Working rail roads and their tracks.

[BravoXray]

Looks like you're gonna get a new overpass?

Actually, it's going to be in Dunlap, at the south end of the Concord Mall.

I haven't heard about one in Goshen proper, though.
I live just north of Goshen and try to keep up on all the infrastructure projects.

When they built the new bypass that routes US33 along the RR tracks, I noticed that the overpass on the line that branched off to Wabash was built with steel beams, while the one over Lincoln Ave. and Cottage Street are pre-stressed concrete beams, that came out of Decatur, IN. I asked one of the engineers on the site about it, and she said the railroad only allows overpasses to be built with steel beams. The say it's easier to inspect for structural problems and cheaper.

 

[MossRoad]

You brought it up, I just expanded on your comment a bit but knowing your style of moderation, stands to reason you'd say that....

On that particular subject I have some personal observations and could go off for hours. I'm sure a lot of other folks could to. So best to enjoy the smells of the bird in the oven and talk about trains.

 

[ultrarunner]

The local steel plant is still going... deep water port and adapted. over the years material to build SF bridges, metal for canned goods, metal for auto makers and NUMMI GM/Toyota was a good customer and created thousands of jobs... Tesla is now there.

U. S. Steel

 

[MossRoad]

Actually, it's going to be in Dunlap, at the south end of the Concord Mall.

I haven't heard about one in Goshen proper, though.
I live just north of Goshen and try to keep up on all the infrastructure projects.

When they built the new bypass that routes US33 along the RR tracks, I noticed that the overpass on the line that branched off to Wabash was built with steel beams, while the one over Lincoln Ave. and Cottage Street are pre-stressed concrete beams, that came out of Decatur, IN. I asked one of the engineers on the site about it, and she said the railroad only allows overpasses to be built with steel beams. The say it's easier to inspect for structural problems and cheaper.

Like the Mishawaka Road area? Huh. Seems awful close to the CR17 overpass. Anyhow, another way to get over the tracks sure would be helpful. That's such a congested area for train traffic.

 

[5030]

On that particular subject I have some personal observations and could go off for hours. I'm sure a lot of other folks could to. So best to enjoy the smells of the bird in the oven and talk about trains.

No bird here. I don't like turkey at all. Standing rib and a small Elk roast.

On trains, I believe (if I remember correctly) Weirton had a fleet of aging ALCO switcher locomotives, all painted grey and black and all uniformly dirty. I remember them struggling up the incline from the mill proper to the higher storage track and stalling about halfway up and getting a second ALCO to help them up the grade.

 

[5030]

The local steel plant is still going... deep water port and adapted. over the years material to build SF bridges, metal for canned goods, metal for auto makers and NUMMI GM/Toyota was a good customer and created thousands of jobs... Tesla is now there.

U. S. Steel

Another 'joint venture' with an offshore company. Such is life today.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Aluminum production requires bauxite and electricity. There isn't much bauxite mined in the U.S. Never has been. Only during WWII.

Bauxite mining in the United States - Wikipedia

They had a full coal fired electric plant hooked up to them. They blamed high electric cost for closing. When the plant closed, the electric plant closed.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Hauled a lot of coils from Weirton steel. They ran a quality mill and believe it or not SDI bought a pile of Terne plate coils from them. Weirton Steel like the other mills on the river all suffered from the same issues, again, a suffocating union and unmanageable legacy costs plus lack of upgrading their infrastructure. You cannot stay profitable running 50 year old plus equipment.

Weirton had a really neat on site rail system. Many times, loading in various parts of the mill, you shared the loading facilities with trains and space was always tight. I remember many times the clearance between the trains and trucks was very minimal as in you didn't dare open your door or the train car would remove it.

The Union and legacy costs bankrupted Weirton Steel more than any one issue, just like the mill north of them The Ohio river provided cheap materials transportation cost (river barges), but it wasn't enough in the end.

I spent many hours there and hauled many tons of steel back to SDI in Butler as well as their other enterprises in Toledo.

Nice thing about hauling out of there was how heavy we could load legally. On permits, we could put 80 grand on the deck and be 100% legal on permits. 120,000 pounds gross in Ohio and Indiana on permits on 5 axles. A nice pair of 40K nuggets was always good and we were paid by the hundredweight.

Just remember the slow slog up Ohio 7 with the engine screaming. Once you got to Youngstown is was pretty flat from then on.

I bet Weirton is a ghost town now.

Have to agree on the union thing. I have a dislike for unions after growing up in a strong union area, and watching them continually strike and put companies out of business. I understand the need for unions, but everything in life involves compromises and they never seemed to want to. Seen too many places close. Unions weren’t the only reason though.

 

[Hay Dude]

The local steel plant is still going... deep water port and adapted. over the years material to build SF bridges, metal for canned goods, metal for auto makers and NUMMI GM/Toyota was a good customer and created thousands of jobs... Tesla is now there.

U. S. Steel

We still have Lukens Steel (now owned by Arcelor Mittal)

 

[RobS]

Actually, it's going to be in Dunlap, at the south end of the Concord Mall.

I haven't heard about one in Goshen proper, though.
I live just north of Goshen and try to keep up on all the infrastructure projects.

When they built the new bypass that routes US33 along the RR tracks, I noticed that the overpass on the line that branched off to Wabash was built with steel beams, while the one over Lincoln Ave. and Cottage Street are pre-stressed concrete beams, that came out of Decatur, IN. I asked one of the engineers on the site about it, and she said the railroad only allows overpasses to be built with steel beams. The say it's easier to inspect for structural problems and cheaper.

I'm not aware of another one planned for Goshen, just that one in Dunlap. We call that new overpass the roller coaster. I'm sure you know why!