12-19-2010, 12:18 AM
iving in Hutchinson we have 4 large salt mines within 50 miles of each other. All of them are railserved.
Like Gary stated there are two main types of mining one being brine wells which can be miles and miles away from the packaging plant. The other is using a verticla shaft which is like Gary said Road Salt. If anyone is in Hutchinson Kansas you can actually tour a underground salt mine. It is the only type of museum in the USA and one of two in the world!!
Around here the plants package all of their own products and ship 90% of their product in boxcars. The hoppers that go out are Road Salt.
I Love Google here is what I found out about the Elston Street Facility
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This is a distrubution facility that recieves salt by BARGE from Louisiana in bulk. It has facilities to bag the product and ship by truck. It also can ship bulk by railcar.
If you guys have any questions about moving salt by rail I can try and answer them!!!
Like Gary stated there are two main types of mining one being brine wells which can be miles and miles away from the packaging plant. The other is using a verticla shaft which is like Gary said Road Salt. If anyone is in Hutchinson Kansas you can actually tour a underground salt mine. It is the only type of museum in the USA and one of two in the world!!
Around here the plants package all of their own products and ship 90% of their product in boxcars. The hoppers that go out are Road Salt.
I Love Google here is what I found out about the Elston Street Facility
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This is a distrubution facility that recieves salt by BARGE from Louisiana in bulk. It has facilities to bag the product and ship by truck. It also can ship bulk by railcar.
If you guys have any questions about moving salt by rail I can try and answer them!!!