Hot metal car was loaded from New Miami in May 11, 1985. Picture by Brad McClelland.

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Steel Mill Modelers Meet 2018 Part 3

Pictures the Kent, Steel Mill Modeler's Meet 2018 Taken by Tom Wilson and used with his permission.

Chip Syme Penn Central Layout. That is a GP18 Control stand that runs the HO engines.














Steel Mill Modelers Meet 2018 Part 2

Pictures the Kent, Steel Mill Modeler's Meet 2018 Taken by Tom Wilson and used with his permission.

Don Cameron's N scale Layout




Brandon Wehe's scrap plant



Jim DiPaola's layout. Building by Dean Freytag. 



Steel Mill Modelers Meet 2018 Part 1

Pictures of the displays at the Kent, Steel Mill Modeler's Meet 2018 Taken by Scott Woods and used with his permission.

Eric Craig's Open Hearth Furnace








Model Of Nucor mini mill built by Phillip Burnside, Jim Dipaola, and Bill Wolf


Dave Moltrup's collection


Tom Stewart's Collection



A small part of Brandon Wehe's scrap plant


Coolers built by Kevin Tully


Blast furnace and stoves built by Jeff Borne


Saturday, July 21, 2018

Schuylkill Iron Works hot metal car

The Schuylkill Iron Works will be offering a one-piece bottle car for sale. This HO scale Treadwell riveted bottle car resin kit with an ONE piece bottle, This kit is manufactured by Funaro and Camerlengo, exclusively for the Schuylkill Iron Works, and includes Buckeye trucks. Wheels and couplers are not. Shipping is $8.50 for up to 3 cars and $12.00 for 4 to 10 cars. Pennsylvania residents add 6% sales tax.




Friday, July 13, 2018

Chinese Steam 2011 - Beitai Steelworks

Beitai steelworks is 14km SW of Benxi which is, in turn, 84km SE on Shenyang in Liaoning province. These videos are of the operations at the mill. Nothing like steam engines switching at a steel mill.  Filmed December 2011. Enjoy.

Chinese Steam 2011 - Beitai Steelworks Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjWsElg-gaw

Chinese Steam 2011 - Beitai Steelworks Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMLpAbTO9q0

Chinese Steam 2011 - Beitai Steelworks Part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXldyBEEIXY

Chinese Steam 2011 - Beitai Steelworks Part 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfwMUCBSZ-k

China steam finale - Beitai steelworks September 2011

This video features steam locomotives at work in an iron and steel works in China.   Beitai is 14 km south-west of Benxi and Benxi is 84 km south-east of Shenyang.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf8FFRRloJU

Electric arc furnace Georgetown steel mill

There is a video of the electric arc furnace at Liberty Steel Georgetown.

https://www.southstrandnews.com/electric-arc-furance-georgetown-steel-mill/video_98b5bd8a-78b6-11e8-8f21-27b4360282e2.html