IN THE YARDS PT22

A look in the traffic in Hillsdale Yard...

A short string of gons, loaded with scrap, sit in the yard, awaiting delivery to Wilson Steel.

Appalachian 23261 is still in it's as-delivered paint scheme from the 70's!

AP 3901 has the late-80's minimal lettering scheme.

APW 3699 is still in the minimalist lettering scheme, though the conspicuity striping does brighten it up, somewhat.

APW 3877 now has the new logo on the sides.Like most mini-mills these days, Wilson Steel Works recycles scrap metal to create new steel products. In addition to being "green", it is also cheaper than creating new steel from raw materials. It also saves me from having to buy a long string of ore cars to supply the mill with raw ore. Conversely, I still do have to run lots of gons with scrap loads -and I need more gons!