Can remember a train of taconite pellets *steaming* past Gilbert on a cold morning, not because there were steam locomotives but because the pellets were fresh out of the furnace heading for the shore. It was a sight to see.
The amount of knowledge I have gained from this video series has been amazing. Thank for for taking the time to make them. This series should win the 2020 railroad video of the year award!
You can load them into conventional hoppers as some railroads who received the ore did but only the bottom half as the other commenters said way to heavy. Basically if you fully loaded a holler you'd b!ow out the bottom entirely.
I learned something today. Thank you. Every time I visit Duluth, I'm impressed by how many ore cars there are, both on the docks and inland.
Another great video. My kudos to all who made this video. Thank you very much. Be safe and healthy please.
Can remember a train of taconite pellets *steaming* past Gilbert on a cold morning, not because there were steam locomotives but because the pellets were fresh out of the furnace heading for the shore. It was a sight to see.
💥 I love learning more about the iron range! Another fantastic video! Thank you so much!
The amount of knowledge I have gained from this video series has been amazing. Thank for for taking the time to make them.
This series should win the 2020 railroad video of the year award!
Thanks! Hoping to get more viewers and subscribers... Any sharing is helpful!!
Pretty good ore car.
fantastic info I never knew any of that thanks for these brilliant videos Ken
Pipes?! LOL: I am definitely very nosey.
This has been on my mind for a while now, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY IRON ORE COULDN’T BE MOVED IN NORMAL HOPPERS?!
Too heavy
Ore density. There was a lead-zinc mine near where I grew up, and the ore cars coming from the concentrating plant were shorter yet.
You can load them into conventional hoppers as some railroads who received the ore did but only the bottom half as the other commenters said way to heavy. Basically if you fully loaded a holler you'd b!ow out the bottom entirely.
So, you need the dirt to make iron. You need a train car to deliver the dirt. You need iron to make a train car... Anyone else see a problem here? ;-)
Until 1900 all the ore cars were made out of wood, so wood cars brought the iron dirt to make metal cars.
Why do you think the first one he showed was wood?
@@BuzzMcmanus1991yo I guess he wasn't paying attention when he showed the wooden cars that brought the first loads of iron ore.
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