Corn Spill Worth $3465 Photographed Sitting Neatly Between Train Tracks

Jan 27, 2020 by apost team

People who have watched the "Wizard of Oz" might remember the famous line about the yellow brick road when they see this recent viral footage of corn-filled train tracks. A man named Mike Parker recently shared a photo of the Canadian Pacific Railway train tracks that were covered with a neat layer of golden corn kernels that stretched over 2000 feet.

The huge quantity of corn somehow managed to perfectly fit within the confines of the tracks, and the yellow kernels created a vivid color contrast with the snowy landscape of the January terrain.

Another puzzling thing about this corn spillage is that the local wildlife seemed completely uninterested in this vast amount of food that suddenly was bestowed upon them. One might expect ducks, deer and other local animals to show some signs of interest in the buffet, but none were spotted in the area.

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When Parker shared his photo, it got several hundred likes and retweets, but it went viral after a train expert named Alex Forrest, who had a large following, shared the image on his account. Posts about the strange corn-filled tracks have received over 100,000 likes to date.

From the appearance of the neat yellow strip inside the tracks, some people weren't sure that they were looking at a corn spill. It seemed likely to be some sort of photoshopped illusion. In order to clear up this ambiguity, Star Tribune posted a video of reporter Adam Belz lifting kernels of corn from the affected area of the tracks. This laid to rest any doubts that the corn spill was not a prank or a doctored photo.

The strip of corn-filled tracks stretched between Bottineau Boulevard Bridge and Scott Avenue for a distance of about 2000 feet. The corn measured 1 1/2 inches in depth, and experts estimate that about 900 bushels had been spilled that were valued at around $3,465.

Local wildlife enthusiasts theorized that the birds and other indigenous animals haven't feasted on the corn because this is hibernation season for many of the creatures. This is the largest corn spill that some people have ever seen in this area. The spill didn't cause any disruption of the railway system, and it was quickly cleaned up by railway workers who used a large vacuum hose.

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