Yes, CF&I had the western cartel rail market with no competition from any
domestic steel producer.
----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen J. Levine
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 10/31/2006 6:58:11 PM
Subject: RE: [CBQ] Rail length
Was that sole rail maker Colorado Fuel and Iron?
sjl
gary laakso <vasa0vasa@earthlink.net> wrote:
More then that, the rail industry operated like a cartel in the US based upon
geography and a western railroad could NEVER order from US Steel...the west was
allocated to the sole rail maker in the west. Most cartels like that end with
jailing of steel executives but no one wanted to do anything in the rail
industry or the Department of Justice.
----- Original Message -----
From: BRAD SLANEY
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 10/31/2006 12:46:26 PM
Subject: RE: [CBQ] Rail length
An interesting tidbit to this thread. About two years ago, I had a
conversation with Bob Downing and Earl Currie and the BN had approached the
steel industry about having rail manufactured in a longer length to reduce
the number of welds. The steel industry said they couldn't retool for the
longer lengths. Consequently we now get a lot of our rail from Japan.
BRAD
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From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
allenm@solve.net
Sent: 10/31/2006 8:31 AM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Rail length
Rail was 39 ft. lengths and last time I knew, some were still shipped out
of the steel mills in this length.
Allen Moore
> I'm modeling a stack of rails and ties on my layout. Anyone know what
> the standard length of rail was before the days of welded rail?
> Specifically, this will be placed alongside a yard. Thanks. Dick
> Wolter
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