Several months ago I submitted an article and photos to O Gauge Railroading Magazine on my finally completed 8' x 8' steel mill platform. The article was published in the June/July edition and was titled "Hot Metal in Steel City". In the article I described my attempt to model portions of the Jones and Laughlin (J&L) Southside Works in my hometown of Pittsburgh during the late 1950's and early 1960's, with special emphasis on trying to capture the heat of molten iron and steel in various stages of its production. Attached are some photos that I had submitted with the article that were not used, but I think turned out pretty well. Hopefully this post and attached photos will get the discussion going again on modeling steel mills.
Doug Chiado