A joint venture between U.S., Japanese and Korean companies plans to build a third high-speed shuttle-loader grain elevator in Montana. The high-capacity grain elevators are capable of loading a 110-car train in less than 10 hours.
The company, EGT, plans to complete the new elevator east of Carter by next summer.
The Great Falls Tribune reports (story here) that EGT is already completing two other grain elevators in Chester and near Nashua. The company also is finishing a $200 million export facility in Longview, Wash.
BNSF Railway Co. charges lower rates for grain shipped from high-speed elevators. The EGT facility in Carter will be the 17th shuttle loader in Montana.
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