New Industry to Model....BNSF Current Day, Illinois

[Blazeman]

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/bnsf_railway/article/Short-and-sweet-BNSF-expects-Chicagoarea-sugar-storage-facility-to-boost-efficiency--50688?source=pr_digital02/06/2017&usedate

[Catt]

What is a metric ton? Is it bigger or smaller than a normal ton?

[Scottl]

1000 kg

It is properly called a Mg, or mega gram

[parkrrrr]

It's about 10% bigger than a short ton, and a teensy bit smaller than a long ton.

[basementcalling]

It's about 10% bigger than a short ton, and a teensy bit smaller than a long ton.

And nowhere close to the heavy $hit ton

[eric220]

And quite shy of a metric f!#k ton.

[nkalanaga]

Specifically, 2204.62 pounds.  A lot easier is 1.1 short tons, at least for me, as that can be calculated in my head.

I've never heard "megagram". although that would be correct.

I have seen "megameter" and "gigameter", but not often.

[Ken Ford]

This is only a mile or two from me, we've taken to calling it the "sugar t!t."  Its huuuge.

[cjm413]

This is only a mile or two from me, we've taken to calling it the "sugar t!t."  Its huuuge.

Sarah Palin could see it from Alaska.