East St. Louis, IL: Cargill Grain Elevator and Port Harbor Railroad

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Grain Flows Down the Mississippi

 

Ken Bryan posted
The Cargill elevator across the river from the Gateway Arch at East St Louis.
Dennis DeBruler A Cargill elevator that is old enough to have their name on it. Also, I noticed there are a lot of windows in the original headhouse.
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Street View

It is rail served by the Port Harbor Railroad (PHRR). 1602 is a rebuilt EMD GP9u. [RRpictureArchives]

Street View

Dennis DeBruler posted
While studying the Cargill grain elevator in East St. Louis, I discovered the Port Harbor Railroad. What are the two "silver things" on the roof?
Andrew Johnson Looks like spark arrestors.
Peter Jugo Ex CP Rail GP9u.
Michael Da Costa 1602 worked GM Oshawa during her CP years, those spark arrestors allowed the unit to head into the building without the need of reachers to switch out parts cars for the assembly line.
Kevin Birkett Well composed picture.

Street View

Josiah Wadsack, Sep 2017

Back in 1940, the riverfront in East St. Louis was mostly railroads. Fortunately, the Eads Bridge is old enough that I can use it to orient myself in this 1940 aerial. This photo confirms that the original part of the elevator was built before WWII. Note that the elevator in the upper-left corner is gone, but Cargill now has a truck parking facility there.

1940 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

bluerim Flickr

A Cargill Plant in East St. Louis, Illinois

Cargill is an extremely large agribusiness grain trader that has over 800 locations in 60 countries and more than 15 lines of business. It is the largest private company in the US and the 11th largest public or private company in terms of sales. This plant is located on the Mississippi River directly across from the Gateway Arch.

Jacob Schluter posted
No such thing as a bad day at work with this view!