CRYSTAL, Minn. (AP) — Bushels and bushels of corn spilled from a freight train and formed a smooth, yellow path for more than a third of a mile on railroad tracks in a northern Minneapolis suburb.
The spill happened in Crystal, Minnesota, on the Canadian Pacific line. The Star Tribune reported the corn stretched for about 2,000 feet.
Assuming the corn was about 1.5 inches deep the entire way, the Tribune estimated the spill would amount to about 900 bushels. That’s about $3,400 worth of corn on Jan. 7 prices at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Crews are working to clean up the spilled corn, Canadian Pacific Railway spokesman Andy Cummings told The Associated Press on Jan. 7.