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Re: (erielack) the ERIE and EL and types of steel

Crucible Steel still exists as in the image at:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/92/235616035_d2851daf33.jpg%3Fv%3D0&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/dreher21/235616035/&usg=__Ltq6CLnYqMkKG5cadu20fFXWcmk=&h=375&w=500&sz=120&hl=en&start=20&tbnid=jZRFv55l6E-_EM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3DCrucible%2Bsteel%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

Or:

http://tinyurl.com/mabzco

 This plant is in Solvay NY, near Syracuse. They use electric furnaces here 
to make specialty steels. They also used these same EAF's during the years 
they were served by Erie Lackawanna on the Oswego Branch. I don't remember 
exactly when they stopped getting rail service, but I do remember seeing 
gondolas spotted on their siding until at least 1974 for outbound loads.

 If one thinks of the infamous Bethlehem Steel facility and it's tall 
features, note they are non-existent at the Crucible plant in Solvay. Hope 
this is of some help. Inbound loads were scrap metal. Alot of that from a 
nearby dealer. No coal loads needed for electric furnaces.


Todd K. Stearns


- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>
To: "'EL Mail List'" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 9:07 PM
Subject: RE: (erielack) the ERIE and EL and types of steel


> Thanks very much Steve, for getting an expert to weigh in on this.  The 
> reason for asking is that
> the incoming deliveries to a BOF vs and EAF are different, and I wanted to 
> know if there were EAFs
> on the EL, as it would add variety to the traffic inbound to a "steel 
> mill."
>
> I know (I think) what a BOF plant would typically look like.  I'm not so 
> sure I know what an EAF
> would look like as distinct from a BOF.  IF we can try the patience of the 
> list a bit more, can the
> visible differences be quickly explained?
>
> SGL


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