Contact Information
Mgr: Jack Frost
Co-op Farmers Elevator
P. O. Box 73
Springfield, SD 54321
Phone (600 ) 298-1234
FAX (600 ) 298-5567
e-Mail jack@aol.com

This section lists the contact information for marketing and sales with this facility. This office is sometimes located away from, or in another city than the facility.


Facilities Information
Capacity 100,000 bu.
Track Capacity 27 cars
Rail Unloader No
Scales and Kind Yes Hopper
Railroad Service D /BNSF
Grains Handled WH SF CR SB RY

The Facilities Information contains six parts:

  1. Capacity - Total licensed capacity of elevator in bushels.
  2. Track Capacity - The maximum number of cars grain covered hoppers that can be loaded or unloaded in one shipment without a switch by the railroad carrier.
  3. Rail Unloader -
  4. Scales and Kind - Certified scales are available at this elevator(Yes/None).  The type of scale is listed; Hopper scale or a Rail scale.
  5. Railroad Service - BNSF rail service to the elevator is marked either by a 'D' (direct service) or 'R' for reciprocal service).  The rail carrier(s) accessing the facility are listed after the '/'.
  6. Grains Handled - Twelve different grains with two letter codes are used to list the top 5 grains handled at this facility.  The codes used are listed below.
BR - Barley MT - Millet SF - Sunflowers
CA - Canola OT - Oats SG - Sorghum
CR - Corn RY - Rye SS - Safflower
FX - Flax SB - Soybeans WH - Wheat


Physical Location Information
Facility No. Station State County OPSL No. FSAC No.
5432 Springfield SD Birdville 9876.00 08765

The Physical Location Information describes where the elevator is located. 

  1. Facility Number - This is a five digit number assigned by BNSF Ag Commodities Marketing.  This unique number is permanently assigned to the elevator.  BNSF uses this number to identify and dispatch empty cars for loading to the facility.
  2. Station - This is the railroad station name where the facility is located. 
  3. State - This is the state abbreviation where in the facility is located.
  4. County - This the county name where the facility is located.
  5. OPSL No. - This is the station number from the Official Railroad Station List (OPSL 6000), the public list of all North American railroad stations. 
  6. FSAC No. - This is BNSF internal Operations and Accounting (Freight Station Accounting Code) number for this station.


BNSF System Administration - Last update: 06/2009