Spokane (PNW Grain Corridor)
Major rail hub / inland gateway · Spokane, WA · Class I service: BNSF, UP
Inland Pacific Northwest hub on BNSF's Northern Transcon. Wheat country (Palouse) origin. BNSF Yardley Yard handles classification. Primary feed point for grain shuttle trains heading west to Seattle/Portland export terminals.
Commodities through this hub
- Corn by rail — Covered hopper, 100–110 tons/car
- Wheat by rail — Covered hopper, 100–112 tons/car
- Soybeans by rail — Covered hopper, 100–110 tons/car
- DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains) by rail — Covered hopper, 95–105 tons/car
- Soybean Meal by rail — Covered hopper, 95–105 tons/car
- Ethanol by rail — DOT-117 tank car, 85–95 tons/car
See it on the map
This hub is one of 66 plotted on the interactive North American Commodity Flow Map — origins, ports, gateways and border crossings with their serving railroads.
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