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AAR Class: LS: A car of special construction having two separable interlocking units which form a car body. Units may be separated and load interposed between and locked in place to form a complete transportation unit.
AAR Type: L090
Detail Info:   Special Type Cars, Cubic Capacity: N/A, Inside Length: N/A

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MTSX 153
Title:  MTSX 153
Description:  This is the first time I've seen this loco on the other side of the NS Mainline, pulled this hot metal car out of a building I've never seen them go into before.
Photo Date:  8/9/2008  Upload Date: 8/9/2008 10:28:06 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Ryan Kertis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MTSX 153(SW1200)
Views:  433   Comments: 0
INLX 101
Title:  INLX 101
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/9/2008  Upload Date: 8/9/2008 10:29:17 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Ryan Kertis
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  204   Comments: 0
INLX 109
Title:  INLX 109
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2008  Upload Date: 12/3/2008 8:30:10 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Joe Rogers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  69   Comments: 0
INLX 121
Title:  INLX 121
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2008  Upload Date: 12/3/2008 8:30:08 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Joe Rogers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  83   Comments: 0
NS 113224
Title:  NS 113224
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 3/19/2009 11:39:13 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  John McCluskey
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  154   Comments: 0
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/16/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:18:26 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  marc malnekoff
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  115   Comments: 0
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description:  Viewed from US 12 overpss as it moved through the IHB Michigan Yard
Photo Date:  7/1/2010  Upload Date: 4/28/2011 5:10:44 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  199   Comments: 0
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description:  Hot metal cars. You can see more of the detail in the sunlight. These are some very interesting cars.
Photo Date:  10/14/2010  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 2:35:01 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Rev. Jeremy Heilman
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  119   Comments: 0
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/12/2011  Upload Date: 3/14/2011 10:22:05 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Pat Huemmer
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  93   Comments: 0
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2011  Upload Date: 4/30/2011 10:49:02 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  170   Comments: 0
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2011  Upload Date: 4/30/2011 10:49:09 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  163   Comments: 0
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2011  Upload Date: 4/30/2011 10:49:10 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  137   Comments: 0
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description:  Detail pic of brake end and solar panel. Does anyone know what the purpose of the solar panel is????
Photo Date:  4/30/2011  Upload Date: 4/30/2011 10:49:13 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  154   Comments: 0
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description:  Hot metal bottle car from ArcelorMittal steel plant
Photo Date:  8/11/2011  Upload Date: 8/15/2011 9:33:56 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  191   Comments: 0
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description:  The fifth of 7 hot metal bottle cars head south on the IHB mainline in its trip to the finishing plant in Riverdale, IL.
Photo Date:  11/5/2011  Upload Date: 12/8/2011 7:46:40 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  210   Comments: 1
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/11/2012  Upload Date: 9/17/2012 8:57:33 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Pat Huemmer
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  76   Comments: 0
INLX 132 - ArcelorMittal (formerly Inland Steel)
Title:  INLX 132 - ArcelorMittal (formerly Inland Steel)
Description:  The 6th and last hot metal bottle car in the returning train is this #132.
Photo Date:  8/19/2012  Upload Date: 1/1/2013 6:54:46 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  195   Comments: 0
INLX 132 - ArcelorMittal (ex-Inland Steel)
Title:  INLX 132 - ArcelorMittal (ex-Inland Steel)
Description:  Bulky, wide body hot metal car rolls down the tracks at a snail's pace. Note the 6 wheel trucks on each end - evidence of the massive weight.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 12:07:25 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  122   Comments: 0
INLX 132 - ArcelorMittal (ex-Inland Steel)
Title:  INLX 132 - ArcelorMittal (ex-Inland Steel)
Description:  This is an unusual car carrying hot metal across the IN/IL border between steel plants.
Photo Date:  3/28/2013  Upload Date: 10/25/2013 9:50:46 AM
Location:  Calumet City, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart2
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  99   Comments: 0
Returning Hot Metal Bottle Train
Title:  Returning Hot Metal Bottle Train
Description:  INLX #132 is the 2nd car in the returning bottle train.
