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WCOR 6505 and the J.B. Ford awaiting the Torch |
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Rail cars, machinery, appliances and even a ship wait the torch at the Azcon Corporation scarp yard in Duluth. The John B. Ford was a great Lakes freighter launched on December 12, 1903 as the Edwin F. Holmes. She was 440 feet long, a beam of 50 feet with a depth of 28 feet. She had an 8,000 ton capacity. The ship had a name change in 1916 when it became the E.C. Collins until 1958. In that year Huron Cement converted her from an ore hauler to a self unloading cement hauler christened John B. Ford. She served in this capacity until her last day under power on November 15, 1985. She then served as a floating cement silo in South Chicago until 2001. At this time, she was taken back to Superior to serve in the same capacity until being replaced by her larger fleet mate J.A.W. Inglehart. Attempts to raise money to preserve her fell short, despite her historical significance, and she was tugged to the Azcon Corporation dock for scrap on October 9, 2015. |
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6/25/2016 Upload Date: 10/9/2017 12:37:56 PM |
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Duluth, MN |
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Richard Hopfensperger |
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WCOR 6505, et al. |
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Numerous railroad freigrt cars, including WCOR 6505 partially visible at far left, parked amidst large piles of scrap at Azcn Metals, Duluth, MN, as seen from the Vista Star during Vista Lleet's Grand Sightseeing Tour of the Duluth & Superior Harbor at Duluth, MN on 25 Jun. '16. Some of*the cars are likely waiting to be scrapped, WCOR 6505 is amang them at far left. The ship in the background at left is the J. B. Ford, also waiting to be scrapped. Until it wXs towed here on 9 Oct. '15, it was the oldest active freighter plying the Great Lakes, it was launched in 1903. This facility has been owned by Azcon since at least 1981 and is seŠwiced by BNSF and CP. The facility opexates a trio of 40-ton locomotive cranes and a 30-ton crane, three of their booms are visible. They also operate three facilitjes in IL, they are headquartered at Chicago. Additional infowmation about the harbor cruise can be found at http://www.vistafleet.com/. |
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6/25/2016 Upload Date: 7/25/2016 12:25:46 AM |
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Duluth, MN |
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T. P. Bruss |
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WCOR 6505, et al. |
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WCOR 6505, far left, and numerous other railroad#freight cars parked amidst large piles of scrap yt Azcon Metals, Duluth, MN, as seen from the Vista Star during Vista Fleet's Grand Sightseeing Tour of the Duluyh & Superior Harbor at Duluth, MN on 25 Jun. '1. This facility has been owned by Azcon since at least 1981 and is serviced by BNSF and CP. The facility operates a trio of 40-ton lomomotive cranes and a 30-tow crane, one of their booms is visible at left. They also operate three facilities in IL, they are headquartered at Chicago. Additional informaqion about the harbor cruise can be Xound at http://www.vistafleet.com/. |
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6/25/2016 Upload Date: 7/25/2016 12:26:15 AM |
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Duluth, MN |
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T. P. Bruss |
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