Shelby, MT: Some Grain Elevators and Fertilizer Supply

(Satellite, the elevator in Seven's photo below. The rest of the elevators are west and south of this one.)

Steven J. Brown posted
Amtrak Empire Builder #8 at Shelby, Montana - February 26, 2002.

The railyard in Steven's photo is on the right in this view. It doesn't look like it has been used for a while.

Street View, Sep 2025, looking Westish

The elevator is now owned by CHS. And even if the yard is not used, something in town is getting rail service.

Street View, Sep 2025 (Satellite)

This is Nutrien Ag Solutions, which sells some of the many chemicals that are now needed for American agriculture.

Street View, Sep 2025 (Satellite)

The elevator on the left is another view of the CHS elevator. The building on the right is also a CHS facility. Judging by the trucks parked by it, this building probably holds bulk fertilizer.

Street View, Sep 2025, looking Eastish (Satellite)

CHS has another storage elevator down the road. It has a fall protector, so it gets rail service.

Street View, Sep 2025 looking Eastish (Satellite)

And Ardent Mills has an elevator in this town.

Satellite

Great Northern had two routes through this town.

1954/67 Shelby Quad @ 250,000

BNSF still owns both routes.

BNSF