Bethlehem Steel Co.

Lackawanna Plant

Lackawanna, NY

2 Shipments

Originally the Lackawanna Steel Co, served by the South Buffalo Ry at a junction with the PRR. Map point marks the receiving yard within the mill (NOT the PRR/SB interchange yard). Plant closed in 1983 and gradually demolished. Site is largely empty and is currently being marketed for redevelopment.

Sparrows Point Plant

Sparrows Point, MD

4 Shipments

Originally the Maryland Steel Co., served by the Patapsco & Back River Rwy. (originally the Baltimore & Sparrows Pt. Rwy.) at its junction with the PRR. Map point marks a receiving yard within the mill (NOT the PRR/P&BR interchange yard). Mill closed in 2012 and largely demolished, remains of mill and railroad now owned and operated by Tradepoint Atlantic. Site is being marketed for redevelopment and is now home to a number of distribution centers, including an Amazon facility.

References and Further Reading

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lackawanna_Steel_Company
  2. https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.ny1584.sheet/?sp=2
  3. https://www.buffaloah.com/h/beth/index.html
  4. http://railsandtrails.com/Maps/Buffalo/BuffaloMap-100.jpg
  5. https://www.railfanguides.us/baltimore/map9/index.htm
  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patapsco_and_Back_Rivers_Railroad
  7. https://baltimorepostexaminer.com/roots-of-steel-a-gripping-story-of-bethlehem-steel-in-sparrows-point/2012/06/09
  8. https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-01333A000300030001-3.pdf