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Great Bend Cooporative Elevator
Ellinwood - Barton County - Kansas
Tuesday_15-July-2014

Scale House at Ellinwood Elevator



Notice how the rail-cars on the spur track are reflected in the window.

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38.353635°  -98.585204°  549.2496 m  1,802'
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Tuesday_15-July-2014

Covered Hoppers on Ellinwood Elevator Spur Track





This is the "Northern Branch" of Santa Fe's main line between Chicago and Los Angeles.

Now owned by Kansas & Oklahoma RxR; this is the 72-mile Kansas & Oklahoma Great Bend Subdivision from Hutchinson to Larned via Great Bend.
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Scales at Great Bend Cooporative Elevator
Ellinwood - Barton County - Kansas
Tuesday_15-July-2014

The Silos at Great Bend Cooperative Elevator





There are four of these huge silos and twenty smaller silos that are plenty huge in their own right.

The big silos dwarf the twenty smaller ones; and, it appears that a single one of the larger silos could hold the contents of all twenty smaller ones.

The truck/trailer on the scales is the 379 Peterbilt that I am driving.
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Tuesday_15-July-2014

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Thanks for the info.  Years ago we played a railfoad game at work.  It was interesting to learn the different railroads from back then and where they are now and who owns em.  Thanks for sharing!
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Originally posted by Ted J Ted J wrote:

Thanks for the info.  Years ago we played a railfoad game at work.  It was interesting to learn the different railroads from back then and where they are now and who owns em.  Thanks for sharing!

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The Bell Tower visible above the rail-cars is atop the Ellinwood Emporium(1887) on the N-W corner of Santa Fe and Main.

The Red and White building, deep into the scene, beyond the grass, is Ellinwood Pump & Supply, an oilfield supply company.
In street view, you can see pump-jacks and tanks behind the building.



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38.353556°  -98.583048°  546.8112  1,794'
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I appreciate you shared a picture with green grass and trees in bloom!
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Great great pictures.
Thanks for sharing them.
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Tuesday_15-July-2014

A very good history of Ellinwood can be read HERE

Historic Brick Grain Bin Building



This historic building dates back to when loose grain was hauled in standard boxcars and loaded/unloaded with scoop-shovels.

As the level of grain rose within the boxcar, planks were added behind the doorway and then removed one plank at a time as the grain was unloaded.

The yellow apparatus is a Cattle Squeeze Chute, either for rent, loan, or sale to members of the coop.


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Tuesday_15-July-2014

Ellinwood Water Tower



Between the camera and the water tower, nearest the camera is the Great Bend Cooperative RxR Spur, then the "Northern Branch" of Santa Fe's main line between Chicago and Los Angeles, then 640-mile long US Hwy 56 from Kansas City, Missouri, to Springer, New Mexico; photo Left is West; photo Right is East.

The white fuel tank and smoke-stacks right of the water tower are Ellinwood Light & Power, an electricity generating plant.
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Tuesday_15-July-2014

Ellinwood Water Tower



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38.354402°  -98.583919°  548.0304 m  1,798'
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Tuesday_15-July-2014

The legs are Ellinwood Water Tower



Although the RxR Crossing Sign says "3 Tracks", since at least as early as 2001, there have only been two.

The nearest track is the Ellinwood Elevator Spur Track; the farther track is the "Northern Branch" of Santa Fe's main line between Chicago and Los Angeles.

The smoke stacks and big white fuel tank at right in the photos is Ellinwood Light & Power, an electrical generating facility that looks to be still in operation.

Straight over the STOP sign, through the legs of the tower, you can see the Steeple of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, which is in the corner of West 3rd Street and North Main, quite a ways across town.

This Steeple is quite interesting as it also houses a clock that has faces on all four sides and most likely also serves as a Bell Tower.

About two-thirds the way up on the light pole at left is what I first thought was a bundle of Indian Arrows; Street View dated 2024 shows them to be a Shock of Wheat and every light pole in town seems to be decorated likewise.

Ellinwood has a most interesting history and is well worth a read HERE.
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Photo Taken from the Driver-side Door-glass of a 379 Peterbilt
Tuesday_15-July-2014




Located on the West side of NE90 Avenue, North of US Hwy 56.

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38.379345°  -98.612346°  551.3832 m  1,809'
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Miller's Hay Sales
Ellinwood - Barton County - Kansas
Tuesday_15-July-2014

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This is the farmer's version of a Sky Trac.

    

Located on the West side of NE80 Avenue, North of US Hwy 56.

Check out Satellite View at these coordinates:
38.415152°  -98.629295°  556.26 m  1,825'

NOTE: Please excuse the poor quality of these photos; I was shooting straight into that bright evening sun.
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