Don- Early gas plants coverted coal to coke generating gas as the primary product and coke as a byproduct.. "Coal gas", as it was called, fueled streetlights, homes and industries. The coke, transported in open hoppers, was sold to steel mills.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gas_Works_Park_03.jpg for a pic of the only surviving coal gas plant in the US. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_gas for an article on coal gas. Stan Furmanak Annville, PA My questions are: QUESTION 1: In the steel mill, coke is used to make steel. In the gas plant, what do they do with the coke? Sell it to steel mills? If so... what kind of car is used to transport coke from the gas plant retort building to a steel mill? QUESTION 2: Why dont I need a storage bunker and quenching tower for my Gas Works? btw.... I have found an excellent web site about Manufactured Gas facilities at: http://www.hatheway.net/03_gas_plant_components.htm QUESTION 3: I have found several websites about projects using the steel mill kits to build some impressive steel mills. http://s-ss1.home.mindspring.com/id7.html http://www.midwestnpioneer.org/central/steelmill.html btw: How a Steel mill works: http://www.midwestnpioneer.org/central/ltv.html I have not heard about anyone building a reallly nice gas plant area on a model railroad. Have you? Thanks Don (the clueless) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
