Thanks - great memorial to a great company and a gray group of people who worked at BS - thanks to all who built America and made America great - thanks Bethlehem for keeping the stacks - I cry every time I walk the trestle
Immigrants from all over the world found their vocation in these plants. In states where steel was made and entire regions families were grounded in steel. Today much of the world is automated few jobs will ever be as physically strenuous as working with steel. My uncle worked in the cold roll mill and had to wear wooden shoes so that the rubber on his work boots wouldn't burn. My father was a metallurgist at Beth Steel Sparrows point. It couldn't be made or won without steel mills.
We had U.S. Steel, Wisconsin Steel, Acme Steel, and Republic Steel in the South Chicago/Calumet Illinois area ("da region"). All the coke ovens, blast furnaces, steel making furnaces and rolling mills are long gone from these individual mills without much of a trace of their existence (well, at least the Acme Steel BOFs and rolling mills still exist in nearby Riverdale, IL fed by molten iron via rail from nearby Indiana blast furnaces).
I'm wearing 2 pins made by Bethlehem Steel put in my arm when I was injured with a fractured arm and a dislocated elbow when I had surgery. I knew someone who worked at Bethlehem Steel. Did you know a worker by the name of Henry Shankweiler?
A side note. My father worked open hearth at Armco Middletown in the 1940s til his early death in 1955. All my uncles/grandfathers were there too. Living in Birmingham AL now US Steel Fairfield/ Ensley were powering the city at the same time. Hot/cold roll, plate mill, tin mill, sheet mill, rail mill, coke plant. 20,000+ workers. Pullman Standard Bessemer had 4,500 workers. Ensley has been razed, Pullman long since shuttered and Fairfield is a small mini mill now. Even the Walmart recently closed due to massive shoplifting. Sooooo sad 😥
When People took pride in a Hard days work.This Plant is such a part of Americana. I use to Truck past it in the 90’s when it was still in operation. And sad to go past it after it shut down.
@@saydeecannon4083 The "Wall Streeters" decided to ship it all to China because it's so CHEAP. China has no labor unions, no safety laws, and no pollution laws. :(
I told my sister-in-law that the steel mills should have been employee run and owned. She asked how that would have helped since the industry was moving overseas. I said those workers would have given their all into finding a way to stay afloat. The corporate owners were sell outs.
John, please record your days on the PB&NE. We have very little from the push bump and ram here. Us railroaders are losing you guys to history too fast.
@@abelflores1593 the 3 three power sources points were from the power grid via ppl at 69000volts. Bethlehem steel then had their own power system in the plant. From 69kv to 13800 v , 4160v ,480.about 100 substation s also had a 6900v 25 cycle system , consisting two 25 cycle freq converters each rated 20000 kw. 1 10 meg steam generator 1 15meg steam generator. I worked there from 1973 to closing in 1997 in the electrical power group.fyi.three operations were bought at the Bethlehem plant in 1997 and are still working to this day with mostly the same equipment that was owned by Bethlehem steel. I was hired by this company in 1998 and still working for them maintaining their electrical system
Thank you, a very important memorial to the thousands of men and women who worked at Bethlehem Steel for over 100 years
I think about The Deer Hunter, when I see a place like this...
Nice video, I have 40 years in trucking industry and its going to pot too.
Thanks - great memorial to a great company and a gray group of people who worked at BS - thanks to all who built America and made America great - thanks Bethlehem for keeping the stacks - I cry every time I walk the trestle
Immigrants from all over the world found their vocation in these plants. In states where steel was made and entire regions families were grounded in steel. Today much of the world is automated few jobs will ever be as physically strenuous as working with steel. My uncle worked in the cold roll mill and had to wear wooden shoes so that the rubber on his work boots wouldn't burn. My father was a metallurgist at Beth Steel Sparrows point. It couldn't be made or won without steel mills.
We had U.S. Steel, Wisconsin Steel, Acme Steel, and Republic Steel in the South Chicago/Calumet Illinois area ("da region"). All the coke ovens, blast furnaces, steel making furnaces and rolling mills are long gone from these individual mills without much of a trace of their existence (well, at least the Acme Steel BOFs and rolling mills still exist in nearby Riverdale, IL fed by molten iron via rail from nearby Indiana blast furnaces).
now made in China
@@chadbailey189 "now made in China" often with used steel mill equipment from the U.S. and Europe.
Now days ACME & Inland steel own by Cliff - the iron ore supplier.
Nice video--thank you for sharing.
I'm wearing 2 pins made by Bethlehem Steel put in my arm when I was injured with a fractured arm and a dislocated elbow when I had surgery. I knew someone who worked at Bethlehem Steel. Did you know a worker by the name of Henry Shankweiler?
A side note. My father worked open hearth at Armco Middletown in the 1940s til his early death in 1955. All my uncles/grandfathers were there too. Living in Birmingham AL now US Steel Fairfield/ Ensley were powering the city at the same time. Hot/cold roll, plate mill, tin mill, sheet mill, rail mill, coke plant. 20,000+ workers. Pullman Standard Bessemer had 4,500 workers. Ensley has been razed, Pullman long since shuttered and Fairfield is a small mini mill now. Even the Walmart recently closed due to massive shoplifting. Sooooo sad 😥
I would die for a stable hard working blue collar job right now.
Will be remembered FOR-EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When People took pride in a Hard days work.This Plant is such a part of Americana.
I use to Truck past it in the 90’s when it was still in operation.
And sad to go past it after it shut down.
Back then a man supported his family, with pride, by the sweat of his brow, the strength in his arms and his skill, will this country ever recover??
I hope so.
Crazy how much more a person’s work was valued back then. Now it’s like a worker is a mass produced cog to be bought and replaced for pennies.
@@saydeecannon4083 The "Wall Streeters" decided to ship it all to China because it's so CHEAP. China has no labor unions, no safety laws, and no pollution laws. :(
They failed to mention Bethlehem in Lackawanna,NY and its impact on steel and iron in this country as well.
I told my sister-in-law that the steel mills should have been employee run and owned. She asked how that would have helped since the industry was moving overseas. I said those workers would have given their all into finding a way to stay afloat. The corporate owners were sell outs.
John, please record your days on the PB&NE. We have very little from the push bump and ram here. Us railroaders are losing you guys to history too fast.
We had Kaiser steel in California.
Cleveland cliffs
Does anybody know what power plant power the plant Bethlehem Steel
Yes. 3 points of entry at 69000 volts from ppl, also generated their own power
@@peterthomas6433 wow three different power plants do you remember the name of the power plants
@@abelflores1593 the 3 three power sources points were from the power grid via ppl at 69000volts. Bethlehem steel then had their own power system in the plant. From 69kv to 13800 v , 4160v ,480.about 100 substation s also had a 6900v 25 cycle system , consisting two 25 cycle freq converters each rated 20000 kw. 1 10 meg steam generator 1 15meg steam generator. I worked there from 1973 to closing in 1997 in the electrical power group.fyi.three operations were bought at the Bethlehem plant in 1997 and are still working to this day with mostly the same equipment that was owned by Bethlehem steel. I was hired by this company in 1998 and still working for them maintaining their electrical system
@@peterthomas6433 wow that's very interesting! I'm glad you're still working in the industry. Thanks for powering America