New Carlise, IN: I/N Tek and I/N Kote

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Adam Powell commented on Arturo's picture of NS CP 502: "That is a lot of steel headed to New Carlise, IN."

I asked: "Who makes what in New Carlise?"

Arturo answered: "There's a sheet steel processing plant in New Carlisle called I/N Tek, I/N Kote. The train in the pic is a shuttle that runs between ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor and New Carlisle."

Dale Burkhalter added: "Had friends on the I/N Tek job for years. It was a regular 7 days a week job."

Arturo responded: "I don't think I can even count how many times I've shot that train over the years. Conrail SD40Rs 6971/6972 were the regular power when I first started shooting in the 1990s, mean to do models of those two one of these days!"

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IN Tek and IN Kote in New Carlisle specialize in steel finishing parts that go into millions of new cars and household appliances.

"It cost about $1.2 billion to build the I/N Tek & I/N Kote complex, and the owners have invested another $212 million in the facility over the years to ensure it’s competitive....And more than 500 people are working at I/N Tek & I/N Kote....Steel coils are delivered daily to the New Carlisle property on trains from Indiana Harbor and Burns Harbor. Those coils are than processed further through cold-rolling at I/N Tek and coating at I/N Kote. About 2 million tons of steel are processed there annually." [SouthBendTribune]