905 Comments for Bethlehem Steel Mill

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Yup I've watched slag getting knocked out of these kinds of cars as they slammed the thing into the ground a few times, but wasn't sure if they were also used for the good stuff.
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Nice! Neat to see the weight on the skimmer arm slide down and keep it in the up position, and the metal flowing so fast down that trough.

I love watching them tap the furnaces at U.S. Steel on summer nights; the brightness of the liquid metal is intense, even from far away.
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Ladle car hot tub takes the cake, that would be amazing.
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@Mica Yep the pipes over here were painted blue for some reason.

@autoguy Yeah I wish I just ran around this place shooting everything, but I'm glad I got a better look during my first trip. I recall that these were supposed to be preserved and turned into some kind of museum, but haven't heard much in recent years; I assume the project was unsuccessful, unfortunately. http://bethengines.blogspot.com/ (last updated 10 years ago)
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Excellent shot. Many different elements draw the eye around nicely. Thanx for sharing the great shoot! Maybe do what I do this coming December? I see the good things in my life, see that it could be a lot worse, and think how we all can have a good life if we work together. No theology needed to see the good there.
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Oh no! That's it for this engine house? Pesky flatfoots! I could look at every nut and bolt on those things. This image has incredible stuff in it. The massive flywheels are awesome. Those double-acting pistons are for these giant steam engines. Doubles I'll guess. Small piston is the high pressure and that giant one was the low pressure cylinder. These things are incredible museum pieces in my book.
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Damn that monster is awesome! Show the cylinder and all the parts!
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I want to all those valve trains and the mechanical details. Awesome monsters!
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This is some seriously awesome stuff here! I'd get lost in there. I want some of those to play with! Can fill a few car tires and pool toys with them babies, you betcha.
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Those are little mini license plates out of a box of Captain Crunch.
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Easily lose body parts, if you would still be alive to miss them. Nukes are different, but at the old school coal power plants it got simpler. When a steam leak occurs, the cloud obscures the exact point of the leak. A worker would walk slowly into the steam cloud waving a broom handle out in front of him to feel for the location of the leak.
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Cool circular chart recorders.
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Toasty warm in the winter time! When it was -15F outside, I bet a lot of guys wanted to warm up in that area. July? Not so much.
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Hot tubs, planters, lawn ornaments. I want those in my yard!
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These industrial shoots are awesome. And yeah, these operations could never stop. Once all that stuff is heated up and operating, letting it cool down is not an economical option. This documentary is fantastic:

Bethlehem Steel, The People Who Built America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QTGiHOZZFU