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Viewing Album:  Another Hot Metal Bottle Train
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:9/18/2013 - 9/18/2013
Album Info:Caught the regular run of the hot metal bottle train coming from East Chicago, IN, on its way to Riverdale, IL, finishing plant while I was in Dolton, IL. Can't pass up a chance to post these interesting cars!
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Hot Metal Bottle Train
Title:  Hot Metal Bottle Train
Description:  NS 5101 is heading up today's turn between the ArcelorMittal steel plant in East Chicago, IN and ArcelorMittal finishing plant in Riverdale, IL.
Photo Date:  9/18/2013  Upload Date: 11/17/2014 5:48:10 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  NS 5101(GP38-2)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
First car in Bottle Train - spacer
Title:  First car in Bottle Train - spacer
Description:  The first car behind NS 5101 is this spacer gondola.
Photo Date:  9/18/2013  Upload Date: 11/17/2014 5:48:25 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  56   Comments: 0
Second Car in Bottle Train - Bottle Car #136
Title:  Second Car in Bottle Train - Bottle Car #136
Description:  Rusty orange and smelling like hot metal is this hot metal bottle car. Note the 3/2 truck set in front and back.
Photo Date:  9/18/2013  Upload Date: 11/17/2014 5:48:38 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  130   Comments: 0
Third Car in Bottle Train - spacer
Title:  Third Car in Bottle Train - spacer
Description:  The third car is this spacer gondola, relatively rare Lake Michigan & Indiana gondola at that.
Photo Date:  9/18/2013  Upload Date: 11/17/2014 5:48:52 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  78   Comments: 0
Fourth Car in Bottle Train - Bottle Car #147
Title:  Fourth Car in Bottle Train - Bottle Car #147
Description:  The fourth car is this rusty orange bottle car again with the 3/2 truck combination.
Photo Date:  9/18/2013  Upload Date: 11/17/2014 5:49:13 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  62   Comments: 0
Fifth Car in Bottle Train - spacer
Title:  Fifth Car in Bottle Train - spacer
Description:  To space the weight out between the bottle cars, this gondola rides between two bottle cars in the train.
Photo Date:  9/18/2013  Upload Date: 11/17/2014 5:49:30 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  55   Comments: 0
Sixth Car in the Bottle Train - Bottle car #149
Title:  Sixth Car in the Bottle Train - Bottle car #149
Description:  The 6th car is this hot metal bottle car.
Photo Date:  9/18/2013  Upload Date: 11/17/2014 5:49:51 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  204   Comments: 0
Seventh Car in the Bottle Train - spacer
Title:  Seventh Car in the Bottle Train - spacer
Description:  IHB 3472 serves as one of the spacers used between the heavy hot metal bottle cars.
Photo Date:  9/18/2013  Upload Date: 11/17/2014 5:50:13 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  58   Comments: 0
Eighth car in the Bottle Train - Bottle Car #206
Title:  Eighth car in the Bottle Train - Bottle Car #206
Description:  The last bottle car is slightly different with 3 sets of 4 wheel trucks on each end.
Photo Date:  9/18/2013  Upload Date: 11/17/2014 5:50:31 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  118   Comments: 0
Ninth & Last Car in the Bottle Train - spacer
Title:  Ninth & Last Car in the Bottle Train - spacer
Description:  The last car used as a spacer is this fallen flag Southern gondola.
Photo Date:  9/18/2013  Upload Date: 11/17/2014 5:50:53 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  136   Comments: 0
Hot Metal Bottle Train Departs
Title:  Hot Metal Bottle Train Departs
Description:  The bottle train continues slowly toward the curve leading to the ArcelorMittal finishing plant in Riverdale, IL.
Photo Date:  9/18/2013  Upload Date: 11/17/2014 5:51:08 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  87   Comments: 1

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