{"id":1564,"date":"2015-04-24T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vanderheide.ca\/blog\/?p=1564"},"modified":"2018-08-07T14:32:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T18:32:32","slug":"freight-car-friday-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanderheide.ca\/blog\/2015\/04\/24\/freight-car-friday-32\/","title":{"rendered":"Freight Car Friday #32 – Iron Ore Hoppers (GATX)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the mid to late 1990s Algoma Steel had been acquiring a larger percentage of their iron ore raw materials as pellets from the Tilden iron ore mine in upper Michigan. At the time this was mainly handled by the LS&I from the mine to ore docks and carried to Sault Ste. Marie by ship.<\/p>\n

In 1996, Wisconsin Central managed to an all-rail movement of ore from Tilden mine directly to Algoma Steel at Sault Ste. Marie during the winter season. These shipments of pelletized iron ore averaged 40-45 cars daily during the season in 100 ton hopper cars.<\/p>\n

When Algoma Ore Properties in Wawa shut down in 1998, WC tried convince the other parties involved to make the all-rail movements year round rather than just winter only, and in the winter of 2000-2001 this became a reality, and this daily movement is still occurring today.<\/p>\n

When I visited Sault Ste. Marie in August 2004, the primary cars being used in this service were a mix of WC cars and cars leased from GATX, with GCCX and GIEX reporting marks, and even a couple of AC hoppers were in the mix.<\/p>\n

In this post are a few of the variations of GATX leased hoppers that were seen in this service in 2004.<\/p>\n

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All photographs in this post August 18 2004 at Sault Ste. Marie, ON.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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