Grain facility triples dumping capacity and boosts rail shipping
Total Grain Marketing FS (TGM) has completed a major upgrade at its Neoga, Illinois facility, offering new benefits for farmers and grain buyers alike. The expansion includes a new rail loadout facility, an additional 1.5 million bushels of storage capacity, and two new dump pits that triple the grain dumping speed.
The Neoga site, which handles corn, soybeans, and wheat, now has a total storage capacity of nearly 4.5 million bushels. The upgraded system enables grain to be shipped more efficiently via CN rail to poultry markets in Mississippi and export destinations in the Gulf.
“I know our existing farmer customers will be excited about our increased dumping capacity because they’ll be able to dump their grain and get back out to the field faster, which is critical during harvest,” said TGM Grain Division Manager Ken Meinhart. “The new storage also raises our total storage capacity to nearly 4.5 million bushels, which will help ensure we have adequate bin capacity during harvest season.”
The two new dump pits now allow grain to be dumped at a rate of 75,000 bushels per hour, cutting down truck wait times significantly. Meanwhile, a new 40-car railroad spur and loadout system can load 105-car unit trains in just 10 to 12 hours—down from the previous 72 hours.
“The new rail loadout facility will help us load rail cars at 50,000 bushels per hour from the two new bins, allowing us to load 105 car unit trains in 10 to 12 hours as compared to the 72 hours it used to take,” said TGM General Manager Joe Meinhart. “This is a time savings for our staff and benefits farmers because we’ll be shipping grain to markets in the south faster than ever before.”
With faster rail loading, larger storage, and improved unloading speed, TGM’s Neoga facility is better equipped to meet the needs of modern agriculture and deliver value to area producers.
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