Re: Gondolas with scrap loads (UNCLASSIFIED)
Gatwood, Elden J SAD
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Caveats: NONE Guys; I think everyone who has dug long into the subjects of gons and scrap would agree they went just about anywhere there were scrap yards, which were all over the place, and then went to processors and finally steel-making facilities, which were located all over the country. I have photos of gons from all over the country, all over the country, carrying scrap, and remember well the dozens and dozens of roads represented in my back yard, carrying raw, shredded, and baled scrap. During my (later) 25 years in SoCal, I also remember the huge piles of scrap from all over the country being processed for overseas shipment from the Port of LA/LB, and the gons from just about every road you could imagine. Elden Gatwood
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From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Jim Gates Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 12:57 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Gondolas with scrap loads Why would scrap go to a "large city or town"? Steel scrap is really only used by steel mills. So I would think it would frequently travel a long distance. Some is even shipped overseas. Jim Gates ________________________________used to haul scrap, so they'd 'barrow' other roads cars. Clark Propst<jimbetz@...> wrote: [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE |
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