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What a gorgeous shot! I see the stars too, but I see at least 6...I can't remember what the constellation is, but I think it starts with a W,.......

So, not a wading pool? No No No, of course not. There would be a bunch op "No Diving" signs on the walkway above if it was a wading pool. Silly me.

What a great shot! Love the colors! What is that steel structure on the right? Looks like a power line tower but theres only 1....

Did not know it was legal there?

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Soooo steampunk

I'll bet it's tasty!

This place must be infested with mosquitoes in the spring/summer.

Since these are not on their tracks anymore, I can't imagine how they moved them. The weight must be huge.

@John Galt Thanks; the Bethlehem furnaces are still there, but unfortunately I believe the closest you can legally get to them is from outside a fence on the casino property, but at least they're still standing.
I know these are even farther away and maybe you're aware of them already, but you can actually walk through the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord furnaces in Germany - stoves, casthouse, coal bins; just a fantastic museum. I believe this can also be done at the Völklinger Hütte furnaces, also in Germany.

Thanks! Yep looks like a spotlight to illuminate the skip car loading process.

I wonder if they're hooked up to the vents on top of the furnace, maybe as a way to manually release the heat in case of malfunction.

I wonder if protective gear would do much vs. molten metal, seems like it would go through anything.

I heard a similar story from a guy working at a local steel mill who cleaned giant tanks with extremely high pressure water jets; said he saw a guy get sliced in two when he dropped his line. Crazy stuff.

Also had the chance to acquire a steam burn on my foot once, the blister blew up to about the size of a grapefruit. Fun stuff.

Was this before wearing hard hats, steel toe boots and other safety gear was made mandatory?

It must have been hotter than hell working in this place