King Milling Company: Feeding America for More Than 130 Years

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King Milling Company: Feeding America for More Than 130 Years

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Behind the scenes at the growing flour mill at Lowell:

https://lowellsfirstlook.com/king-milli ... 130-years/

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HOPEFULKY IT MAKES IT TO 131 YAARS BRITHER GOBBLESS

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I know they receive inbound wheat by rail but are they shipping anything outbound by rail?
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AARR wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:59 am
I know they receive inbound wheat by rail but are they shipping anything outbound by rail?
Tried that last year. Shipped some flour to the Pringles factory. I think it took too long from what I heard. Maybe with the work they are doing there they will be better equipped to ship outbound.

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Thank you...bummer.
LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 11:44 am
AARR wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:59 am
I know they receive inbound wheat by rail but are they shipping anything outbound by rail?
Tried that last year. Shipped some flour to the Pringles factory. I think it took too long from what I heard. Maybe with the work they are doing there they will be better equipped to ship outbound.
PatC created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Don Simon no more they want AARR I'm chopped liver, well if you want AARR this is what I'll give ya, bad humor mixed with irrelevant info that'll make you roll your eyes quicker than a ~Z~ banhammer...

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Re: King Milling Company: Feeding America for More Than 130 Years

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From the article - "A $42 million expansion that is currently underway will add a new mill that will be devoted to hard wheat."

That sounds like good news for more rail traffic since the article stated that all the hard wheat is shipped in by rail from the Midwest. I can't imagine they're making that level of investment just for efficiency sake.

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