What is this car doing in a steel mill?

[Anonymous]

A white excess height box car with a UP shield logo and ARMN reporting marks, car number 110096, with mechanical refrigeration, parked on a siding in a steel mill near Baltimore. ???

[espeefoamer]

Possibly,it was set out due to a hotbox or other mechanical problem.

[ericsp]

When I read the thread title, I thought that it would have been there to be melted down. However, that is an almost brand new reefer that is made (mostly) of fiberglass, although I am sure that the underframe is steel. I would guess espeefoamer is correct.

I cannot resist this joke. Maybe it is picking up cold rolled steel.

[DPD1]

Free steaks for all the employees? Yeah, like that would ever happen. :-)

Dave

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[edbenton]

Another reason that car could be there is there are some high grade and I mean high grade steels that begin to rust if they are not kept at a steady temp. I pulled quite a few loads of them and I always had my reefer set for 75 degrees or higher to stop the rust. This stuff is used in aircraft hydraulic pumps and other high end industries.

[Anonymous]

I made a casual inquiry today in the Patapsco & Back Rivers office and evidently they are using the car to ship tin plate. I think they are using it as a 75 ft box car and not using the refrigeration. They got a laugh from the "cold rolled steel" remark.

[canazar]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp

When I read the thread title, I thought that it would have been there to be melted down. However, that is an almost brand new reefer that is made (mostly) of fiberglass, although I am sure that the underframe is steel. I would guess espeefoamer is correct.

I cannot resist this joke. Maybe it is picking up cold rolled steel.

Oh thats bad... so bad it was funny[:D]. I work with steel for a living... I will have to use that line... Thanks Eric

[Junctionfan]

Could be lack of storage room. CN sometimes puts wierd cars into industries that doesn't need it simply because the industry has plenty of space but CN's yard doesn't.

[Anonymous]

Wal...

I once hauled brass coils out of Buffalo New York with a refridgerated tractor trailer. My job was to ensure that the Brass Coils remained at 62 degrees (Warehouse temp at time of loading) so when they came off the truck and into the factory at Remington Arms in Lonoke Arkansas to be made into brass casings for ammo; they would not break out into moisture or get bent out of shape thru the cold night between NY and Arkansas.

I supposed either they decided to deliver boxed lunch and had to keep it cold to prevent spoiling in that steel mill heat. Or.. maybe the Steel Men finally wore out the last break room fridge and pooled together union money for a REAL refidgerator close to the work.

[DPD1]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dubyaM6

I made a casual inquiry today in the Patapsco & Back Rivers office and evidently they are using the car to ship tin plate. I think they are using it as a 75 ft box car and not using the refrigeration. They got a laugh from the "cold rolled steel" remark.

Well there you go... So now people can really mess with the club no-it-all when he says you are stupid for having a reefer parked at the steel mill on your layout. :-)

Dave

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[Anonymous]

I just hope they did not overload that 75 foot "Boxcar" with the tinplate.