Lorain Steel Co.

[mickk]

Well I have had my eyes open. I found a $2 coin in the railway carpark! Then I was looking at some railway track that has been used as posts to support a sign. One was marked Lorain Steel Co, Lorain, 1901! The three other track posts have other markings from early 1900s. I will take the cam with me tomorrow and post a pic.

I might have found yet ANOTHER hobby, staring at railway tracks!

I believe Lorain is in Ohio. Does anyone know anything about this steel company? I suspect it is long gone, but its kinda cool that it was exporting railway track to Australia over 100 years ago. No doubt the ship backloaded with wheat, wool or something similar.

I found this link. Seems the Yanks were undercutting everyone, that reminds me, do you know how copper wire was invented? Two scotsmen were arguing over a penny!

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=980DE0DC1131E733A25752C3A9659C946897D6CF

 

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[snake35]

Lorain is the ninth largest city in Ohio.

 

[Painter65]

Havent lived there since childhood but Lorain is the sister city to Elyria Ohio. Both cities were large manufacturing towns but last I remeber Lorain looked more like a ghost town. Elyria is home to Ridge tool, Moen, and a few other large manufactures. Lorain used to have a few car plants as well as steel plants in it hey day. My grandfather was at one time the longest living retiree of Lorain steel before he died at 105yrs. old.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Ohio and Pa were once king of steel. Lorain Ohio for sure. Also a major RR hub for the steel mills from Lorain and Cleveland, Ohio. Youngstown was also a boom town which sadly is all gone from foreign steel competition. Love to see the pics. Please post them



Just found this. A good example of what I remember

http://www.tstarinc.com/ltr/history.html

http://www.tstarinc.com/ltr/images/ltloco1a.jpg

http://www.tstarinc.com/ltr/images/ltloco2a.jpg

http://www.tstarinc.com/ltr/images/ltlocoa.jpg

 

[Mackaydon]

In 1898, the Johnson Co. re-organized and changed its name to the Lorain Steel Co.
History of the company can be found here (scroll down to near bottom):

http://www.loraincityhistory.org/lorain_history.html

 

[wwwtimmcp]

u.s. steel lorain works has been in operation since the 1800's. lived there for 11 years before moving to the country. national tube and lorain crane were also from lorain. yes it is ohio.