Rick, I know the shipping costs are bad, you should see what I am spending to ship glasses to a customer in Cincinnati every quarter. Living in the hinterlands...
After months of speculation and rumor, US Steel announced today that it likes its current tube business and has no intention of selling it. Recent sales and...
On May 23, 2006 I toured the Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Mingo Junction Works. With the future of the hot end in doubt, I thought you might like to see what I...
For those of you who are members of the Railroad Industry SIG, Lineside 16-4 is in the mail - with a renewal reminder. Contains an initial review of the...
Great photos Rick. Looks like you had a very extensive tour. Thanks for posting and sharing all your photos. Do you know of any site plans for this facility? ...
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Nice shots, Rick. Just curious about your camera that you used as the clarity and detail are quite good. Point & Shoot or DSLR? Thanks, Julius...
In a message dated 10/23/2006 11:44:21 A.M. Central Standard Time, b.e.brosnan@... writes: Larry The NMRA Bulletin had an article about a track plan for...
Brendan, I would be interested in seeing it. Larry ... From: Brendan Brosnan To: STEEL@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 12:36 PM Subject: [STEEL]...
I uploaded the Union RR article to the files section in the Union RR file folder. ... From: Larry Koran [SMTP:larryboy2@...] Sent: Thursday, November...
Several officials at US Steel (unofficially) have indicated that they may reduce fourth quarter production as high as 400,000 tons. This is to keep production...
This question has boggled my mind for sometime and I need to have an answer. Could one of you fine folks please answer this for me ? Patrick Beaufort,SC DRSC...
Hello all, I'm in need of one good photo for my next HO scratch build. I'm in need of a furnace charging machine for the open hearth ,I plan on building. Is it...
A Q-BOP gets its oxygen through the bottom. A BOP gets its oxygen with a "lance" from the top. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
There was a period in the 1960-'s - 1970's when it was thought that only certain grades of steel could be made in a BOF. At that time it was common to have...
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In a traditional BOF the oxygen is blown in through a lance that enters the vessel from the top. In a Q-BOP, the oxygen is blown in through ports in the...
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Hello, The OBM process (Oxygen-Boden Maxhütte engl. like "Oxygen Bottom Maxhütte") is also a steel making process with oxygen (and argon) blown into the...
Hello, Is this the article from the old MR magazine? If so I already have it =-) Scott Eric Catalano - '04 - Present Brakeman/Conductor/Remote Controlled Loco...
This arrangement was done at the old U.S.S. Plant in Geneva (Geneva Steel). One side of the building was for the two BOP's and the other side had the old ...
Hi! A Q-BOP requires less building height and could be retro-fitteed into old open hearth furnace buildings as at USS Fairfield and Geneva Works and use...
Esmark, the company that now seems to have the inside track to take control of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel have stated that if Mittal Steel has to sell the...
With all the photos that I have of the Jeannette blast furnace and the complete set of enginering drawings that I have of the plant, is anyone interested in...
Absolutely! We just need to find a convenient way for you to share this information so it's not such a burden on you. What can any of us do to assist with...
I don't know if this site has been shared with everyone or not. But there are some high-quality photos of various steel mills around the world. Might be...