Liquid Cow Feed: (Satellite)
I included the signal because the parent post of Drew's photo below contains a lot of photos of the traditional Wabash signals that were on the line. This street view shows the modern signals that replaced them when PTC (Positive Train Control) was implemented.
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| Drew Barteau posted Wabash Depot In Brunswick, MO |
As I generally do when looking at depots in small towns, I also look for the grain elevators in the town. To the east of the depot is a normal grain elevator, but it doesn't look like it gets rail service.
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But further east I spotted an animal feed plant that had more tanks than silos. And there were a bunch of tank cars at the plant. I think the facility north of the tracks is a regular feed mill. But the North Star Feeds facility south of the tracks produces liquid feed supplement. They own those tank cars and they also own semi-truck tank trailers. They produce customized feed supplements and ship to distributors. For example, when I accessed their web page, the featured distributor was headquartered in South Dakota. I'm still trying to determine how the feedlots apply the supplement to their hay and/or grain when they feed the cows.
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