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| Author: | Rick Rowlands [ Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Moving A Pollock Hot Metal Car at Carrie Furnaces |
The 150 ton Pollock hot metal car that sat out in the field at the Carrie Furnaces National Historic Landmark is being moved into the No. 6 furnace cast house. The total distance is about 800 yards, but with no track left in the site RJ Corman is using panel track to move the car the distance. The last leg of the trip into the cast house should be done today. The move is being paid for by CSX Transportation as a gift to the Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation. The car was built in Youngstown, OH by the William B. Pollock Co. in the early 1950s and is the last of the 10 axle 150 ton cars in existence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y2OExR3GEQ |
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| Author: | David H. Hamley [ Wed Dec 09, 2015 11:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Moving A Pollock Hot Metal Car at Carrie Furnaces |
Was this car original to the Carrie Furnace operations, or a refugee from elsewhere? |
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| Author: | ebtrr [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Moving A Pollock Hot Metal Car at Carrie Furnaces |
Quite odd truck arrangement on that car. Four friction bearing axles and six roller bearing axles. Maybe the friction trucks were recycled from other equipmentm |
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| Author: | softwerkslex [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 10:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Moving A Pollock Hot Metal Car at Carrie Furnaces |
I bet the roller bearings can not take the heat under the hot metal bottle. |
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| Author: | David H. Hamley [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 11:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Moving A Pollock Hot Metal Car at Carrie Furnaces |
But do I see the ends of rotating cap roller bearing inserts rotating inside those journal boxes of the 4 wheel trucks? Watch the video carefully. |
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| Author: | cp4449 [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Moving A Pollock Hot Metal Car at Carrie Furnaces |
Would be fun to model in 1" scale. Glad it got saved. Was the container covered in asbestos originally, or something else? |
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| Author: | softwerkslex [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Moving A Pollock Hot Metal Car at Carrie Furnaces |
Yep |
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| Author: | Rick Rowlands [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 11:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Moving A Pollock Hot Metal Car at Carrie Furnaces |
All roller bearing. It came from Pollock that way. Hot metal cars in that era usually had roller bearings inside of plain bearing journal boxes to protect the bearing seals from hot metal splashes. |
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| Author: | Rick Rowlands [ Sat Dec 12, 2015 9:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Moving A Pollock Hot Metal Car at Carrie Furnaces |
Time lapse video shot from the end of the cast house roof of moving the car into the building. https://youtu.be/KFfJh_9j8N4 The complete photo album of the move: https://www.flickr.com/photos/33523379@ ... 1892272931 |
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| Author: | cp4449 [ Mon Dec 14, 2015 3:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Moving A Pollock Hot Metal Car at Carrie Furnaces |
Does anyone have plans or know where to get them on the internet? A friend is asking Thank you |
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| Author: | David H. Hamley [ Mon Dec 14, 2015 4:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Moving A Pollock Hot Metal Car at Carrie Furnaces |
Try: Rivers of Steel National Heritage Site |
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