I learned that the Ingredion/Corn Proudcts plant in the Chicago area is not the only one in the country because the plant south of Winston-Salem had the corn in a hopper car catch on fire.
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| Winston-Salem Fire Department [The red is from the flashing red lights, not the fire.] |
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| WWII Authorities have not said what caused the fire. No injuries were reported. Officials say 180,000 pounds of corn product were inside the rail car David Luyster shared David Jordan Ingredion...opened by Corn Products in 1981 to replace its Pekin, Illinois plant. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on David's share I noticed in a street view that they had their own locomotive. Here is a better view of it. https://www.google.com/.../@36.0335771.../data=!3m1!1e3... Judging from the Corn Products car, they also ship product by rail because that is not a grain hopper. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on David's share Looking some more, they must ship liquids (corn syrup) as well as powders. Only the first four cuts of cars look like grain hoppers. https://www.google.com/.../@36.0341681.../data=!3m1!1e3... David Jordan Yes, it is a wet corn mill, producing corn syrup and starch, along with several by-products. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on David's share The railroad is of interest: Winston Salem Southbound. (I've seen both WSS and WSSB.) It was jointly operated by N&W and ACL. https://www.wvncrails.org/winston-salem-southbound... Now it leases stock from both NS and CSX. https://www.ncrailways.org/railr.../winston-salem-southbound The headquarters is right next door to Ingredion near the north end of the railroad. https://www.google.com/.../data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4... |
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