Early urban grain elevators

Baltimore had a very large Grain complex.

It would take several hundred yards, long enough for a ship next to it.

The Dock had several tracks, all mostly Boxcars with either grain doors or doors made to take grain. They would remove the door, let it pour out and then go in and manually clear the inside corners.

The Complex would dry, weigh and sort the grain to the appropriate bin. When sufficient has accumulated, they ran conveyors to the ship's hold and loaded the grain.

There are a number of photos of this Complex in Baltimore. I am not sure if Canton or B&O Served that one.

The Structure is simple. A long box with holding silos, many stories and concrete.

Thanks for the info.  Actually the structure I am trying to model is all wood and was all rail operation.  I have photos with the structure in the background but would like  to see some detail.  I assume it was probably a typical structure of its time so any other prototype would suffice.

I was watching a TV program the other night and I think Chicago had some of the Biggest and most extensive in the world. All the grain from the midwest passed thru there.

Might google it and see what you get.
David

Do an internet search for Buffalo NY grain elevators. General Mills had a huge complex along the Buffalo river.

In fact look here:

https://ogrforum.com/d...ent/5230909876726300

You will see a ton of pictures and many are shots of the Buffalo complex.