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Viewing Album:  INLX Hot Metal Bottle Cars & Spacer Gondolas
 
By:Gary Everhart2
Dates:3/28/2013 - 3/28/2013
Album Info:Heading up this daily turn between ArcelorMittal Steel in East Chicago, IN and the finishing plant in Riverdale, IL, is Norfolk Southern GP38-2 #5072. Although a common sight in Dolton, IL, it is a rarity elsewhere since most hot metal is transferred intra-plant.
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NS 5072 with the hot metal bottle train
Title:  NS 5072 with the hot metal bottle train
Description:  Trudging slowly down the tracks with their potbellied hot metal cars is this Norfolk Southern GP.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:07:12 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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NS 5072
Title:  NS 5072
Description:  Today this GP pulled the hot metal bottle car train turn originating at the ArcelorMittal plant in East Chicago, IN and heading for the finishing plant in Riverdale, IL.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:07:20 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  198   Comments: 0
INLX 132 - ArcelorMittal (ex-Inland Steel)
Title:  INLX 132 - ArcelorMittal (ex-Inland Steel)
Description:  Bulky, wide body hot metal car rolls down the tracks at a snail's pace. Note the 6 wheel trucks on each end - evidence of the massive weight.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:07:25 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  100   Comments: 0
INLX 142 - ArcelorMittal (ex-Inland Steel)
Title:  INLX 142 - ArcelorMittal (ex-Inland Steel)
Description:  Always an interesting car to spot slowly rolling down the tracks.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:07:30 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  82   Comments: 0
INLX 150 - ArcelorMittal (ex-Inland Steel)
Title:  INLX 150 - ArcelorMittal (ex-Inland Steel)
Description:  The hot metal bottle cars are a sight rarely seen outside of a steel plant anymore with the exception of this daily run between the Indiana and Illinois ArcelorMittal plants.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:07:34 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
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Views:  85   Comments: 1
INLX 201 - ArcelorMittal (ex-Inland Steel)
Title:  INLX 201 - ArcelorMittal (ex-Inland Steel)
Description:  The newer bottle cars are numbered with artistic style 3-D numbers that stand out from the bulbous body.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:25:10 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  85   Comments: 0
SOU 62321 - Southern Rwy (NS)
Title:  SOU 62321 - Southern Rwy (NS)
Description:  Today, this coil car is serving as one of the spacer cars in the hot metal bottle car train.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:25:16 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  64   Comments: 0
SOU 65366 - Southern Rwy (NS)
Title:  SOU 65366 - Southern Rwy (NS)
Description:  Today, this gondola is serving as one of the spacer cars in the hot metal bottle car train.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:25:21 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  55   Comments: 0
IHB 3496 - Indiana Harbor Belt
Title:  IHB 3496 - Indiana Harbor Belt
Description:  Today, this gondola is serving as one of the spacer cars in the hot metal bottle car train.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:25:27 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  75   Comments: 0
IHB 50226 - Indiana Harbor Belt
Title:  IHB 50226 - Indiana Harbor Belt
Description:  Today, this gondola is serving as one of the spacer cars in the hot metal bottle car train.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:25:32 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  69   Comments: 0
IHB 60388 - Indiana Harbor Belt
Title:  IHB 60388 - Indiana Harbor Belt
Description:  Today, this gondola is serving as one of the spacer cars in the hot metal bottle car train.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:25:37 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  61   Comments: 0
Hot Metal Bottle Train
Title:  Hot Metal Bottle Train
Description:  The hot metal bottle train heads around the curve at Dolton on its way to the ArcelorMittal finishing plant in Riverdale, IL.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:25:42 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  64   Comments: 0
Hot Metal Bottle Train
Title:  Hot Metal Bottle Train
Description:  The bottle cars with the swollen bodies are easy to spot as they trudge down the tracks at a snail's pace.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:25:46 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  73   Comments: 1
Hot Metal Bottle Train
Title:  Hot Metal Bottle Train
Description:  The last spacer gondola brings up the rear of the hot metal bottle train as it heads around the curve toward the ArcelorMittal finishing plant a few miles away in Riverdale, IL.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:25:51 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  85   Comments: 1

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