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Scientific American, Volume 56, No. 9, February 26, 1887

Steel Rail Capacity of the United States.

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Name. Capacity in Tons.

Springfield Iron Company 12,000

Indianapolis Rolling Mill Company 75,000

Joliet Steel Company 200,000

Lackawanna Coal and Iron Company 216,000

Troy Steel and Iron Company 120,000

Montour Iron and Steel Company 90,000

California Mills 50,000

Lochiel Iron and Steel Works 65,000

Cleveland Rolling Mill Company 200,000

Roane Iron Company 50,000

Union Steel Works, Chicago 168,000

Colorado Coal and Iron Company 125,000

Cambria Works 100,000

Western Steel Company 132,000

South Chicago Plant 250,000

Bay View Plant 50,000

North Chicago Plant 200,000

Carnegie, Phipps & Co. 125,000

Union Iron Mills, Pittsburg 50,000

Edgar Thomson Plant 450,000

Cranston Steel Company 175,000

Pennsylvania Steel Company 300,000

Bethlehem Iron Company 250,000

Worcester Steel Works 50,000

Total apparent rail capacity 3,671,000

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