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Photos & Videos Photo of the Day Granger scene

Granger scene

By Angela Cotey | September 20, 2019

| Last updated on August 7, 2025

At terminal elevators, grain doors were stacked, collected, and sorted by the Western Weighing and Inspection Bureau for shipment back to originating railroads. These doors are stored by Milwaukee Road outside-braced boxcars.
Library of Congress photo

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