Rail Tracks Leading to a Closed Loading Bay at Viterra’s Elevator

Turquoise steel loading frame and metal roll-up door at Viterra's grain elevator rail dock in Minneapolis.
Turquoise steel loading frame and metal roll-up door at Viterra's grain elevator rail dock in Minneapolis.

Viterra operates this grain elevator and rail dock in Minneapolis. A narrow gauge rail spur runs beneath the turquoise steel loading frame, where hopper cars once positioned themselves under the elevator for grain transfer through the now closed roll up door.

Taken September 2017

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