Burlingame, Kansas, USA, May 3, 2014 The Burlingame Co-Op. In the grain trade, a grain elevator is a tower containing a bucket elevator or a pneumatic conveyor, which scoops up grain from a lower level and deposits it in a silo or other storage facility. In most cases, the term "grain elevator" also covers the entire elevator complex (an example of pars pro toto), including receiving and testing offices, weighbridges, storage facilities etc. It may also mean organizations that operate or control several individual elevators, in different locations. Founded in 1854, Burlingame is the oldest su
Burlingame, Kansas, USA, May 3, 2014 The Burlingame Co-Op. In the grain trade, a grain elevator is a tower containing a bucket elevator or a pneumatic conveyor, which scoops up grain from a lower level and deposits it in a silo or other storage facility. In most cases, the term "grain elevator" also covers the entire elevator complex (an example of pars pro toto), including receiving and testing offices, weighbridges, storage facilities etc. It may also mean organizations that operate or control several individual elevators, in different locations. Founded in 1854, Burlingame is the oldest surviving city in the county.Ê By 1869 Burlingame served as the first link for the Santa Fe Railway from Topeka, Ks.Ê At the depot passengers from the railway connected with the Overland Stage on the Santa Fe Trail.Ê As you pass through the underpass on the east edge of town, you have reached the first point where the ÒSanta Fe Railway crosses the Santa Fe Trail.ÓÊ
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