BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY Railroad Ops, Vol. 1: RAW MATERIALS & MAKING IRON (NEW) for Sale

BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY Railroad Ops, Vol. 1: RAW MATERIALS & MAKING IRON (NEW) For Sale

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BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY Railroad Ops, Vol. 1: RAW MATERIALS & MAKING IRON (NEW):
$62.95

BethlehemSteel Company Railroad Operations in Color
Vol. 1 – Obtaining, TransportingRaw Materials, and Making Ironby RobertWitt

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Published 2017

The book begins with a synopsis of the history of this old and huge steel plant. The follows two 2-page aerial photographs to give the reader a perspective of the size of the whole facility.

This first volume focuses on the various class 1 railroads (Reading Company and Lehigh Valley) bringing ore, limestone, and coal to Bethlehem and delivery to the plant by the Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England Railroad.

Contents:
A Brief History of Bethlehem Steel Company, pp. 3-9;
Glossary of Terms, pp. 10-11;
OBTAINING RAW MATERIALS:
Iron Ore, pp. 12-23;
Limestone, pp. 24-27;
Bituminous Coal, pp. 28-47;
Super-Heated Air, pg. 48;
TRANSPORTING RAW MATERIALS:
Coke and Limestone Transport, pp. 49-55;
Ore Dumping, pp. 56-63;
Ore Transport, pp. 64-71;
Scrap Metal Transport, pp. 72-73;
Making Iron, pp. 74-128.

Hardbound w/dust cover, 8.5x11, 128 pages, 250+ color photographs withcaptions.
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