Bethlehem Steel Company Railroad Operations, Bethlehem, PA Plant In Color Volume 1: Obtaining-Transporting Raw Materials, and Making Iron SPECIAL ORDER ONLY

Morning Sun Books, hardcover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., all-Color photographs.

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, p. 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.