Posted by db4600 on December 14, 2020 at 16:04:27 from (207.191.148.158):
In Reply to: Re: Grain Train 1989 posted by paul on December 14, 2020 at 15:34:02:
Our farm in central MinnesOta was dissected by the Soo-Line. It ran from Duluth down through central MinnesOta and probed its fingers west into the grain belt of the Dakotas. Grain was it�s prime freight with occasional gondolas of steel and rock and some lumber heading back west. During harvest time the trains were heavy and long. That is all gone now. Given way to recreational trails. I scratch my head over that, but ultimately it makes my hair fall out. Back in the early 60�s (before my time) they tipped one off on our farm. They mobilized for clean up, but left a lot of grain behind. Pa said the cows ate good that winter. The mixture of rye, wheat, and flax made them shiny, fat, and full of milk.
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