On topic, here's an excellent blog post by skycraper member Ziobrop:
https://blog.halifaxshippingnews.ca/...terminals.html
From the NS archives, a train passing by the grain storage silos from the early 20th century:
https://novascotia.ca/archives/MacAs...es.asp?ID=3957
Grain Elevators in 1931:
https://novascotia.ca/archives/McCul...ives.asp?ID=79