Detroit Steel Mill Trains: Ford Dearborn Works
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มิ.ย. 2024
- On May 27th, 2024, I ventured into the suburbs of Detroit to visit Cleveland Cliffs Dearborn Works, formally a part of the Ford River Rouge Complex. I'd been wanting to film Dearborn Works for quite a while, as there aren't many recent photos or videos of the railroad used the transport molten iron to the mill's BOF (Basic Oxygen Furnace). I was surprised to find quite a lot of action inside with switchers going about their duties. The track layout was pretty fascinating with how it cut through buildings and across roads. The freighter Lee A. Tregurtha also happened to be moored in the mill during my visit after unloading iron ore pellets. I hope to return to Dearborn when it's not so windy to film some other areas of the mill I didn't get a chance to capture!
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Nice to see the mill still going strong. I remember when Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point mill outside of Baltimore was busy with trains coming off the PRR, B&O, and WM going every which way. Unfortunately, that's just a memory now.
Every model railroaders wet dream
It is amazing to see 🇺🇸American steel works/ factories in operation! The trains and Laker add to the scene! Great stuff!👌👍
Thanks!
This is cool, i worked for a railway for 21 years. Now im a expediter, i have been here, delivered parts for this facility and the locomotives
Thank you! Very neat.
Steel mills are mind boggling operations. This is a fantastic video capturing the feel and action. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! Appreciate it!
Thank God for drones! Nice video, Sam.
Agreed! Thank you!
Overcast skies made for great filming. Nice job.
Certainly! Thanks.
The former Bethlehem Steel site in Buffalo (Lackawanna) was massive like this one, about 1,100 acres. Shame it’s gone, though it’s slowly being revitalized and repurposed to light industrial use.
Sam! Another awesome video! I was waiting for another one from you.
These are industrial symphonies and you are a maestro!
Stereo spatial sound too!
Epic!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
@@SamLovesTrains I did, I did!
Keep up the great work mr
Thid is an interesting video of the engines moving hot metal cars in Cleveland Cliffs' Dearborn Works steel plant, Sam! From the drone footage the plant almost looks like it is part of a model railroad layout. I have seen at least one video of the Lee A. Tregurtha being loaded at the ire dock in Marquett, Michigan. Thank you for making the trip to Dearborn, Michigan to record this video! (24 June 2024 at 1841)
You should film the nearby Great Lakes steel mill before it’s torn down
Once again some fantastic footage. That virtually is a city within the Detroit area one can't help but wonder how long it would take to walk the circumference of the plant. That unique in and out of the building and the track in between the two buildings sure makes it interesting along with that abandoned Highline. No doubt that structure was built in the earliest days of the plant. You passed over one of the bottle cars that was just glowing Orange its so bright it just stands out so vividly. It's actually quite a small engine house and when you swung around for the head on photo that unit was one of the special ones Ford ordered for the plant. No doubt someone still grumbles that a GM works at a Ford plant. Again many thanks for bringing current pictures and details to light.
Thank you! I love getting those above angles to look into the torpedo cars. I went back to Gary Works the other day and got a shot of some torpedoes there with a lower camera exposure. It let me actually see the molten iron bubbling inside!
Great video of this MASSIVE steel mill that resembles a model railroad layout. The placement of the track is perfect to have access to each part of the plant. To see that steel through the top of car definitely looked like hot lava. Thanks again SLT for sharing this video with us along with your PRICELESS time and effort. Cheers from Laurel, Delaware.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video
Cool i like this video
Very cool video Sam!
Thank you!
Nice catches!
Belo video mi estimado Amigo pelo Like, un saludo
Gracias!
Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing
Thank you! And thanks for viewing!
Great video of the Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Mill in Detroit, Michigan, Sam.
Glad you enjoyed it!
kinda sad as there are 6 blast furnaces in your video of which only 1 is active now. so much offshoring of steel production will probably bite us in the rear someday
Steel demand has fallen way off since 1970
I just LOVE the grittiness of it all. I am a FORD fan so that adds some interest. Does your drone do live sound? That adds greatly to the recording.
Cleveland Cliffs bought Arcelor Mittal plant in Cleveland Ohio too.
Outstanding video Sam! Had no idea that this mill still existed.
Thanks. Not many seem to film this mill!
amazing footage , My grandfather worked at the Rouge plant , I am surprised at how run down it looks and that it is still operating ! I have to ask you , do you need permission to film something like that ? That is a landmark of Detroit auto history , at one time I believe that was the largest industrial complex in the world .
Thank you! It has downsized over the years, but it’s cool to see there’s still stuff going on at Rouge. There weren’t any flight restrictions that I was alerted about when I took off, and if the mill doesn’t own the airspace, they can’t do anything about me flying. I try my best to keep a safe distance above most of the operations.
A fascinating video. It looks to me that the blast furnace is well and truly been mothballed. So do you know what happens to the iron ore pellets unloaded from the Lee A. 👍
Thanks! There’s one active blast furnace here, and that’s what the Tregurtha was delivering ore pellets to. They’ll be turned into molten iron.
@@SamLovesTrains Thanks Sam, I did wonder. Cheers Ken
Like the old Larry car up on the highline, with the plants growing out of it. You covered this part of the works area here. Is there more of the other areas of that industrial complex?
Just curious, how far are you from your drone at the farthest in this video? Would it be difficult to go farther into the complex without losing control or taking a chance of losing it?
Yes. It all depends on where I take off from and if I can get a good connection. It was also quite windy this day which made it risky to fly farther out (flying against the wind drains my battery quickly). I’d like to go back here next time I’m in Detroit to film other areas of the complex.
Guess they're trying to tell the treehuggers that it cannot be all bad Especially if plants can actually grow on the property!
How do you record the sound from the drone?
I record audio from the ground and then dub it with the drone video.
At 2:35, did that used to be elevated track?
Yes, the abandoned highline.
😎 🆒️ cool vid 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃👍