Yes we had to replace motor brushes, but that was considerd routine along with a lub job. Other than overheating do to a derailment I don't remember any...
Gotcha. During break in, do you stop the loco to check and lube it? I agree on the parts- I have one of the little hustler locos, and it was stored for a long...
Justin; I do have to include them, I just don't know how the P&LE gons with dedicated equipment were set up. I do have pics of several of the covered gons,...
Adam, Thanks for trying, but it's no big deal as I'm not a modeler. I did try what you suggested. I think that Gmail can take pretty big files though. -- ***...
This is only marginally related to the steel industry, but I thought it might be amusing to members of the group: http://www.lightsourcephoto.com/rr_page.html ...
Remember guys this is April Fools Day. DO you have any evidence to corroborate that story? Ricmk ... From: Kevin Scanlon To: STEEL@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Mike, No. I lubed before starting the run and checked the motor temperature by touch periodically. For lubrication, I put tiny bit of Labelle oil on the motor...
Great, Thank you very much. That saves renting a car to leave sitting in the parking lot at the hotel for 4 days. I am meeting up with John Best and Mike...
Hello, I was reading something today about the one of the old PA works that mentioned the company store and it got me thinking in light of the discussion...
Thank you for that great idea, Mike . . . I'll add it to my list of needed buildings. --Jon ... From: STEEL@yahoogroups.com [mailto:STEEL@yahoogroups.com] On...
Gmail can accept up to 20 Meg attachments (which is pretty standard now), but that means nothing when the person's sending server will only send 10 megs...
Justin; I suspect the first of them came around in '56 or '57, but my data is for '64. There is a good photo of one of the converted NYC cover cars in the NYC...
I have never heard of a company store in a steel mill town. I grew up in Western PA and I heard about company stores in mining towns, but never the mills. I...
Youngstown Sheet & Tube operated STESCO, the Sheet and Tube Employee Stores Company. I have a brass token around here somwhere issued by them. I don't know...
From the Report on Conditions of Employment in the Iron and Steel Industry 1913 COMPANY STORES. In the course of this investigation a study was made of 24...
... The South Side (Pittsburgh) Goodwill building was J&L's company store, Pittsburgh Mercantile Company. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Not too surprising considering the state of the steel industry right now.... I wonder if the Allegheny Technologies Brackenridge expansion will be postponed...
Nope....building is being done as we speak - scott Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: James Evans <jrevans@...> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009...
Hi! The resident expert in the Birmingham District on company stores is an elderly gentleman who exhibits photos and artifacts at the Bessemer Hall of...
Hi! The resident expert in the Birmingham District on company stores is an elderly gentleman who exhibits photos and artifacts at the Bessemer Hall of...
Were Company Stores at all common in the steel industry? I've never heard of one before. Other industries, yes, but not steel, and I'm sure we would have had...
Well, it looks like for some of us waiting has paid off! Walthers has just announced that they are selling the handrail kits for the blast furnaces, rolling...
The project was actually halted a few weeks ago - it's just now getting out - below is more info.   http://www.postgazette.com/pg/09092/960021-28.stm   ...
pat: I use your URL but no response. Where is this info on their web page? John Glaab **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for...
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