BTS has on its someday list Item #09202 Evans 100-Ton Coil Car - S Standard
Gauge.
Here's an item from another list for those who look forward to this car and
might want to bone up on the subject a little.
----- Original Message -----
From: Allen Rueter
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MFCL] Re: HO Steel Coils
Doug,
Sounds like hot rolled strip, if you got thru old messages in the
steel yahoo group you can learn a lot. There's also cold rolled reduction,
pickling, cold rolled finishing, galvanizing (zinc) line
You might enjoy http://www.intlsteel.com/content/products/index.aspx
or http://www.ussteel.com/corp/sheet/cr/index.htm
Allen R - Former Gary works mill rat to pay for college.
On Sun, Oct 31, 2004 at 03:27:12AM -0000, Doug wrote:
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>
> --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> [snip]
> > But for open steel loads, I prefer a darker color, not so shiny. That's
how
> > they seem to be in these parts, anyway. I've been using the Walthers
loads,
> > airbrushed a "gun metal" shade with the straps painted black.
> I've read that the coils that get shipped in open cars are ones that
they're not so fussy about climatic damage to; I guess the stuff gets
heavily treated at its next stop. It's known as "black band."
>
> --
> Doug C.
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