year unknown). Bushel capacity unknown.
Southeast Complex- Early history unknown.
Photographed on 7/20/2025.
Photos courtesy of Wesley Peters.
John Harker: SE Complex still in use
Owned by Prairie Grain Partners of Clarkfield Minnesota
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The railroad was the C&NW.
1965/66 Boyd Quad @ 24,000

A satellite image shows that the tracks still exist. And it looks like all three road crossing were reconstructed rather recently.
Google, Oct 25, 2024

To my surprise, because UP bought C&NW, this route is now owned by BNSF.
rail.guide
And this map agrees.
National Rail Network Map

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