[SEL] Bethlehem Engines

[Dave Otto]

Hi Rick

You never seem to have any problem finding projects that run in the hundreds
of tons. I really enjoyed the pictures of the Bethlehem engines. I was using
one for wallpaper on my PC at work and got a lot of comments about it.

Dave

 

PS. Do you still have my patterns? I would still like to have them returned.


Thanks 



> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com [mailto:sel-
> bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Rick Rowlands
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 12:10 PM
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Subject: [SEL] I've Returned! And With Even Larger Engines This Time.
> 
> Hello from a long lost friend.  Thirteen years ago several members of the
> Stationary Engine List spent a winter in Youngstown helping me dismantle a
> 260 ton stationary steam engine, and thanks to their efforts we now have a
> museum facility in Youngstown that contains one of the largest extant
> stationary steam engines in the world.
> 
> But what brings me back to the list is another project that the Tod Engine
> Foundation has become involved with, and that is the preservation of a
> group of internal combustion engines that make the Tod Engine look small.
> This is the Bethlehem Steel blowing engine house in Bethlehem, PA.
> 
> Inside this building are twelve gas blowing engines.  Eight are tandem
> double acting engines, while the last four are truly gigantic twin tandem
> double acting engines with 28' flywheels.  These engines weigh probably
> close to 1000 tons each and were rated at 5,000 hp.  If you have seen the
> 600 HP Snow engines at Rollag or Coolspring then you know what these look
> like, but just imagine something several times larger and then multiply
> that by a dozen.
> 
> The building has been set aside for preservation, and the Tod Engine
> Foundation has stepped in to provide assistance in stabilizing the engines
> and eventually returning one to operation.  We held a work session a
> couple of weeks ago and plan another one for April 19 and 20.  Our
> immediate goal is to improve the appearance of the engines, clean up the
> building and secure it as best we can.
> 
> If you would like to come out and lend a hand I'll post more info. about
> that later.  In the meantime here are a few pictures of the engines on our
> website.
> 
> http://www.bethengines.org
> 
> Its good to be back on the SEL. :-)
> 
> Rick Rowlands
> Tod Engine Foundation
> "Preserving Youngstown's Steel Industry Heritage"
> 2261 Hubbard Road
> Youngstown, OH 44505
> 330-272-4089
> www.todengine.org
> http://todengine.blogspot.com/
> 
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