Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes & Seaway Directory, 1964, p. 434

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Republic Steel Corp (DPC)-- Republic Steel Corporation (DPC)-- Method of storage: Open. Direct to cars for storage: Yes. Depth of water boats can draw at dock: 21 ft. Can handle any length of boat that can reach dock. Length of dock: 1880 ft. R.R. Conn.: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R.R. Supt.: Raymond L. Rodriguez. Res. phone VI. 9-1318. Rail To Water Transfer Corporation-- Leo M. Geissal, President. Phone: Franklin 2-7676. Office--208 South LaSalle Street. Room 578. Dock located on West Side of Calumet River at 101st Streev. Phone: Essex 5-3700. Dock Face--1500 ft. long. Two Transfer Units--loading 2 ships simultaneously. Capacity 5000 tons per hour. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. R. R. Connections: Belt Railway of Chicago. Traffic Mgr.--Howard Vander Meer. Phone Garden 4-3931. Supt.--J. W. Best. Phone Bay 1-2000. General Office Republic Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. Chicago Office, 116th St. and Burley Ave., Chicago 17, Il. Loeation of Dock: 112th St. and Calumet River. Traffic Manager--A. J. Yonker. Res. Phone Triangle 1-7159. Pur. Agent--F. J. Laskey, Republic Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. 2-Huelett Electric Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 17 tons. Capacity per 10 hours on coal 6000 tons. Storage capacity on coal 275,000 tons. Storage capacity on stone 157,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 2000 feet. R. R. Conn: I. H. B.--P. R. R. Phone Bay 1-2000. Location 112th Street and the Calumet River. Republic Steel Corporation-- Address 116th and Burley Ave., Chicago 17, Ill. Traffic Manager--A. J. Yonker. Res. Phone Triangle 4-7159, Pur. Agent--F. J. Laskey, Republic Bldg. Cleveland 1, Ohio. a handled: Billets, Bars, Pig Iron, Speigel, Scrap ron. Kind of machines--2 Hulett electric unloaders, clam shell buckets used--17 ton. Capacity per 10 hrs. 500 tons. Capacity per 10 hours 3,000 tons--total 6,000 ton. Storage capacity Bituminous 275,000 tons. Rigs: 1 Whirley 35 Ton Gantry Crane. Length of boom 65 feet. Also equipped with magnet and hook. Method of storage: Direct to Cars--Storage capacity None. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 2000 feet. R. R. Conn: All roads entering Chicago. Direct R. R. Conn: P. R. RK. and 1H. B. Phone Bay 1-2000. Location: 120th St. and Calumet River. Address 116th St. and Burley Ave., Chicago 17, IIl. Manager--A. J. Yonker. Res. Phone Triangle 4-7159. Pur. Agent--F. J. Laskey, Republic Bldg., Cleveland 1, Ohio. Depend on Self-Unloading Boats entirely. Commodities Handled--Stone. Storage capacity of Stone 12,000 tons (Gross) Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size Boat. Length of dock 800 feet. R. R. Conn: All lines entering Chicago. Direct Conn: P. R. R. and I. H. B. U.S. Steel Corp. (Rail Loading Dock) (Carnegie Illinois Steel Co.)-- North Slip Dock. South Slip Dock. Locomotive cranes used. Use any number machines necessar Work day and night. : SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF GRAIN ELEVATORS 434 a

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