Bethlehem Steel Company Railroad Operations, Bethlehem, PA Plant In Color Volume 1: Obtaining-Transporting Raw Materials, and Making Iron
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Bethlehem Steel Company Railroad Operations, Bethlehem, PA Plant In Color Volume 1: Obtaining-Transporting Raw Materials, and Making Iron
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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.
Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.
Features:
- New
- Hardcover
- Robert Wilt
- Morning Sun Books