Gilbert, IA: Lost/C&NW Depot, Old Grain Elevators and WRP Lagoons

Depot: (Satellite, according to the topo map, it was south of 2nd and west of the mainline. When a building exists, Google Map won't let me drop a pin.)

South Elevator: (Satellite)

North Elevator: (Satellite)

Lagoons: (Satellite)

Chicago & North Western Historical Society posted
Someone wanted to see a photo of the C&NW in Gilbert, Iowa. Here is one such photo from a 1910s photo postcard. Gilbert is located about 15 or so miles to the north of Ames. The line still exists.

1975 Ames West Quad @ 24,000

Street View, Jul 2013

By 2016, the wood elevator was gone.

Street View, Sep 2016

The northern facility is a feed mill. Their website indicates that they carry the Purina brand. I'm surprised that I could not find Purina's checkerboard logo on any of the buildings.

Street View, Sep 2021

I saved the satellite image because it still has the wooden elevator. That means that it is older than Sep 2016.

Satellite

The tracks not only still exist in this town, they are still owned by UP rather than a shortline. Thus the elevator doesn't have rail service. But rail service is not important for a feed mill.