Model Railroad Podcast

Model Railcast Show #65
Mon, May 25, 2009
Posted by: Ryan Andersen

Show #65 - Tom Wilson and the Steel/Coke Industry
with guest hosts Marty and Bernie

 

Opening Yard Office
  • Bernie and Ryan stoke up the show and discuss feedback.
Round House Interview
  • Bernie, Marty and Ryan interview Tim Wilson about his PR&WV RR and Steel/Coke industry modeling.
  • The show is broken down into 10 parts (in the AAC version)
  • Link to video Tom Wilson just posted on youTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tco2-0vCQkg

Departure Tracks

Length: 2 hours 

 

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Posted by: sjconrail MRCS Pioneer on Tue, May 26 2009    
Here's a link that talks about the alphabet route: http://www.alphabetroute.com/
Posted by: Tom W MRCS Pioneer on Tue, May 26 2009    
A couple question came up and I did not have the answers. The first is the layout levels are :
Staging level one from the floor to rails is 36"
P&WV level 2 is 42"
URR level 3 is 62"
URR Duquesne staging is 72"
I also posted more pictures of Clairton Batteries, pusher machine, quench tower and others
Tom Wilson
Posted by: motrak MRCS Pioneer on Wed, May 27 2009     www.motrakmodels.com
I thought the show was pretty good. I didn't know how coke was involve with coal.
Tom lives within an hour away from me. I need to check out his layout.
I will send him an email. Maybe try some operations.

Good questions you asked Ryan. Keep it up.
Posted by: Ryman MRCS Pioneer on Wed, May 27 2009     www.modelrailcast.com/
Hello... anyone there... or is everyone on the chat now? :o)
Posted by: alkemscalemodels MRCS Pioneer on Wed, May 27 2009     www.alkemscalemodels.com
Must not be too many steel modelers out there!
Posted by: Ryman MRCS Pioneer on Thu, May 28 2009     www.modelrailcast.com/
Bernie... if that is the case, then don't expect many sales from you book... I know that's a bummer to hear. :o(
Posted by: Ironsiderodger MRCS Pioneer on Thu, May 28 2009     www.ironsaddcasts.mypodcast.com
Nah, it means I find another chick to plug Bernie's book and steel modeling; it'll do fine.
Posted by: stevej MRCS Pioneer on Thu, May 28 2009    
Ryan,
Great Show! Too Short!
I really enjoyed the detailed discussions about this particular industry. Living in Chicago, the south lakefront was full of steel industry, from East Chicago Illinois to Gary Indiana. I have studied the old structures, and never really understood the layout / process. Things are much clearer now! It seems like modeling this industry obviously takes up considerable space, but relives the history of quite a great industry for the USA.
Thank You Tom! for your sharing the knowledge and your layout. Great web site by the way.
Bernie, I look forward to the book!
Shows like this this on any industry, I find very helpful, I think it pairs up with the MRR hobby perfectly.
Thanks for the Great Show!
Steve
Posted by: Tom W MRCS Pioneer on Thu, May 28 2009    
Steve, Thanks for the kind words. As far as space you could do justice in a area of 12 x20- 1/2 of a 2 car garage. Part of it would have to false front buildings or only part of the steel mill such as only coke works and not the steel ect.
Thanks again for Ryan and crew for putting this show on. Don't forget to look at my video which Ryan has posted link to. It is the preration of my Cross Creek shifter which works the mines and prep plant on the P&WV.
Thanks again,
Tom
Posted by: mooreway on Thu, May 28 2009    
Great show again this week. I really enjoyed learning about how the railroads work for the steel industry. I also enjoyed listening to how Tom does his operating sessions on his layout.

Keep up the great shows.
James
Posted by: holry7778 on Thu, May 28 2009     groups.yahoo.com/group/jasons_ttco/
Bernie, Marty and Ryan, et al,

another great show. And I'm not even all the interested or familiar with steel/coke works. I was still able to follow along.

You should do a show on Logging, from tree to mill to retailer.

Tanks again boys.
Jason
Posted by: ricky4208 MRCS Pioneer on Fri, May 29 2009    
Hi folks,

another great show for me also.

This was a little bit harder for me to follow, anyway it was really interesting. I recalled a lot of school lessons listening on how a steal mill works and learned a lot of new things I didn't know. Probably I'll go through this show few more times to grasp everything's in there.

By the way, I like the suggestion from Ralph (I think) for a show on lights for a model railroad.

Keep up the good work.
Regards, Ricky4208.
Posted by: ChrisNH MRCS Pioneer on Sat, May 30 2009     model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/chrisNH
Fascinating show once again proving that Model Railcast is best when it features a a modeler talking about their layout and it's prototype. Tom's personal connection to the prototype makes it even more so.


Chris
 
 
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