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| David Schauer posted There is lots of eye candy in this aerial image from November 21, 1978. The altitude is high but you can tell the fall grain rush is on with vessels at elevators, plus interestingly one at the Cutler (Compass) slip in Duluth. Three salties occupy the inner harbor anchorage back when that was common (today they anchor in the lake, which provides more room to maneuver and adjust to wind). A boat is loading at the fairly new MERC/SMET coal dock (it looks like the St. Clair given a big stern deck). The laker headed through BN's Wisconsin Draw might be a tanker? Basgen Photography Nathan Leindecker: That’s gotta be one of the standard oil tankers going through the bridge. Not much that small existed in the late 70s. Al Miller: Nathan Leindecker Black hull with a red deck would be a Standard Oil tanker. Matt Miner: I agree with the St Clair at SMET. The two black & orange salties (loading grain & unloading) are likely the Torm Estrid or Torm Kristina. A FedNave straight decker to the left of one of the orange salties. Same class as the current Oakglen. All 5 were new boats in 78. Cindy McDonnell: Hey any chance someone could mark one of these photos up with the current names of the slips and terminals? And nick names too please? I heard one of the elevators is called Fruity Pebbles. Is that true? David Schauer Cindy McDonnell The port of Duluth has a nice map at this link. Not sure about fruity pebbles, lol. https://duluthport.com/.../port-operations-and-facilities/ |
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| This photo has been moved to Superior, WI: Cenex-Harvest States (CHS) Grain and M/V Whistler |
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| David Schauer posted Lots of eye candy in this aerial image of the Duluth-Superior harbor from 1959. Of note are all the lakers at the DM&IR ore docks due to a steel strike as well as an unidentified boat being unloaded at the Missabe's coal dock just east of the ore docks. There is also a laker at the Soo Line freight house on Connor's Point. Have fun with this one. Basgen Photography Dan Hinnenkamp: Notice the footings being poured for the Blatnik Bridge. Al Miller: A boat at the freight shed on Connors Point and the old whaleback building slips still in place in the shipyard. The three slips perpendicular to the shipyard. One boat is docked along the mouth of all three. Dan Mackey: I find it interesting that the pivot point for the streetcar bridge is still in the slip. Thought that would have been long gone by then. |
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| David Schauer posted This image from Skyline about 10 years ago shows the J.B. Ford at the Meehan Dock and American Victory at Elevator M [in the background]. Sadly, both have been scrapped. Also visible is the cement storage boat J.A.W. Iglehart at the Lafarge cement dock and s/s Meteor at Barkers Island, both still with us. Superior, WI - May 5, 2015 [David must have used a really long telephoto lens to take this photo. And he must have cropped the photo because I think the J.A.W. Iglehart was at the base of the cement silos on the left. They are now labeled Ash Grove Duluth Terminal on Google Maps. Meeham Dock is now labeled Northway Carriers. The grain elevator in the foreground is labeled Gavilon Grain.] |
AMAX Coal CompanyThunderbird CollieriesWright MineLocal Union 1015 UMWAThis mine was located south of Boonville, IN on Yankeetown Road. It featured two versions of Marion stripping shovels, a 5561 and a 5761SS (Super Stripper). The Super Stripper had a newer cable crowd system which allowed it to utilize a 70 yard bucket, whereas the older 5561 had a traditional rack and pinion crowd system.The Wright mine started operations in 1950 and ran through 1984, producing between 1 and 2 million tons each year.
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| Stine James posted One of my favorite shovels, the Marion 5561. This Type was first built in 1940 and followed by 16 additional examples. This photo shows one of the last ones built used at Ayrshire Collieries' Wright Mine south of Boonville, Indiana with a 120 ft. boom and a 45 yd. dipper. Many 5561's were moved several times to serve at different mines during their career. Many existed 30-40 years before being scrapped. |
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| Map AMAX, 1975-1981 Coal Seam/Member: Springfield Coal Mbr. |
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| Eric Kruse posted The old locomotive facilities of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad at Millinocket, Maine; including the coal tower, turntable, 3 stall roundhouse, and a CP caboose. November 2, 2001 |
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| Bill Groder posted, cropped Abandoned coal tower in Millinocket ,Maine yard .The former Roundhouse is to the right. Dennis DeBruler: It is so unusual to see a coaling tower that still has its metal pieces. This is an excellent view of the skip hoist. |
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| Steven J. Brown posted Norfolk Southern C44-9W 9484 passes Crest Tower in Crestline, Ohio - October 13, 2003. |
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| Steven M Geisler posted Conrail (PC, PRR) Crest Tower. CREST, Crestline, OH. Sept. 17, 1982. Tim Shanahan shared |
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| Dale DeVene posted Conrail westbound PIHO-2 led by C36-7 6642 is swinging around the connection at Crestline, Ohio on February 21, 1992, past a closed Crestline Tower. This connection was a vital link between the former Pennsylvania Ft. Wayne Line east of Crestline and the former New York Central "Big 4" west of Crestline. Today, the track is cut, the switches on the Pennsy side are gone and possibly the on the NYC side as well (It's a while since I've been over that way to look.) Regardless, this track is no longer needed. Photo by Dale A. DeVene Jr. C.G. Tower: They are gone on the NYC side....the signal remains however, forever red now... Dale DeVene posted again Conrail westbound swings off the PRR Ft. Wayne Line and on to the former NYC Big 4 route in Crestline, Ohio on February 2, 1992, at 10:35am. The scene has changed dramatically since then. The tower is gone, the track PIHO is on is still there, but disconnected at both ends. Single track on both railroads to the north and east and the connection in the northwest corner of the diamond was installed and is used on a regular basis by the local and weekly W&LE trackage rights train from here to Lima, Ohio and return. Photo by Dale A. DeVene Jr. Tim Shanahan shared |
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| 1 "Crest" tower in Crestline, Ohio |
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| 2 A Drawing of the CTC machine at "Crestline" tower Drawing by:Ed Spopobalski |
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| 3 A Drawing of the CTC machine at "Crestline" tower Drawing by:Ed Spopobalski |
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| 4 A brand new "Crestline" tower and the old one to the Right.. Photo by: Chip Syme Collection |
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| Ray Peacock commented on Darren's first photo 5/29/54. A Westbound NYC passenger train passed the tower after a station stop led by a Niagara. ©️John Dziobko Jr. GodfatherRails.com |
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| Ronnie Amore posted The original car shops, built in 1893, as seen from N. Thoman St, Crestline,OH. looking southwest along the CCC&StL mainline, 1917. (photo by F. M. Hill) |
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| Steve Golden posted Big River Steel 2016 Prior to startup David Fast: Spray cooled shell. [I assume those shells are one of the innovations that various YouTube videos claim they have made but never explain. It can produce 170 ton every 35 min, tap to tap average. Some of the comments speculate about weather or not US Steel will interfere with the operations. Specifically, will the change the pay structure. Supposedly, nothing changes.] Steve Golden: That’s EAF #1. #2 is about ready to commission |
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| Steve Golden commented on his post indicating that this is the same furnace |
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| safe_image for Big River Steel that U.S. Steel is acquiring completes $716 million expansion project |
