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Western Railroad Discussion > South Point Ethanol covered hopperDate: 08/04/19 17:00 South Point Ethanol covered hopper Author: pedrop Hi, I took this pic in Spokane, WA in 2011. Now am reviewing my pics and I am wonderig what these hoppers carry. Do you know?
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, Date: 08/04/19 17:06 Re: South Point Ethanol covered hopper Author: DKay Fair chance it would be corn Pedro.
Regards,DK Date: 08/04/19 17:10 Re: South Point Ethanol covered hopper Author: 1976steve Typically ethanol plants could have grain coming inbound,their raw material,and DDG (dried distillers grain) outbound their byproduct.
Date: 08/04/19 17:11 Re: South Point Ethanol covered hopper Author: PHall DKay Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Fair chance it would be corn Pedro. > Regards,DK More likely Dried Distillers Grain. The remains of the corn after the ethanol process is through. Good for animal feed. Date: 08/04/19 17:14 Re: South Point Ethanol covered hopper Author: DKay PHall Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > DKay Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Fair chance it would be corn Pedro. > > Regards,DK > > More likely Dried Distillers Grain. The remains of > the corn after the ethanol process is through. > Good for animal feed. Thanks,I see those DDG's on LaPlata cam regularly. A ? regarding DDG.Anyone know what the protien level is after the Ethanol process has been completed. Regards,dK Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/04/19 17:16 by DKay. Date: 08/04/19 17:20 Re: South Point Ethanol covered hopper Author: callum_out We had quite a group as customers and most them quoted corn DDG at about 30% protein.
Out Date: 08/04/19 17:44 Re: South Point Ethanol covered hopper Author: Fiftyfooter Cool hopper! Interesting back story!
Date: 08/04/19 20:12 Re: South Point Ethanol covered hopper Author: farmer Ironically South Point Ethanol went out of business in 1995 before the MBTE ban was placed by the government causing the ethanol boom of the early 2000.
Car is now owned by the Andersons of Maumee Ohio. A large agricultural company with a good sized railroad car repair and leasing business. Posted from iPhone |