Permits filed for McCoy train loader

McCoy Land Co. applied last week for a building permit to build six grain tanks and an office at the newly-formed company’s proposed grain terminal south of Rosalia.

McCoy Land Co., a consortium of local grain cooperatives PNW Farmers Co-op and Co-Ag, is planning to build a high-speed high-volume facility to load large shuttle trains of grain.

Value of the project on the permits was $9,822,108. The project will be located on a flat just north of McCoy Siding on Highway 271 between Rosalia and Oakesdale.

The McCoy loader will provide a direct connection to the BNSF mainline connection at Marsha...