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A Hot Metal Bottle Train |
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The first time I saw a hot metal bottle train I was hooked. This is now one of the rarest forms of railroading as most hot metal movements are contained within a steel plant now. The exception is this ArcelorMital bottle train that makes regular runs from the ArcelorMital plant in East Chicago, IN, to their finishing plant in Riverdale, IL, a rough distance of 30 miles mostly on IHB trackage. The bulbous shapes of the cars are an easy way to spot this rare train. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:26:47 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 7135(GP60) |
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88 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 7135 heading up the hot metal bottle train |
| Description: |
Today, NS GP60 #7135 has the honor of taking the empty hot metal bottle trains from the finishing plant in Riverdale, IL, back to the ArcelorMital steel plant in East Chicago, IN. The train had 6 empty bottle cars and 7 spacer gondolas between them. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:26:53 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 7135(GP60) |
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80 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SOU 66208 - spacer car #1 |
| Description: |
The first spacer gondola behind the loco is SOU 66208 with the first bottle car behind. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:26:59 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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49 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
INLX 142 - Hot Metal Bottle Car #1 |
| Description: |
Still carrying the Inland Steel markings is the first hot metal bottle car was #142, now an AcelorMital car. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:27:05 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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81 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SOU 66174 - spacer car #2 |
| Description: |
Between INLX bottle car #142 and #137 was this SOU spacer gondola #66174. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:27:11 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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47 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
INLX 137 - Hot Metal Bottle Car #2 |
| Description: |
The second bottle car was INLX #137 heading back to the ArcelorMital steel plant in East Chicago, IN. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:27:16 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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66 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SOU 66025 - spacer #3 |
| Description: |
This Southern Rwy gondola #66025 rides between INLX 137 and INLX 145. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:27:22 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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58 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
INLX 145 - Hot metal bottle car #3 |
| Description: |
The third empty hot metal bottle car heading back to the ArcelorMital plant in East Chicago, IN, was INLX #145. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:27:28 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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66 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SOU 65254 - spacer #4 |
| Description: |
The fourth spacer gondola was SOU 65254 between INLX 145 & INLX 138. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:27:37 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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56 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
INLX 138 - Hot metal bottle car #4 |
| Description: |
The fourth hot metal bottle car ws INLX 138. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:27:43 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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65 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CR 581905 - spacer #5 |
| Description: |
This Conrail gondola served as the fifth spacer between INLX 138 and INLX 154 in the returning empty hot metal bottle train. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:27:48 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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49 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
INLX 154 - Hot metal bottle car #5 |
| Description: |
INLX 154 was the 5th hot metal bottle car in this empty bottle train returning to the ArcelorMital steel plant in East Chicago, IN. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:27:53 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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64 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SOU 66798 - spacer #6 |
| Description: |
Between bottle cars INLX 154 and INLX 132 was this Southern gondola #66798. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:27:58 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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57 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
INLX 132 - Hot metal bottle car #6 |
| Description: |
The sixth and last hot metal bottle car in the returning train was INLX 132. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:28:04 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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68 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SOU 65993 - spacer #7 |
| Description: |
The last car in the returning empty hot metal bottle train was SOU gondola #65993. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:28:10 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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77 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
And the hot metal bottle train continues east . . . |
| Description: |
toward its home at the ArcelorMital steel plant in East Chicago, IN. This may be one of the very last places in the US to see these rare cars traveling outside of a steel plant. They are truly a rare sight to behold. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2018 Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:28:15 AM |
| Location: |
Dolton Jct, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
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68 Comments: 1 |
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