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Canadian Railroads > steel mill odditiesDate: 07/04/19 07:45 steel mill oddities Author: hoggerdoug Some slides in my collection taken at Stelco in Hamilton, ON. Images posted with permission and I have done a "copy & paste" from an email describing these things. Sure saved me a lot of typing.
Doug 1. Taken outside the the Diesel Shop at Hilton Works. SW8 #77, the usual power on the 4 Job servicing the 400 Ton Stripper, is sitting on the wash track adjacent to the old 10-9 Mill. Locomotives were typically acid washed once per month before their scheduled inspection. The other unit is a coke oven mogul locomotive used to move the quench car moving fiery hot coke from the battery to the quenching station where it was drenched in bay water before dumping the steaming hot coke onto the coke wharf and belts for delivery to the blast furnaces. 2. Mogul #335 renumbered #6335 was originally built in 1918 as a gas electric by National Steel Car for the construction of the Sir Adam Beck Hydro Electric Power Commission project at Niagara Falls. The Steel Company of Canada purchased it in 1926 and it was used in to move hot metal Klings around the blast furnace until it was rebuilt in 1953 with a Caterpillar diesel prime mover. In its newest configuration with dual enclosed cabs shown in the photo, it was used to move gondolas of rod and bar products around the Bar Mill, 12-10 Mill and #1 Conditioning Mill. 3. Mogul #336 had a very similar heritage to #6335 and 6401. During its rebuild to a Caterpillar prime mover, it was equipped with only one enclosed cab. #6336 is now working at Car Care Company to move rolling stock at the foot Sherman St. in Hamilton On. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/04/19 07:46 by hoggerdoug. Date: 07/04/19 08:49 Re: steel mill oddities Author: perklocal Wow ! Very cool critters. Neat to see how those old units were rebuilt,reconfigured and repurposed over the years. Now that's Kitbashing !
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/04/19 09:51 by perklocal. Date: 07/05/19 15:45 Re: steel mill oddities Author: feclark Funky industrial stuff: great post!
Fred Date: 07/07/19 07:33 Re: steel mill oddities Author: CM80-46 More, more, more! Please! If ya gottum?
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