Photo Date:  9/30/2013  Upload Date: 11/22/2014 9:10:12 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  130   Comments: 0
Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train
Title:  Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train
Description:  The 6th car is another of the hot metal bottle cars from ArcelorMittal (formerly Inland Steel, hence the INLX reporting mark).
Photo Date:  3/26/2014  Upload Date: 10/23/2014 5:49:27 AM
Location:  Dolton Jct, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  167   Comments: 0
Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train
Title:  Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train
Description:  Another view of the 3rd bottle car in the train, #132.
Photo Date:  3/26/2014  Upload Date: 10/23/2014 5:49:42 AM
Location:  Dolton Jct, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  169   Comments: 0
Hot Metal Bottle Train in Transit
Title:  Hot Metal Bottle Train in Transit
Description:  Headed up by one of the GP38-2 units on hand, this regularly scheduled hot metal bottle train ambles slowly from the ArcelorMital plant in East Chicago, IN, to the finishing plant in Riverdale, IL, via mostly IHB trackage. The cars' rotund shape makes it an easy one to spot coming down the track.
Photo Date:  10/22/2014  Upload Date: 10/15/2016 5:24:39 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Action
Locomotives:  NS 5152(GP38-2)
Views:  4076   Comments: 9
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description:  The third hot metal bottle car (or torpedo car to some) is former Inland Steel #1323, now an ArcelorMital car. Note the 5 axle trucks on each end. Chalk numbers written on the front end seem to handle the heat well while cut out metal numbers label the rear of the car.
Photo Date:  10/22/2014  Upload Date: 10/15/2016 5:24:55 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  185   Comments: 1
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/10/2014  Upload Date: 11/10/2014 10:03:44 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Seth Lakin
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  108   Comments: 0
INLX 132
Title:  INLX 132
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/25/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 10:55:52 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  81   Comments: 0
6th and last hot metal bottle car
Title:  6th and last hot metal bottle car
Description:  The last hot metal bottle car in today's train is INLX 132.
Photo Date:  8/15/2015  Upload Date: 8/28/2016 10:18:53 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  145   Comments: 0
INLX 133
Title:  INLX 133
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/2/2008  Upload Date: 5/2/2008 4:25:46 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Sam Beck
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  137   Comments: 0
NS 113211
Title:  NS 113211
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 3/19/2009 11:39:13 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  John McCluskey
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  214   Comments: 0
INLX 133
Title:  INLX 133
Description:  Hot metal cars. You can see more of the detail in the sunlight. These are some very interesting cars.
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 8/18/2011 2:33:51 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Rev. Jeremy Heilman
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  183   Comments: 0
INLX 133
Title:  INLX 133
Description:  The third hot metal bottle car sits waiting for a proceed signal in Hessville on the IHB mainline to Gibson yard and points west. Here it is silhouetted against an overcast sky.
Photo Date:  10/17/2011  Upload Date: 11/7/2011 9:24:39 AM
Location:  Hessville, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  173   Comments: 0
INLX 133
Title:  INLX 133
Description:  INLX 133 hot metal bottle car was the third and last bottle car in this day's consist heading to the ArcelorMittal plant in Riverdale, IL from the ArcelorMittal mill in East Chicago, IN.
Photo Date:  10/17/2011  Upload Date: 11/7/2011 9:24:59 AM
Location:  Hessville, IN
Author:  Gary Evfrhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  202   Comments: 0
INLX 133
Title:  INLX 133
Description:  This is the fourth hot metal bottle car in the train on its way from the East Chicago ArcelroMittal plant to the Riverdale, IL finishing plant.
Photo Date:  1/10/2012  Upload Date: 2/4/2012 6:12:28 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  145   Comments: 0
INLX 133
Title:  INLX 133
Description:  INLX 133 was the 4th bottle car in the ArcelorMittal train.
Photo Date:  1/10/2012  Upload Date: 2/4/2012 10:28:39 PM
Location:  Hessville, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  138   Comments: 0
INLX 133
Title:  INLX 133
Description:  The first hot metal bottle car in the train is INLX 133. The heat wave from it can be felt trackside on this sunny February day.
Photo Date:  2/9/2012  Upload Date: 3/24/2012 7:08:36 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  141   Comments: 0
INLX 133 - ArcelorMittal (formerly Inland Steel)
Title:  INLX 133 - ArcelorMittal (formerly Inland Steel)
Description:  The 5th hot metal bottle car is #133 on its way back to East Chicago.
