
Stitching Notes: Tip of the Day: Fabric Grain
May 1, 2020 · Before we look at how to tell the grain of the fabric, let's see what fabric grain is. In fabric, grain refers to the orientation of weft and warp (woven) threads.
Industrial History: Carrying Grain in Boxcars - Blogger
Nov 10, 2015 · Grain fell from the boxcars through floor gratings into conveyors that lifted the grain into elevators for storage. Before covered hopper cars were developed, the Milwaukee …
Trackside Treasure: Canada's Grain Fleet - Covered Hoppers
Apr 24, 2020 · Today these cars still carry Canada's golden grain harvest, albeit without the -WX suffixes in their reporting marks, having been returned to the control of CN and CP, and …
Towns and Nature: Wichita, KS: Grain Elevators. - Blogger
Aug 11, 2019 · I have not been able yet to learn what firm built grain elevators of this design with the horizontal grain conveyors above open topped bins beneath the roof of the structure, so if …
Hutchinson, KS: ADM, Cargill and Misc Grain Elevators
Jun 7, 2016 · Kansas Grain Company was originally "Potter's Elevator" - the first grain elevator in Hutchinson Kansas, built on the Santa Fe (the first rail road to reach Hutchinson) in the mid …
Prototype Railroad Topics: Shipping Grain by Box Car and ...
Jan 8, 2019 · The solution was through the application of grain doors. These were pre-fabricated assemblies of wood planks that spanned to the door opening and were nailed in place, with …
Plant Life: Grains
Barley (Hordeum vulgare) was probably the first grain to be domesticated; ancient cultivated fruits found in the Near East have been dated to 10,500 years ago. Initially, barley was preferred …