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Hot Metal Bottle Train |
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Unmistakable shape of a hot metal bottle train rounded the curve at the Dolton Junction while I was there. The unique shape of these bottle or "torpedo" cars is an interesting sight. The train takes a journey from the former Inland Steel plant (now ArcelorMittal) in East Chicago, IN, to the one of the finishing plants in Riverdale, IL. This is one of the very last places in the US that you can still see these cars outside a steel plant. |
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2/26/2023 Upload Date: 2/28/2023 9:44:32 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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NS GP38-2 #5322 |
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Norfolk Southern GP38-2 #5322 is but one of a long string of GP38-2's that have been used to transport the hot metal bottle trains to and from the former Inland Steel (now ArcelorMittal) to the finishing plant in Riverdale, IL. |
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2/26/2023 Upload Date: 2/28/2023 9:44:37 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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NS 5322(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
Hot Metal Bottle Train |
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Previously, each hot metal bottle (torpedo) car had a spacer gondola between the cars to spread the weight but recently it seems that they only use spacer cars at the beginning and end of the train. Not sure how the track holds the weight when these cars are loaded. Can anyone explain why they dropped the individual spacer cars now? |
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2/26/2023 Upload Date: 2/28/2023 9:44:42 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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| Title: |
SOU 66025 - front spacer car |
| Description: |
This former Southern gondola is now used as the lead spacer car in front of the hot metal bottle train. |
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2/26/2023 Upload Date: 2/28/2023 9:44:46 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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| Title: |
INLX Hot Metal Bottle #201 - ArcelorMittal |
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Former Inland Steel hot metal (torpedo) car still carries the molten steel to the processing plant. Here it is returning from the Riverdale, IL, processing plant and heading home to East Chicago, IN. This is a Reichard 12-axle "torpedo" car with a load limit of 410,000 lb. |
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2/26/2023 Upload Date: 2/28/2023 9:44:53 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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| Title: |
INLX Hot Metal Bottle #142 |
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The second bottle or torpedo car for transporting molten steel in former Inland Steel #142. This is a Treadwill built 10-axle torpedo car capablle of handling 520,000 lb. |
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2/26/2023 Upload Date: 2/28/2023 9:44:58 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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| Title: |
INLX Hot Metal Bottle #206 |
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The third "torpedo" hot metal car is former Inland Steel #206 built by Reichard as a 12-axle car with a load limit of 410,000 lb. |
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2/26/2023 Upload Date: 2/28/2023 9:45:03 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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| Title: |
INLX Hot Metal Bottle #150 |
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Built by Pollock as a 10-axle hot metal carrying "torpedo" car, this is the fourth bottle car in the train today. |
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2/26/2023 Upload Date: 2/28/2023 9:45:08 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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| Title: |
INLX Hot Metal Bottle #157 |
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The fifth and last hot metal "torpedo" car in the train is this former Inland Steel bottle car #157. It is an example of a Reichard 10-axle "torpedo" car with a load limit of 520,000 lb. |
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2/26/2023 Upload Date: 2/28/2023 9:45:12 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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SOU 65993 - rear spacer car |
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Former Southern gondola #63993 acts as the rear spacer car for the five empty hot metal bottle car train on its way back to the ArcelorMittal plant in East Chicago, IN. |
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2/26/2023 Upload Date: 2/28/2023 9:45:18 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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| Title: |
Hot Metal Bottle Train |
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The slow moving empty hot metal bottle car train heads back east toward the ArcelorMittal plant (former Inland Steel) in East Chicago, IN. The bulging sides of the bottle cars is noticable. |
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2/26/2023 Upload Date: 2/28/2023 9:45:23 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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| Title: |
Hot Metal Bottle Train |
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The bulging, rounded sides of the hot metal bottle cars is even more pronounced as it moves farther down the track. I brought the image up close but compressed with the telephoto lens to accent the shape. Wish I could have stood on the tracks behind to get a better shot but at Dolton, that is one dangerous move! |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2023 Upload Date: 2/28/2023 9:45:28 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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