Photo Date:  8/19/2012  Upload Date: 1/1/2013 6:54:26 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  146   Comments: 1
INLX 133 (1)
Title:  INLX 133 (1)
Description:  INLX 133 is part of a hot metal train on the IHB at Burnham, IL.
Photo Date:  4/5/2013  Upload Date: 5/4/2013 12:00:48 PM
Location:  Burnham, IL
Author:  Rev. Jeremy Heilman
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  64   Comments: 0
5th Hot Metal Bottle Car
Title:  5th Hot Metal Bottle Car
Description:  INLX 133 is the 5th hot metal bottle car in this returning train.
Photo Date:  12/27/2013  Upload Date: 11/30/2014 8:23:20 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  121   Comments: 0
INLX 133 - ArcelorMittal
Title:  INLX 133 - ArcelorMittal
Description:  The fourth hot metal bottle car is former Inland Steel #133, now part of the ArcelorMittal roster, returning to the East Chicago, IN, steel plant.
Photo Date:  9/21/2017  Upload Date: 11/15/2018 6:32:27 AM
Location:  Dolton Jct, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  147   Comments: 0
Treadwell 10-axle "torpedo" hot bottle car
Title:  Treadwell 10-axle "torpedo" hot bottle car
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 6:51:12 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  172   Comments: 0
INLX 134
Title:  INLX 134
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 3/19/2009 11:39:17 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  John McCluskey
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  177   Comments: 0
INLX 134 (1)
Title:  INLX 134 (1)
Description:  INLX 134 is part of a hot metal train on the IHB at Burnham, IL.
Photo Date:  4/5/2013  Upload Date: 5/4/2013 12:02:14 PM
Location:  Burnham, IL
Author:  Rev. Jeremy Heilman
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  64   Comments: 0
Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train
Title:  Westbound Hot Metal Bottle Car Train
Description:  INLX 134 is the fourth car in the train and a first time capture for me. This one has been eluding me for nearly 10 years! Finally glad to have caught this one!
Photo Date:  3/26/2014  Upload Date: 10/23/2014 5:49:05 AM
Location:  Dolton Jct, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  123   Comments: 0
INLX 134
Title:  INLX 134
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/11/2015  Upload Date: 3/11/2015 10:46:33 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Seth Lakin
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  166   Comments: 0
10 axle Treadwell torpedo bottle
Title:  10 axle Treadwell torpedo bottle
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/5/2020  Upload Date: 7/18/2020 9:03:12 PM
Location:  Calumet City, IL
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  164   Comments: 0
Hot bottles are about to cross into the land of Hoosiers
Title:  Hot bottles are about to cross into the land of Hoosiers
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/5/2020  Upload Date: 7/18/2020 9:06:08 PM
Location:  Calumet City, IL
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  NS 5333(GP38-2)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
You could even say they glow
Title:  You could even say they glow
Description:  Pittsburgh Steeler railfans find these exceptionally HOT!
Photo Date:  1/9/2021  Upload Date: 6/23/2021 11:00:45 AM
Location:  Indiana Harbor, IN
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter
Locomotives: 
Views:  99   Comments: 0
You could even say they glow
Title:  You could even say they glow
Description:  All of the other railcars used to call these bottles HOT!
Photo Date:  1/9/2021  Upload Date: 6/23/2021 11:01:28 AM
Location:  Indiana Harbor, IN
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter
Locomotives: 
Views:  101   Comments: 0
You could even say they glow - at the border for a westbound signal
Title:  You could even say they glow - at the border for a westbound signal
Description:  Michigan Av. is IHB milepost ZERO.
Photo Date:  1/9/2021  Upload Date: 6/23/2021 10:59:58 AM
Location:  Indiana Harbor, IN
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Scenic,Winter
Locomotives:  NS 5333(GP38-2)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
A heavy bottle
Title:  A heavy bottle
Description:  10 axles keeps this car rollin.
Photo Date:  3/15/2008  Upload Date: 3/15/2008 4:14:53 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Sam Beck
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3030(GP40-2)
Views:  171   Comments: 0


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