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  1. Copper & Iron Works distant view of embankment work

    Copper & Iron Works distant view of embankment work

    This shot was taken to show the overall affect of the stacked stone rock work, actual stacked stones I made interlocking molds of for layout/building construction work, as well as the heavy board retaining wall to show the affects of both. Note, stones need to be stained yet.
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    • amp at construction copper iron retaining the wall works
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    • Category: Benchwork, Roadbed and Track Construction Photos
  2. Iron Belt #236 leads a northbound coal drag

    Iron Belt #236 leads a northbound coal drag

    A pair of SD38-2 locos, still wearing the colors of the fallen-flag Iron Belt regional line, pull a string of coal hoppers northbound through the town of Parma, Ohio, on CSX's Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling [CL&W] Subdivision. Their cargo is destined for the coke ovens of the Erie Steel...
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    • belt cl&w coal coke iron sd38-2
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    • Category: Dioramas and Mini-Scenes
  3. Coke quenching in action

    Coke quenching in action

    A huge cloud of steam rises skyward as thousands of gallons of water rains down upon freshly-baked, 2000-F coke. The Iron Belt Railway (now a subdivision of CSX) transports the raw coal from mines in West Virginia to this Lake Erie steel mill; ore and limestone, the other two key ingredients in...
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    • coal coke iron
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    • Category: Cities, Towns and Industrial Areas
  4. Iron Belt 236 and 227

    Iron Belt 236 and 227

    Iron Belt SD38-2's #236 and #227 serve as rear helpers on mixed freight on Dean Freytag's South Ridge Lines
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    • belt iron sd38-2
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    • Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives




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