03-24-2011, 12:11 AM
I believe when they started the "transload" building was the first step and they sought after loads of paper to Petty's and colorpress. The storage cars your talking about if on pike and tank cars were revenue loads they were transloading soybean oil and chemicals there. The vulcan hoppers come in the summer too.
They have grown alot and built a small yard to the south. After colorpress shut down Agracel bought the plant, I had heard rumors the small warehouse where the loco stays was for sale/lease.
Also while not on the Eff, if you go towards the center of town on wabash ave. to where Dj's ice is on the IC there is a "shed" where siemer milling loads airslide/pd hoppers/etc. with flour. The flour mill is actually on the CSX in teutopolis but they never seem to have more than a couple of cars there, so IC must give them better rates. I'll try to find my pictures of it.
They have grown alot and built a small yard to the south. After colorpress shut down Agracel bought the plant, I had heard rumors the small warehouse where the loco stays was for sale/lease.
Also while not on the Eff, if you go towards the center of town on wabash ave. to where Dj's ice is on the IC there is a "shed" where siemer milling loads airslide/pd hoppers/etc. with flour. The flour mill is actually on the CSX in teutopolis but they never seem to have more than a couple of cars there, so IC must give them better rates. I'll try to find my pictures of it.