[Date Prev][Date Next] [Chronological] [Thread] [Top]

Re: (erielack) East Stroudsburg Industry

Mike:
    Thank you for the information.  I never heard of this place until 
visiting it and seeing it mentioned in the track diagrams.  Seems like a 
pretty substantial consignee.

Scott

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Oravec" <MOEL_@_paonline.com>
To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) East Stroudsburg Industry


> Scott and all,
>
> It was the International Boiler Works Company (founded in 1886).  The 
> company originally manufactured a line of full length tube vertical 
> boilers which were used for all kinds of construction machinery (e.g. 
> furnishing steam for a pile driver).  With the decline in that market and 
> since the mid-Twenties, they produced heating and power boilers for 
> building and industrial applications, including some real mega-sized 
> boilers.  IBW had a lot of government and specifically, defense facility 
> contracts which placed them up there in some applications with larger 
> companies like Babcock and Wilcox and Combustion Engineering Co.  (Pocono 
> Record info)
>
> I believe the plant closed in the early 90s and is now one huge industrial 
> clean-up site.  (see photos on Flickr)
>
> Mike Oravec
>
>
>
> Scott Lupia wrote:
>> I was looking at the Sheppard Track Diagrams while at East Stroudsburg 
>> last week and came across the site of the Boiler Works, just west of the 
>> Courtland St. Crossing.  The track is shown on the diagrams but I was 
>> wondering if the boiler works was still receiving shipments during the 
>> early 70's.  I have never seen any mention of this industry anywhere. 
>> Anyone know anything about it?  It is a huge building with what looks 
>> like one track running right up the center of the building.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Scott
>>
>>
>
> The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List
> http://EL-List.railfan.net/
> To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html 


	The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List
	http://EL-List.railfan.net/
	To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html

------------------------------