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Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train |
| Description: |
The distinctive shape of the hot metal bottle car train is apparent from a distance away on its morning run from the ArcelorMittal plant in East Chicago, IN (former Inland Steel) to the finishing plant in Riverdale, IL. |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2014 Upload Date: 10/23/2014 5:48:13 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5072(GP38-2) |
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149 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train |
| Description: |
Heading up the westbound hot metal bottle train is NS #5072 with its unique plaintive horn. |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2014 Upload Date: 10/23/2014 5:48:24 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5072(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
106 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train |
| Description: |
Serving as the first spacer car in the hot metal bottle train is this Southern Rwy gondola. The spacer serves a vital role to spread the massive weights of the bottle cars spread out to prevent rail damage. |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2014 Upload Date: 10/23/2014 5:48:34 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Track,Action |
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88 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train |
| Description: |
The second car in the train is one of the hot metal bottle cars. On rainy days you can see the steam rising from the hot body. In the winter you can feel on a close trackside the heat as it passes by. Sometimes you can see the glow from the metal inside around the loose fitting lids. |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2014 Upload Date: 10/23/2014 5:48:45 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Track,Action |
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106 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train |
| Description: |
Third car in the train is this gondola used as a spacer to separate and distribute the weight on the rails from the bottle cars. |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2014 Upload Date: 10/23/2014 5:48:56 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Track,Action |
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100 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train |
| Description: |
INLX 134 is the fourth car in the train and a first time capture for me. This one has been eluding me for nearly 10 years! Finally glad to have caught this one! |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2014 Upload Date: 10/23/2014 5:49:05 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Track,Action |
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96 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train |
| Description: |
The fifth car in the hot metal bottle train is this homegrown Indiana Harbor Belt gondola to act as another spacer between the massive bottle cars. |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2014 Upload Date: 10/23/2014 5:49:18 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Track,Action |
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67 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train |
| Description: |
The 6th car is another of the hot metal bottle cars from ArcelorMittal (formerly Inland Steel, hence the INLX reporting mark). |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2014 Upload Date: 10/23/2014 5:49:27 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Track,Action |
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136 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train |
| Description: |
Another view of the 3rd bottle car in the train, #132. |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2014 Upload Date: 10/23/2014 5:49:42 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Track,Action |
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136 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train |
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Bringing up the rear of the train as another spacer car is this NS gondola. These trains make nearly daily runs from East Chicago, IN, to Riverdale, IL. Fascinating piece of railroading that isn't seen much anymore outside of this locaiton between the two states. |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2014 Upload Date: 10/23/2014 5:52:04 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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109 Comments: 3 |
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