Re: [CBQ] Change of Subject

["Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>]

Russ-
I don't know if EMD generated their own power.
The IHB/B&OCT "corridor" had Commonwealth Edison lines down it IIRC and 
Reynolds Aluminun (or was it Alcoa??) had a plant north and east of EMD in 
Lyons (served by the Lyons Belt)
but I don't know if they did any smelting of aluminum or if they just did 
rolling work there, so don't know if the electrical power in the area was 
sufficient for heavy industry.  Likely that EMD \
used the power plant to generate steam for heating the complex as prewar I 
don't think gas was widely available in the boonies and efficient gas fired 
unit heaters had not been developed for 
such applications.
Charlie Vlk
 

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